What is the Control Plan?
The Control Plan is a methodology documented in the APQP manual to minimize variation in product manufacturing. There are three types of plans: prototype, pre-series and production. Below, we can see an example:
What is its function in the plant?
For use in plant, the Control Plan is transferred to the control ranges located at the workstations. Whether these control ranges include setups, machines, instrumentation or materials and components, the automatic data acquisition of the automatic data acquisition will speed up processes exponentially in terms of time reduction, while improving quality.
From the receipt of materials to the final controls, walls and residents, the different processes summarized in the Control Plan can be defined, executed and analyzed in the module Quality Control module of Kapture.io. This allows to leave behind the multiple Excel sheets, with their corresponding difficulty to work with, and manage it from an automated and intuitive platform.
The digitization of the diversity of existing control ranges is implemented through configuration options, from visual controls to dimensional or vision machine controls. For example, you can intuitively choose between different control types (from Boolean to cosmetic), add images or operator instructions, or define a standard header for your organization.
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What are the benefits of digitizing the Control Plan in Kapture.io?
The digital collection of data and standardization on a platform speeds up reaction times, through alarms and notifications, and allows real-time monitoring of the result of the controls, as well as compliance with the Control Plan through the visualization of the Control Plan Activity. This new visualization shows the actual activity of each of the control guidelines and evidences compliance and/or lack of activity.
One of the most critical aspects of quality control is to ensure the execution of the control guidelines according to the established frequencies, and both visual aids and notifications of deviations are crucial.
Previously, the management of the Control Plan was through documents in Excel format and it was difficult to analyze the aggregated data to make decisions. The digital management of the Control Plan, as well as the online execution of its controls, is a necessary step on the road to Proactive and Intelligent Quality.
