Example 4

Evaluation of long-term process capability, characteristic limited to one side on the top

Characteristic: cylindricity in m

n = 775

4.0 OSG
USL
3.5 ˆ Op3
ˆQ
Q 00.99865
, 99865
3.0
Cylindricity
Zylinderform

2.5
2.0 _
x
1.5
1.0
0.5 ˆˆ Up3
Q
Q 00.,00135
00135
0.0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Value no.

ˆ p3
Q ˆQ
ˆ Op3
0U
.,00135 Q
~
x
00.99865
, 99865 USL
OSG Extended normal distribution
20
~
x 1.8 USL = 4.0
relativefrequency

16
Häufigkeit

12 USL ~ x
Ppk 1.44
Q 0.99865 ~
ˆ x
8
Relative

4 In this example, there is no point in

calculating Pp.
0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
Zylinderform
Cylindricity NV(<>)
ND(<>)

Long-term data was evaluated here. As the process exhibits systematic variation of the mean, it
is not stable within the meaning of [4]. The process performance index Ppk is therefore given.

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