Powerful, Easy-to-Use, Lightning-Fast
Manufacturing Quality Control Software.
1factory's Manufacturing Quality Control software (Inspection Management software) simplifies every step of the quality control process, including: drawing ballooning, quality planning, first articles, PPAPs, inspection data collection, statistical process control, gage management, analysis, traceability, and reporting.
With 1factory, manufacturers save thousands of man-hours each year, improve factory yield, and deliver world-class quality.
SPEED-UP QC TASKS. IMPROVE YIELD. DELIVER WORLD CLASS QUALITY.
SPEED-UP QUALITY CONTROL TASKS
“1factory is a complete game changer for our quality department. It reduces time spent preparing inspection reports by roughly 66%. Implementation and full integration took 2 hours. If you are not running 1factory, your quality department is behind the times.”
K. Krueger, General Manager, West Valley Precision
IMPROVE YIELD. SHIP WORLD CLASS QUALITY
“With 1factory, problems are identified at the machine, and corrections are made early in the manufacturing process, improving our overall manufacturing flow. Our customers have been impressed seeing their parts being inspected at the source of manufacturing with real time data.”
S. Harney, Quality Manager, JWP Manufacturing
OVERVIEW: MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL
WHAT IS MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL?
Manufacturing quality control is a systematic approach to ensuring product quality through comprehensive planning, measurement, and continuous improvement of production processes.
It spans two critical phases: new product introduction and ongoing production control.
For new products, quality control begins during the launch phase with detailed planning and validation which includes Process FLow Diagrams, PFMEAs, Control Plans, First Articles, and PPAPs.
Once in production, quality control continues through a series of integrated activities:
- Quality planning that defines what needs to be measured, how it needs to be measured, and where in the process it needs to be measured.
- Precise measurement systems with calibrated gages and validated inspection methods
- Statistical process control (SPC) to monitor and maintain process stability
- Real-time data collection and analysis for immediate process feedback
- Comprehensive traceability of measurements, operators, and equipment
- Systematic issue tracking and resolution through non-conformance and corrective action systems
Success depends on having both robust processes and immediate access to quality data throughout both phases. This enables teams to validate product conformance, monitor process capability, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement - ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality products that meet customer requirements.
WHAT MAKES MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL CHALLENGING?
Manufacturers face increasing complexity in maintaining effective quality control. Challenges include:
- Proliferating product features, frequent design changes, and an explosion of process parameters requiring control.
- Manual ballooning and drawing review processes consume excessive engineering time
- Time-consuming development of PPAP documentation including Process Flow, PFMEA, and Control Plans
- Managing inspection requirements across multiple operations and machine setups
- Ensuring proper gage calibration and measurement system validation
- Collecting and consolidating data from diverse inspection equipment and formats
- Tracking process capability and implementing statistical process control
- Managing part families and tabulated drawings with multiple configurations
- Maintaining traceability of measurements to specific lots, operators, and equipment
- Validating inspection processes for regulatory compliance
Without proper tools, these challenges lead to delayed product launches, inconsistent documentation, and quality issues during production. Quality teams spend excessive time on manual documentation rather than process improvement, while engineers struggle to maintain consistency across multiple product launches and ongoing production requirements.
THE 1FACTORY MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL SOLUTION
1factory dramatically simplifies manufacturing quality control processes from quality planning through data collection, reporting and analysis.
1factory streamlines the creation of control plans cutting time from hours to minutes through automated ballooning, revision comparison, specification libraries and more.
The 1factory platform revolutionizes data collection from CMMs, vision systems, and digital gages, providing operators with real-time feedback and automated alerts. Built-in statistical process control (SPC) and comprehensive process capability analysis enable immediate detection of process shifts, giving operators and engineers a complete view of process performance.
Reporting becomes effortless with automated generation of First Article Inspection reports, PPAP documentation, and industry or customer-specific report packages. Gage management is transformed through automated calibration tracking, comprehensive Gage R&R studies, and efficient tool crib management.
Non-conformances are tracked from initial detection through root cause analysis and corrective action. Real-time analytics help identify trends and systemic issues, enabling continuous quality improvement.
By replacing disconnected systems and manual processes with 1factory's unified Manufacturing Quality Control Software, manufacturers can significantly reduce engineering time, prevent quality issues through real-time monitoring, and improve factory yield.
The result is a more efficient quality operation that delivers consistent product quality while reducing the cost of quality and reducing the administrative burden on quality teams.
MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL SOFTWARE FEATURES
1Drawing Auto-Ballooning
Auto-balloon or point-and-click to balloon drawings in minutes with 1factory's Manufacturing Quality Control Software. Capture and extract Characteristic, Nominals, Tolerances, GD&T, Threads, Notes, Sheet Number, & Zone to a Plan with just a few clicks. Learn More
2Drawing Rev Comparison
Enjoy fully-automated drawing revision comparison and instantly identify additions, deletions and changes in characteristics, nominals, tolerances, and notes.
3Inspection Plans
Speed-up Manufacturing Control Plan creation with 1factory's Inspection Management Software. Define Characteristics, Specifications, Inspection Methods, Operation Numbers, and Sampling Rules. Track changes with Plan History and Version Control. Ensure factory-floor is always working to the latest released version of documents.
4Tabulated Plans
Easily manage tabulated drawings with thousands of configurations via a single Inspection Plan for the family. 1factory automatically generates the inspection sheet for each configuration with all required common and part-specific features.
5Spec Library Plans
Create reusable "Libraries of Specs" for industry standards (e.g. ports for hydraulics) and for common inspection elements. Quickly assemble product-specific plans from libraries.
6Unit Conversion
Enjoy automated unit conversion from mm to inch and from inch to mm. So if your customer drawing is in mm, unit conversion activated in the Plan, your factory can record data in inches, and output a report in mm for your customer.
7First Article (FAI, AS9102)
Balloon drawings, import CMM data, and create a First Article Inspection report in minutes with 1factory's powerful Inspection Management Software. Link component FAIs to parent assembly FAI. Output FAIs for easy upload to Net Inspect or other portals.
8Automated CMM Data Import
Automate data collection from CMMs, Vision Systems, and connected digital gages. Improve speed and accuracy of inspection data collection. Supported devices include Zeiss, Keyence, PCDMIS, Mitutoyo and many more. Learn More
9In-Process Inspection
Ensure inspections are performed at each required step in the manufacturing process with 1factory's Inspection Management software. Enforce frequency based, AQL-based, or AS13002 (Ppk-based) sampling. Record hand-held tool and CMM data. Detect problems early in the manufacturing process, and reduce rework and scrap.
10Process Capability Cpk, Ppk
Enjoy automated Process Capability (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk) calculations within 1factory's Inspection Management software. Supported features include: bilateral equal tolerances, bilateral unequal tolerances, unilateral tolerance, GD&T with bonus tolerances and more.
11Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Use individuals charts and Western Electric Rules to control manufacturing processes. Detect trends and anomalies quickly at the point of manufacture. Notify engineers and managers of out-of-control events.
12Final Inspection
Inspect finished parts and products with 1factory's Inspection Management software. Automate sample size calculation. Ensure all data is collected. Associate raw material and outside processing certs. Generate inspection reports for customers.
13PPAP Master Library
Build a reusable library of failure modes by Manufacturing Process (e.g. Mill-Turn, Grinding, Plating, Deburring etc.). Automatically populate a part-number-specific PFMEA with Failure Modes, Effects, Severity, Causes, etc. from the Library and save hours of time with 1factory's Manufacturing Quality Control software.
14PFMEA (AIAG, AS13100)
Build and maintain part-number-specific PFMEAs with version control. Identify product-feature and process failure modes. Output PFMEA reports in AIAG/APQP, or AS13000 formats with a single-click.
15Control Plan
Balloon your drawing, and extract features to a Control Plan with just a few clicks. Assign Inspection Methods, Sampling Rules, and Reaction Plans to a single parameter or a group of parameters. Output Control Plan in AIAG/APQP standard format with a single click.
16PPAP Log
Assemble the various PPAP elements - Process Flow, Control Plan, PFMEA, Measurement Data, Certs, Gage R&R etc. - from engineering, manufacturing, quality control etc. into PPAP packages for customers. Create and manage delta PPAPs as processes change.
17Gage Calibration
Easily manage calibration records for thousands of gages with 1factory's Manufacturing Quality Control software. Log actual calibration data against gage tolerances and/or attach certs. Receive notifications when gages are due for calibration.
18Gage Issue / Return
Transact Gages between Tool Crib, Factory Floor, and Calibration Vendors with simple barcode scanning. Track gages by location, machine, work order, calibration vendor and user.
19Gage Kits
Organize and manage part-number-specific kits of gages e.g. pin gages, thread gages, or other gages that are custom to a part or a family of parts. Easily find and transact all the gages required for a given part.
