Category Archives: Quality


Jul31
What’s the Difference Between Quality and Reliability?

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

Jul29
Process Capability Improvement Flowchart

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

Jul25
What Is Process Capability?

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

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

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

Jul23
Understanding Process Capability ─ Explanation and Formula for Cpk

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