Sid: Try True Chem from Process Control Software Systems at 800-448-2548 We've had excellent results, tightening our processes in our wet process areas. Good luck. Sincerely, Tim Snodgrass From Young Electronics Sid Tryzbiak wrote: > I am looking for a reasonably priced, world class PC compatible, > network version, Lab Management Software package that has the > following features, does anyone have any recommendations? 1) User > friendly. 2) Allows fast and easy data input by keyboard, not > interested in automated input right now. 3) It should automatically > trigger a warning if you are outside control limits and show you > immediately a control chart. Our current software package only warns > you if you are outside Specification limits. 4) When you are outside > the control limits, not only should it warn you, a comment box should > immediately come up so you can type in a specific reason why this > happened (not a standard pick list comment), what you are going to do > to prevent it in the future and what the disposition of the product > run through the "out of control process" was. This comment should > remain with that data point whenever you look up the history. 5) The > software should calculate the control limits. 6) It should also > calculate the Cp, Cpk, Sigma. 7) It should plot trend charts and/or > x-bar and r-charts and distributions. 8) It should generate an > exception report on demand for any time period with an option of > listing all processes that ran: a) out of "control limits" b) > out of spec limits c) with a Cp < a number you choose d) with > a Cpk < a number you choose 9) It should be able to print everything > it displays, NOT WITH THE "PRINT SCREEN" UTILITY!! 10) It should do > all of the other standard things a lab software package should do like > calculate adds, make add cards, etc. I'm only listing a few items as > an example. I don't see items #3, #4, #8, #9 in my current > software. Thanks,. Sid TryzbiakV.P. Advanced TechnologiesMicroVia, > Inc.407-699-5000