Alexandria University 4th Year - 2nd Semester (2016/2017)

Faculty of Engineering Quality Control

Production Engineering Department Exercise (6) – Date (22/4/2017)

Assignment (6)
Variable Control Charts
Question 1:
Consider the piston ring data in the table given below, estimate the process capability
assuming that the specifications limits are 74.00±0.035 mm., and then determine if the
process is under control or no?

Sample Observations
number (Readings)
1 74.030 74.002 74.019 73.992 74.008
2 73.995 73.992 74.000 74.011 74.004
3 73.988 74.024 74.021 74.005 74.002
4 74.002 73.996 73.993 74.015 74.009
5 73.992 74.007 74.015 73.989 74.014
6 74.009 73.994 73.997 73.985 73.993
7 73.995 74.006 73.994 74.000 74.005
8 73.985 74.003 73.993 74.015 73.988
9 74.008 73.995 74.009 74.005 74.004
10 73.998 74.000 73.990 74.007 73.995
11 73.993 73.998 73.994 73.995 73.990
12 74.004 74.000 74.007 74.000 73.996
13 73.983 74.002 73.998 73.997 74.012
14 74.006 73.967 73.994 74.000 73.984
15 74.012 74.014 73.998 73.999 74.007
16 74.000 73.984 74.005 73.998 73.996
17 73.994 74.012 73.986 74.005 74.000
18 74.006 74.010 74.018 74.003 74.000
19 73.984 74.002 74.003 74.005 73.997
20 74.000 74.010 74.013 74.020 74.003

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Alexandria University 4th Year - 2nd Semester (2016/2017)
Faculty of Engineering Quality Control
Production Engineering Department Exercise (6) – Date (22/4/2017)

Assignment (6)
Variable Control Charts
Question 2:
Estimate the process capability by using Average and Range control charts for the
power supply voltage data given in the table below. The data given below shows the
difference between the observed reading on each unit and the nominal voltage value
times ten; that is, Xi = (observed voltage on unit i - 350 ) * 10.
If specifications are at 350±5 V, Calculate the process capability.

Sample Observations
number (Readings)
1 6 9 10 15
2 10 4 6 11
3 7 8 10 5
4 8 9 6 13
5 9 10 7 13
6 12 11 10 10
7 16 10 8 9
8 7 5 10 4
9 9 7 8 12
10 15 16 10 13
11 8 12 14 16
12 6 13 9 11
13 16 9 13 15
14 7 13 10 12
15 11 7 10 16
16 15 10 11 14
17 9 8 12 10
18 15 7 10 11
19 8 6 9 12
20 14 15 12 16

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Faculty of Engineering Quality Control
Production Engineering Department Exercise (6) – Date (22/4/2017)

Assignment (6)
Variable Control Charts
Question 3:
Perform analysis by using X-bar and R control charts for the data in the table given
below of a shaft to estimate, Is the manufacturing process is under control or not?.

Sample Average Range

number readings
1 34.5 3
2 34.2 4
3 31.6 4
4 31.5 4
5 35 5
6 34.1 6
7 32.6 4
8 33.8 3
9 34.8 7
10 33.6 8
11 31.9 3
12 31.6 9
13 35.4 8
14 34 6
15 31.1 5
16 34.9 7
17 33.5 4
18 31.7 3
19 34 8
20 34.8 5

During sampling process, each one contains 5 shafts.

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Faculty of Engineering Quality Control
Production Engineering Department Exercise (6) – Date (22/4/2017)

Assignment (6)
Variable Control Charts
Question 4:
Consider the hole diameter data in the table given below. The values reported are
deviations from the nominal size in µm.
Estimate the process capability by using X-bar and R control charts, if the specifications
are at 0±0.2 mm, and calculate the process capability.

Sample X1 X2 X3 X4 X5
number
1 -30 50 -20 10 30
2 0 50 -60 -20 30
3 -50 10 20 30 20
4 -10 10 30 -20 50
5 20 -40 50 20 10
6 0 0 40 -40 20
7 0 0 20 -20 10
8 70 -30 30 -10 0
9 0 0 20 -20 10
10 10 20 30 10 50
11 40 0 20 0 20
12 30 20 30 10 40
13 30 -30 0 10 10
14 30 -10 50 -10 -30
15 10 -10 50 40 0
16 0 0 30 -10 0
17 20 20 30 30 -20
18 10 -20 50 30 10
19 50 -10 40 20 0
20 50 0 0 30 0

Question 5:
A process is in control with µ= 75 and σ= 2. The process specifications limits are at
80±8. The sample size n = 5.
a. Estimate the process control chart limits.
b. Estimate the process capability.

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