HighQA offers a software platform that automates manufacturing quality inspection processes, including 2D/3D ballooning, FAI, and PPAP documentation, while providing real-time data analytics and supplier collaboration. This solution reduces quality reporting time by over 75%, enabling manufacturers to maintain compliance and improve efficiency throughout their supply chain.
Funding
$4.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Manufacturers often face challenges in managing quality inspection processes, including manual data collection, inconsistent reporting, and difficulties in supplier collaboration. These inefficiencies can lead to increased reporting time, compliance issues, and reduced efficiency across the supply chain.
Solution
HighQA offers a comprehensive software platform, HQA 360, designed to streamline and automate manufacturing quality management, driving towards zero defects. The platform integrates 2D/3D MBD ballooning, inspection planning, First Article Inspection (FAI), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation into a unified system. It enables users to automate ballooning, GD&T, and 3D Model-Based Definition (3DMBD) with PMI extraction, seamlessly generating a Bill of Characteristics (BOC) and a universal feature ID. The system facilitates real-time data analytics and interactive supplier collaboration, ensuring parts are delivered on time, on budget, and to specification. Inspection data from various tools, including CMMs and manual equipment, is automatically imported, allowing for real-time reporting and automated analysis to support preventive actions.
Target Audience
HighQA primarily serves manufacturers in industries such as aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, energy, and machinery, who require robust quality management and supplier quality solutions.
Features
- Automatic ballooning of 2D & 3D drawings with GD&T and PMI extraction
- Comprehensive quality planning, including detailed inspections and in-process creation of customer dimensions
- Real-time SPC monitoring and non-conformance reporting (NCR) with defect tracking
- Integrated tool and gage management
- Automated FAI and PPAP submissions
- Interactive supplier collaboration with secure data exchange and digital inspection capabilities
- Seamless integration with ERP and CMM systems via off-the-shelf connectors and RESTful API
- Digital workflows and digital signatures for streamlined processes