Rick Sloop
Senior Application Engineer
InfinityQS International

Rick Sloop is the Technical Services Manager at InfinityQS International. He is an American Society for Quality, Certified Quality Engineer and has been involved in quality control and process control improvement for more than 20 years. While working with InfinityQS he has helped dozens of companies with the implementation of Statistical Process Control, Gage Control and with the improvement of existing Process Control systems.

PRESENTATION: Would Statistical Process Control Work for Me?
You’ve heard how SPC can be used to improve products and reduce waste to help you save money, but maybe you’re still not sure exactly what SPC is or how it works. Or perhaps you do understand the concepts of SPC, although you don’t think it would work for you.

This presentation will explain Statistical Process Control in simple everyday terms, without mathematical formula and show how SPC can improve any process. We will also discuss what is required to implement a successful Statistical Process Control system.
• What is Statistical Process Control
    - Origins of SPC and the Control Chart
    - What are Control Limits
    - How are Control Limits different from Specification Limits
• Why does it work
    - In Control or Out of Control
    - Keeping the process “On Target”
    - Capability and Control
• How will I benefit from Statistical Process Control
    - Benefits of being “On Target”
    - Scrap reduction
    - Productivity improvement
• Where do I go from here
    - Management requirements
    - Cultural changes
    - Roadblocks