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Why DataPage?

Hello!

I've never used DataPage, and we don't have a lot of SPC at our shop (but we use other tools to inspect the parts that are run on the machines with SPC, like a tallyrond)

Using the internal PC-DMIS reporter, while quirky, seems to do a good enough job. It's a mother to set up, but once it's done it looks alright.

So I'm curious as to what the benefit of DataPage is. As far as I understand, it's just a seperate reporting software made by Hex that does more or less the same stuff (with a few added enhancements of course). It seems like bloatware.

Anyone who uses DataPage care to tell me some pros? I'm always looking to improve my experience (if I can do my job easier, well, that's more programs in the same amount of time.)

I'm relatively new to PC-DMIS, so I want to try out everything.
I figure if this or that is better I might as well try and get used to it now instead of getting used to something else and eventually trying that anyway!

Also, what's the difference between regular and plus? I would imagine plus has more (and is more! $) but I'd like to know what actual users have to say about their personal experiences with the software.
While looking it up finds good results, I would imagine that a review by the people who wrote it might be a little biased...

Any help would be appreciated
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  • It's not really an add-on, it's a stand alone package. Like QC-CALC, it is for collecting and statistically analyzing data.

    Datapage RT (old 16-bit & 8-bit software) and Datapage+ (64 bit?) simply collect and analyze data. Pretty much every aspect of the automotive industry uses statistics to analyze the production measurement data, all part of ensuring that the product is 'still good' for use. Without it, they could run thousands and thousands of parts without knowing that they are making bad parts, then when it is discovered at the assembly plant, they are then without any good parts, production lines shut down, suppliers go into panic mode to try to get good parts to send in, etc., etc., etc.

    I don't know that there is a lot of use for SPC for short-run parts, but for anything that is high production, it is pretty much required.
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  • It's not really an add-on, it's a stand alone package. Like QC-CALC, it is for collecting and statistically analyzing data.

    Datapage RT (old 16-bit & 8-bit software) and Datapage+ (64 bit?) simply collect and analyze data. Pretty much every aspect of the automotive industry uses statistics to analyze the production measurement data, all part of ensuring that the product is 'still good' for use. Without it, they could run thousands and thousands of parts without knowing that they are making bad parts, then when it is discovered at the assembly plant, they are then without any good parts, production lines shut down, suppliers go into panic mode to try to get good parts to send in, etc., etc., etc.

    I don't know that there is a lot of use for SPC for short-run parts, but for anything that is high production, it is pretty much required.
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