{"id":3195,"date":"2026-06-24T16:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/wiki\/process-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:13:03","slug":"process-analysis","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/glossary\/process-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Process Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"glossar-eintrag\">\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> Process analysis is the systematic examination of technical production or testing processes to assess their performance, stability and reproducibility. It identifies influencing variables, weak points and optimisation potential. It is based on technical metrics and statistical evaluations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical relevance:<\/strong> The aspects assessed include process parameters, process capability (Cp, Cpk), reject rates, tolerance compliance and the status of test equipment. Methods such as FMEA, SPC and cause-and-effect analysis support structured assessment. Process analysis is central to series production launch, quality deviations or process changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decision-making perspectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technical decision-makers:<\/strong> Optimisation of critical parameters and safeguarding of stable series processes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purchasing\/project management:<\/strong> Assessment of supplier processes and investment requirements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Science:<\/strong> Modelling of process chains and statistical validation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insurance\/law:<\/strong> Evidence of proper process monitoring in quality disputes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Typical testing or verification methods:<\/strong> Process capability analysis, SPC evaluation, auditing, measurement system analysis (MSA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>FAQ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the difference between process analysis and <a class=\"tc-inlink\" href=\"\/en\/home\/welding-brazing-soldering\/production-monitoring-welding-brazing-soldering-processes\/\">production monitoring<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Process analysis assesses processes in a fundamental and optimising way, whereas production monitoring ensures ongoing control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-3195","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/3195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=3195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}