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X̄-R Chart — Bottle Fill Volume

Twenty-two subgroups of four bottles from a rotary filler, with X̄ and R limits from A2/D3/D4 and Cp/Cpk/Pp/Ppk against a 495–505 ml specification; a late head adjustment shows up as rule 1, 5 and 6 signals.

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Fill volume — line 3 rotary fillerX̄-R chart · n = 4 · 22 points · ml · all 8 Nelson rulesX̄ chart — subgroup means (n = 4)495.0497.5500.0502.5505.0155,6USL 505.000UCL 502.408CL 500.267Target 500.000LCL 498.126LSL 495.000R chart — subgroup range0246UCL 6.701CL 2.936LCL 0.00012345678910111213141516171819202122Out of control — 3 of 22 points flagged by rules 1, 5, 6.Cp 1.17 · Cpk 1.11 · within-subgroup sigma 1.426 ml · 563 PPM expected out of specPp 1.00 · Ppk 0.95 · overall sigma 1.664 ml · 2,993 PPM observed-spread estimateMarginally capable — Cpk sits between 1.00 and 1.33. Quoted from an unstable process, so treat it as provisional.Specification limits apply to individual readings, not to subgroup means — the dashed spec lines are drawn for orientation only.Rule 1 · X̄ at point 20 = 503.025 — 1 point beyond a 3σ limitRule 5 · X̄ at point 21 = 502.325 — 2 of 3 points beyond 2σ on the same sideRule 5 · X̄ at point 22 = 502.000 — 2 of 3 points beyond 2σ on the same sideRule 6 · X̄ at point 22 = 502.000 — 4 of 5 points beyond 1σ on the same side

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title "Fill volume — line 3 rotary filler"
chart xbar-r
unit ml
spec lsl: 495 usl: 505 target: 500
# Four bottles pulled every 30 minutes across two shifts.
subgroup 498.7 498.7 500.4 499.5
subgroup 501.7 498.0 500.5 500.2
subgroup 498.9 501.9 498.4 500.6
subgroup 499.1 500.0 498.7 499.4
subgroup 499.4 501.4 501.6 501.0
subgroup 497.4 498.9 500.2 497.9
subgroup 498.8 501.2 497.5 501.7
subgroup 498.8 498.7 499.1 502.4
subgroup 499.6 500.1 496.8 499.7
subgroup 498.7 501.2 501.1 502.6
subgroup 499.3 501.4 500.0 499.0
subgroup 501.5 501.1 502.8 500.7
subgroup 499.2 502.2 498.7 496.9
subgroup 499.3 498.7 500.5 501.6
subgroup 500.7 499.7 499.9 502.8
subgroup 498.5 499.3 498.8 501.3
subgroup 500.8 499.3 500.9 498.9
subgroup 498.5 500.1 499.1 497.5
# Head 6 re-seated at 14:00 — the filler comes back richer.
subgroup 501.4 501.4 500.7 501.1
subgroup 502.4 502.1 502.5 505.1
subgroup 503.0 502.0 503.9 500.4
subgroup 501.9 500.0 502.2 503.9