SPC: Hexagon gets its hands on software company Q-Das

Hexagon AB has announced the acquisition of Q-DAS, an international software company for statistical process control solutions (SPC) for industrial production.

Software solutions have become an essential component of optimizing manufacturing processes. While strengthening Hexagon's strategy to expand its software portfolio in this area, the acquisition of Q-DAS integrates software that supports a company's data management. While people, tools and methods can all lead to fluctuations in machine and process capabilities, Hexagon's solutions will now provide the means to accurately observe and evaluate production processes in real time, allowing employees to control and eliminate fluctuations where appropriate. This will help customers avoid costly mistakes, adhere to global industry standards and increase high-quality production efficiency.

Headquartered in Germany, Q-DAS has offices and partner distribution companies worldwide. The Q-DAS portfolio, compatible with Hexagon and third-party solutions, is widely used in manufacturing sectors where production volumes and dimensional quality requirements require statistical analysis, such as the automotive sector where Q-DAS is the standard in fact. Hexagon and Q-DAS intend to maintain the company's position with respect to technical partners by keeping Q-DAS platforms open to the many system providers currently supported.

The Q-DAS portfolio will strengthen Hexagon's planning solution, MMS(Metrology Management System),designed to provide easy access to measurement data in one place, regardless of source or provider. The application of statistical procedures will improve the accuracy and consistency of measurements, while helping to automate the analysis of measurement results, thus making quality data fully usable throughout the production process.

"The arrival of Q-DAS in the Hexagon family has many advantages,"says Ola Rollén, President and CEO of Hexagon. It not only increases the value of our MMS solutions, but also improves growth opportunities for our business, enabling significant penetration of Q-DAS solutions into the market through our global presence and customer network."

The merger with Q-DAS will be complete when the usual regulatory approvals are obtained. Q-DAS will contribute positively to Hexagon's earnings, with the company's 2014 revenues amounting to 15 million euros.

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