20Gage R&R / MSA
Perform Variable Gage R&Rs. Configure number of operators, parts and trials. Instantly generate reports for both the ANOVA and Range methods. Accept/reject based on NDC, % Tolerance, % Contribution etc.
21NCRs, CAPAs, SCARs, Complaints
Record and track issues reported by incoming inspection, manufacturing, field service, and customers with 1factory's Manufacturing Quality Control software. Pareto and filter issues by problem type, root cause, date-range, part number, supplier, etc.
22Traceability
Track and retrieve manufacturing quality control data by Work Order, Serial Number, Date Code, Operator, Machine ID, Spindle, Cavity, Gage ID, Measurement Date & Time. Ensure uniqueness of serial numbers across inspection lots. Easily retrieve data for containment and recalls.
23Real Time Analytics
Instantly analyze manufacturing quality control data with built-in lightning-fast analytics without expensive 3rd-party BI tools. Analyze data across work-orders and drive process improvements.
24Audit Readiness
Digitize all manufacturing quality control activities. Ensure gages are calibrated, measurements are recorded, and required certs are attached. Track non-conformances to completion. Always be ready for an audit.
25Calculated Specs
Automate the calculation of derived values such as averages, deviations, sums, differences, products, ratios etc. Save hours of calculation time and eliminate errors.
26Multi-Parameter SPC
Monitor all critical parameters with multipel run charts on a single screen. Equip operators with tools to detect and address process anomalies in real-time.
27Inspections by Operation
Automate the creation of inspection records for each Operation (and optionally for each machine). Set varying lot sizes for each Operation (and/or machine) to accomodate varying capacities and yield loss. Track completion status and yield by Operation.
28Validation & eSignatures (21 CFR Part 11)
Quickly validate the system with a validation package from 1factory. Capture user signatures every time a unit of work is completed. Learn More
CASE STUDIES
Ultra Machining Company (UMC) - Manufacturing Quality
UMC is a manufacturer of high-precision components for medical device, aerospace, and defense applications. The products are complex, with 100 — 800 features per product.
With 1factory, UMC successfully consolidated 5 separate QC systems into 1. Today, data is automatically uploaded from 20 CMMs and 8 VCMMs, 24 hours a day. Over 1 million measurements are recorded in 1factory each month. Auto-ballooning speeds up FAI creation. And hours are saved from each PPAP package creation.
Watch a 4-minute video to hear first-hand experiences from the cross-functional UMC team: Machinists, Quality Engineers, Director of Quality, VP of IT, and VP of Operations.
EASY TO USE. LIGHTNING FAST.
INTUITIVE DESIGN
1factory is designed for the front-line of quality control with design inputs and ideas from our users. 1factory's intuitive navigation and best-in-class screen-designs make training a breeze. Training and full-deployment takes under two hours with no disruption to operations.
LIGHTNING FAST SPEED
1factory is engineered to be lightning-fast. We serve customers all over the world 24 hours a day, 7 seven days a week, 365 days a year. Our customers in United States, Mexico, Canada, Israel, China, South Africa, Denmark, UK, India, Malaysia, Taiwan all enjoy lightning-fast data collection and powerful real-time analytics.
SECURE AND RELIABLE
SECURITY
1factory is hosted on AWS GovCloud. The AWS GovCloud service is an isolated Amazon region designed to host sensitive data and regulated workloads, including International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) data.
All customer data transfer from client to server is encrypted over standard HTTPS/TLS 1.2, using a certificate with 2048-bit RSA public key / SHA-256 with RSA encryption. All customer data is encrypted at rest. Data (e.g. Part Numbers, Measurements etc.) are stored in an encrypted Amazon RDS instance. Drawings, Raw Material Certificates etc. are stored on encrypted Elastic Block Storage (EBS) volumes. Drawings and other documents may be additionally encrypted with individual encryption keys.
1factory complies with all NIST-800-171 requirements. 1factory also maintains a SOC2 Type 2 certification, and a copy is available upon request.
RELIABILITY
1factory has been engineered to be highly reliable, scalable and available. Over 200 million parts have been inspected with 1factory by customers in 26 countries.
1factory has delivered an uptime of >99.99% over the last 8 years. We use a third-party service to monitor system uptime, and our customers can view our uptime and availability metrics in real time.
1factory backs-up database with a daily snapshot. Files are stored on redundant hard-drives and backed up via daily snapshots.
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