Graphical Tools for Increasing the Effectiveness of Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility Analysis

The article deals with the quality of measured data, which is necessary for effective quality management and successful implementation of the concept Industry 4.0 and the related concept Quality 4.0. The quality of the measured data is determined by the properties of the used measurement system, which are evaluated by measurement system analysis (MSA). Attention is paid to increasing the effectiveness of the repeatability and reproducibility analysis often used in practice. The importance of graphical tools of analysis, which are often neglected in practice, is emphasized in this regard, and new or modified graphical tools are proposed. The proposed graphical tools allow more detailed analysis of the data collected for the study and reveal the causes of the measurement system variability. The information obtained by applying these graphical tools is a valuable basis for proposals of appropriate actions to improve the measurement system. The use of the proposed graphical tools is presented in a real study of the repeatability and reproducibility of the measurement system.