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MeasurLink®Evaluation/AnalysisSoftwareforMeasurementSystemAnalysis(MSA)GageR&RTheevaluationandanalysissoftwaresupportsmeasurementsystemanalysis(MSA)requiredbyIATF16949.Itusesastatisticalmethodtoanalyzevariationsattributabletodifferencesinaccuracyamongmeasuringinstrumentsoroperatorsinordertobuildanoptimummeasurementsystem.•AutomaticcalculationofMSAevaluationresultsThisallowstheoperatortosimplyinputanevaluationmethod/evaluationconditionandmeasurementdatawiththeWizardfunction.TheoperatorcanimplementMSAevaluationsimplybyselectingan"investigationtypeoption","Measuringinstrumentoption","datainputsourceoption","parameteroption",etc.InvestigationtypeoptionsParameteroptionsOverview•EvaluationmethodcompliantwithMSA(fourthedition)Thesoftwarecanimplementevaluationusingthefollowingmethods.1)MeasurementvaluetoleranceGageR&Rvarianceanalysismethod2)MeasurementvaluetoleranceGageR&Rrange&averagemethod3)MeasurementvaluebranchingGageR&Rvarianceanalysismethod4)MeasurementvaluebranchingGageR&Raverage&rangemethod5)Measurementvaluerangemethod6)Measurementvaluesimplifiedmethod7)MeasurementvalueMSA48)Deviation9)Linearity10)Stability•Registrationofgage-specificinformation1.RegistrationofinformationongageswithinthesystemThisallowsregistrationofgageinformationonthefollowingitemsandassociationwithevaluatedresults.Registrationitems:Gagename,maker,model,resolution,unit,measuringrange,etc.2.InformationlinkbetweenMeasurLink®GageManagementandthissoftware•AnalysischartviewVariouschartssuchasthecontrolchartareeffectiveforanalysis/judgmentonvariationsduetooperator,theadequacyofgageaccuracy,etc.,andremediesforproblems.•OutputofresultsasareportEvaluatedresultsandchartscanbeprintedasareport.SPCsoftwareThissoftwarecanusemeasuringinstrumentsinformationthathasbeenregisteredinGageManagementdirectlyasoptions.Additionally,GageR&Revaluationresultsarereflectedinthemeasuringinstrumentsinformation,whichmeanstheexpirydatesdeterminedbyGageR&RcanbemanagedbyGageManagementaswell.MeasurLink®GageManagementSoftwareGageManagementThissoftwarecanhelpyouplanandimplementareliablecalibrationschedulewithapowerfulretrievalfunctioninadditiontorecordingandcontrollingthestatusofmeasuringinstruments.MeasuringinstrumentinformationcanbeviewedfromanynetworkedterminalonwhichGageManagementisinstalledsincetheinformationiscentrallymanagedinadatabase.MeasuringinstrumentsinformationcanbesharedbetweensoftwarepackageslinkedtoGageR&R.••RegistrationandrunningaCreationofalistofcalibration-targetedgagesfromthegagemanagementtable•ConfirmationofdetailedgageinformationAllowsconfirmationofdetailedinformationonindividualgages.Thesoftwareallowsyoutodisplayalistofgagesdependingon"CalibrationOverdue","NextMonthDue",etc.,bysettingacalibrationdateandconfirmdetailedinformationonthecalibrationhistoryofgages.calibrationprocedureDisplayofdetailedgageinformationThetargetgagesareretrievedfromavarietyofsearchitemssuchasgageID,gagetype,model,maker,distributor,calibrationdate,currentusagestateandlocationtocreatethelist.Allowssimpleregistrationofthecalibrationprocedureforeachmeasuringinstrumentsandimplementationofthecalibration.DisplayofgageslisteddependingoncalibrationdateGagemanagementtableDisplayofcalibrationhistoryRegistrationofcalibrationprocedure09-30Calibrationrun