Monthly Archives: July 2025


Jul31
What’s the Difference Between Quality and Reliability?

post on July 31, 2025

Do you know the difference between quality and reliability? These two terms often get confused, but if you dig deeper, they actually mean different things. So how do you tell them apart? (The following is just Workingbear’s personal opinion and … Continue reading →

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Jul29
Process Capability Improvement Flowchart

post on July 29, 2025

Personally, Workingbear think this process capability improvement flowchart is quite well-organized, so I cleaned it up a bit and decided to share it with everyone. Please note: Before implementing Statistical Process Control (SPC), the process conditions must first be quantified. … Continue reading →

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Jul25
What Is Process Capability?

post on July 25, 2025

Process capability refers to the ability of a production process to consistently produce products that meet quality requirements under stable and fixed production conditions. To understand process capability, there are at least two key aspects we need to consider: A … Continue reading →

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Jul24
Understanding ORT: What It Is and How It Differs from REL (Reliability)

post on July 24, 2025

ORT stands for Ongoing Reliability Test, and sometimes it’s written as Ongoing Reliability Testing. ORT is a very important quality control measure in electronics manufacturing. Its purpose is to continuously monitor the reliability of products during mass production, so that … Continue reading →

Quality, Reliability, Test/Inspection     WorkingBear    Views (2,107)     comment (0)

Jul23
Understanding Process Capability ─ Explanation and Formula for Cpk

post on July 23, 2025

Workingbear has already spent a good amount of time explaining what Cp (Precision) and Ck (Accuracy, sometimes called Ca) mean, and what each represents. We’ve also learned that using Cp or Ck alone can give an incomplete picture when it … Continue reading →

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