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You can Calculate a Cpk when MMC is Used

Many believe that when MMC is applied to a geometric tolerance, hard gaging, must be used. Hard gaging does not provide variable data and
therefore is often not desirable for process control. Also, many customers today require that production calculate the Cpk of the process. The
application of MMC or LMC may be thought of as specifying a single limit for position.

This drawing, for example, only requires that the size and inner boundary (virtual condition)
of the hole be verified. The virtual condition is a single limit requirement. The theoretical
design size of the gage pin (1) is 8.0-0.2=7.8. The distance from the axis of the datum
simulator to the surface of the gage (2) is 3.9 (7.8/2).

By using an indicator, which is mastered at 3.9 from the datum simulator, variable data may
be collected. Recording the distribution of data relative to the inner boundary allows the
calculation of Cpk of the process.

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