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X̄-R Chart — Paint Film Thickness

Twenty subgroups of five dry-film-thickness readings in microns, catching a starved-bell subgroup with rule 1 and reporting Cp 1.22 against Cpk 0.94 — a process that is precise enough but centred too low.

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Dry film thickness — topcoat booth 1X̄-R chart · n = 5 · 20 points · microns · all 8 Nelson rulesX̄ chart — subgroup means (n = 5)607080901001USL 100.00UCL 82.76Target 80.00CL 75.45LCL 68.13LSL 60.00R chart — subgroup range01020UCL 26.81CL 12.68LCL 0.001234567891011121314151617181920Out of control — 1 of 20 points flagged by rule 1.Cp 1.22 · Cpk 0.94 · within-subgroup sigma 5.45 microns · 2,306 PPM expected out of specPp 1.13 · Ppk 0.88 · overall sigma 5.88 microns · 4,333 PPM observed-spread estimateNot capable — Cpk is below 1.00, so the spec is not being held. 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 13 = 63.10 — 1 point beyond a 3σ limit

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title "Dry film thickness — topcoat booth 1"
chart xbar-r
unit "microns"
spec lsl: 60 usl: 100 target: 80
# Five gauge readings per body, taken at the fixed audit points.
group 81.1 89.3 76.4 79.6 76.9
group 86.8 80.8 67.6 80.0 85.3
group 73.9 75.3 85.9 76.9 69.3
group 73.6 65.8 76.7 70.8 72.8
group 79.2 73.2 80.6 76.3 76.7
group 82.5 70.1 79.4 77.1 73.1
group 73.7 85.0 69.6 78.0 80.0
group 78.1 70.3 75.3 77.9 81.7
group 76.0 63.2 72.2 76.2 81.0
group 70.2 77.8 75.0 76.0 77.7
group 66.0 75.2 73.8 78.4 76.2
group 77.1 74.9 76.5 76.5 65.1
# Bell 3 starved — paint feed pressure dropped for one body.
group 58.8 68.4 66.7 61.8 59.8
group 70.5 70.0 72.3 86.2 80.9
group 78.8 66.5 75.6 72.4 79.5
group 82.0 84.5 71.8 70.6 77.5
group 81.8 75.3 82.9 73.9 82.1
group 85.0 70.7 73.7 72.9 73.1
group 69.8 76.9 79.6 74.8 76.5
group 69.6 74.4 81.4 76.3 71.7