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Integration of Keyence (Image Dimension Measuring System – IM Series) and SPC System

The solution is an integrated offering from two of the leading providers of industrial measuring equipment and software. A breakthrough solution that provides you with timely, accurate exchanges of consistent information between Keyence Image Dimension Measuring System and Blue Ocean Real Time SPC systems to support both your strategic quality and process control goals.

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Integration of Mitutoyo Wizhard Hardness Tester and SPC

The solution is an integrated offering from two of the leading providers of industrial measuring equipment (Mitutoyo) and software (Blue Ocean Data Solutions). A breakthrough solution that provides you with timely, accurate exchanges of consistent information between Mitutoyo Wizhard Hardness Tester and Blue Ocean Real Time SPC systems to support both your strategic quality and process control goals.

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What is Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) ?

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) takes a slightly different approach. Besides what’s coming out of the machine, we also want to know what could have produced, and where we are losing effectiveness. Overall Equipment Effectiveness, or OEE, offers a simple but powerful measurement tool to get inside information on what is actually happening.

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What is Statistical Process Control (SPC)?

Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a statistical technique for measuring and controlling product quality. It is applicable for in-coming, in-process and out-going quality control. Quality data in the form of Product or Process measurements are obtained in real-time during measurement. This data is then plotted on a graph with pre-determined control limits. Control limits are determined by the capability of the process, whereas specification limits are determined by customer.

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Challenges of Effective SPC Implementation

For the past ten years, Malaysian manufacturing companies facing tough competition especially due to rising customer expectations on product quality, better services and lower production cost from the countries in this region such as Thailand, Indonesia ,Vietnam, etc.

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Blue Ocean Cloud Based Smart SCM

Today’s business supply chains for complex products are likely to involve a number of autonomous organizations. The competitive market requires that these supply chains are highly agile, effective and efficient. Agility and effectiveness are obtained by forming highly dynamic virtual enterprises (VE) within supplier networks. All these highlight the importance of information technology in integrating suppliers and other partners’ firms in a virtual enterprise and supply chain.

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Big Data Analytics for Manufacturing

The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is an exciting outcome of the digital revolution that is changing the way we live and work. Many organisations already focus on how to benefit from it, but extracting maximum value requires a big data approach.

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Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 is a name for the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things (IoT), cloud computing and cognitive computing.

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Convert PDF drawing to AutoCAD in one click

Very often, contract manufacturers will receive read-only (or non-editable) engineering drawing from customers. This ended up engineers take hours to re-generate AutoCAD drawing which is editable for production and in-process QC inspection purposes.

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SME 100 Award – 2015

Blue Ocean Data Solutions Sdn. Bhd. was awarded the top 100 among the best companies as Malaysia’s Fast Moving Companies by SME 100 Awards 2015 which was held at Connexion@Nexus, Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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