ASD is America's best SPC quality control software and integrator. Gage interface and SPC computer hardware integration. ASD is an SPC competitor to Infinity Kurt Manufacturing, Lighthouse, Lyle-Kearsley, Quantum, Stephen Computer Services, Crosby and Major Micro Systems.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Advanced Systems & Designs?

ASD, a Michigan technology company, has served the manufacturing industry for over sixteen years. Whether you require data from single or multiple sources, we will integrate your hardware and software into a seamless SPC solution.

What products does ASD supply?

We are a leading supplier of fixed station and roving data collectors and analysis software for real-time SPC information. As a certified Mitutoyo dealer, we carry a complete line of measuring instruments. If you need a standard or custom cable, interface or our ShopTouch® industrial PC, we can supply it. We carry a Six Sigma suite of tools. Our training and customer support are thorough and inclusive.

What is special about ASD’s ShopTouch Industrial PC?

The ShopTouch Brick is an industrially-hardened PC with expandable card slots, built in CD-ROM and an optional touch-screen LCD panel. Units are completely sealed with no exchange of outside air and can be free standing or wall-mounted.

What industries does ASD serve?

Our customers range from small to large-size manufacturing operations: automotive, aerospace, electronics, pharmaceutical, agribusiness and others.

What databases do you support?

Our easy shop-floor enterprise solution for real-time SPC supports all the main databases including Oracle, MS SQL and Access.

What Design of Experiments methodology do you employ?

We employ Anova-TM (developed by Genichi Taguchi) DOE software. It is an orderly methodical and meaningful procedure for systematically assessing experimental results when a variety of factors dynamically effects a specific quality characteristic.

What tools do you offer programmers for SPC customizing?

We provide ActiveX and SPC 1+ components for those wishing to have complete control over their own applications. We encourage you to create your own user interface and integrate SPC into your existing corporate application. Our tools work with Visual Basic, C++ and any program accepting ActiveX controls.

What Web-based solutions does ASD offer?

Our SPC Internet solution is designed to be used on your company Intranet or by an Internet Web browser. You can easily access your SPC data as no software is needed.

What makes ASD different from all other vendors?

We develop solutions based on your specific needs. Additionally, we allow you to mix and match the best products on the market using our open platform.

How do your products interface with other data collection equipment?

Our interfaces connect to all gages and software. The 2 and 4 port inputs of the GageMux can be daisy chained up to 64 inputs. Our SmartCable interface connects any digital gage, caliper, LVDT and analog probe to RS232 or Mitutoyo output format.

What type of roving data collectors do you supply?

ASD can deliver nearly every roving-data collector option imaginable. Our wireless roving-data and bar-code solutions run on Windows CE or Palm devices and employ Web-based SPC interfaces.