Manufacturing
Process Control
Every release of a grade against the customer specification and against Sun Ace's own action limits, the moment QC closes the batch.
Newest release
B26-0357 ACE-CAS 40 C · calcium stearate, coated sand & foundry · 5,863 kg made 23 Jul 2026 PassClosed by Priya Raman at 10:24am · 11 days ago · WO-2026-0357
Releases plotted
16
23 Sep 2025 to 23 Jul 2026
Peak temperature · published grade
Inside spec, outside our limits
0
Every release sat inside the action limits
Nothing to check
Outside the customer spec
1
Most recent B26-0226 on 03 Apr 2026
Cannot be sold against this spec
The line
No comparison
Only 1 release in the last week of production
Widen the window
Every measure on the release
Pick one to open it below. Bands as drawn on the big chart.
ACE-CAS 40 C · calcium stearate, coated sand & foundry · Peak temperature
Customer specification 128.0 to 142.0°C from the QP-STEARATE plan. Action limits 130.8 to 139.2, the middle 60% of the customer window, measured out from target.
16 releases of ACE-CAS40-C · 0 inside the customer specification but outside the action limits · 1 outside the specification · widest reading 144.0°C, narrowest 132.9°C.
Worth a look
Releases outside the action limits, newest first, with what is still on the rack.
| Batch | Peak temperature | State | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| B26-0226 03 Apr 2026 | 144.0 °C | Outside the customer spec 2.0°C past it · 129% of the way to the customer limit
| 5,874 kg on hand
Nothing despatched yet |
Is the line getting skinnier
How much of the customer window the releases occupy, measured back from the last run on 23 Jul 2026.
| Window | Releases | Lowest | Highest | Window used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last week of production | 1 | 135.2 | 135.2 | Too few |
| Last month | 2 | 135.2 | 136.1 | Too few |
| Last two months | 2 | 135.2 | 136.1 | Too few |
Too few releases in the last week of production to read against the two-month baseline.
The readings
The charts above as numbers, newest first. ◆ past our action limits, ■ outside the customer specification.
| Batch | Made | Yield % | Peak temperature °C | Metal content % | Moisture % | Bulk density g/L | Sieve residue 75 µm % | Melting point °C | Free fatty acid % | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B26-0357 | 23 Jul 2026 | 99.34 | 135.2 | 6.96 | 0.58 | 334 | 0.03 | 155.7 | 0.40 | Pass |
| B26-0349 | 10 Jul 2026 | 99.32 | 136.1 | 6.77 | 0.83 | 315 | 0.08 | 153.1 | 0.61 | Pass |
| B26-0276 | 19 May 2026 | 99.32 | 133.5 | 6.65 | 0.70 | 301 | 0.17 | 152.6 | 0.34 | Pass |
| B26-0210 | 05 Apr 2026 | 99.74 | 135.9 | 6.81 | 0.51 | 323 | 0.06 | 156.2 | 0.60 | Concession |
| B26-0226 | 03 Apr 2026 | 99.07 | 144.0 ■ | 6.61 | 0.78 | 311 | 0.07 | 153.4 | 0.62 | Fail |
| B26-0215 | 01 Apr 2026 | 99.41 | 137.1 | 6.89 | 0.36 | 319 | 0.10 | 154.2 | 0.34 | Pass |
| B26-0198 | 19 Mar 2026 | 99.08 | 136.0 | 6.98 | 0.49 | 309 | 0.03 | 157.4 | 0.51 | Pass |
| B26-0181 | 15 Mar 2026 | 99.74 | 133.8 | 6.62 | 0.48 | 338 | 0.03 | 152.6 | 0.48 | Pass |
| B26-0170 | 10 Mar 2026 | 99.25 | 133.9 | 6.82 | 0.44 | 325 | 0.07 | 157.5 | 0.54 | Concession |
| B26-0120 | 06 Feb 2026 | 99.19 | 132.9 | 6.96 | 0.50 | 307 | 0.07 | 155.0 | 0.66 | Pass |
| B26-0099 | 15 Jan 2026 | 99.26 | 136.5 | 6.72 | 0.51 | 339 | 0.03 | 153.7 | 0.61 | Pass |
| B26-0087 | 02 Jan 2026 | 99.15 | 133.6 | 6.84 | 0.42 | 321 | 0.12 | 156.3 | 0.53 | Pass |
| B25-0910 | 14 Dec 2025 | 99.80 ◆ | 134.7 | 6.81 | 0.73 | 300 | 0.08 | 153.0 | 0.38 | Pass |
| B25-0864 | 14 Nov 2025 | 99.15 | 133.1 | 6.89 | 0.70 | 334 | 0.16 | 152.1 | 0.40 | Pass |
| B25-0826 | 11 Oct 2025 | 99.73 | 133.7 | 6.94 | 0.39 | 322 | 0.12 | 157.3 | 0.32 | Concession |
| B25-0791 | 23 Sep 2025 | 99.63 | 137.0 | 6.75 | 0.36 | 327 | 0.10 | 156.7 | 0.64 | Pass |