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
B26-0389 ACE-MGS 10 · magnesium stearate, technical grade · 2,918 kg made 15 Jul 2026 PassClosed by Karen Doust at 10:34am · 19 days ago · WO-2026-0389
Releases plotted
18
24 Aug 2025 to 15 Jul 2026
Yield · published grade
Inside spec, outside our limits
2
Most recent B26-0319 on 17 Jun 2026
Sellable, worth a look before it goes
Outside the customer spec
0
No release broke the specification
Clean
The line
No comparison
Only 2 releases 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-MGS 10 · magnesium stearate, technical grade · Yield
Customer specification 97.50 to 100.00% from the QP-STEARATE plan. Action limits 98.26 to 99.76, the middle 60% of the customer window, measured out from target.
18 releases of ACE-MGS10 · 2 inside the customer specification but outside the action limits · 0 outside the specification · widest reading 99.80%, narrowest 99.04%.
Worth a look
Releases outside the action limits, newest first, with what is still on the rack.
| Batch | Yield | State | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| B26-0319 17 Jun 2026 | 99.80 % | Sellable, past our limit 0.04% past it · 67% of the way to the customer limit
| 693 kg on hand
1,608 kg gone to Poliveneta S.r.l. |
| B26-0176 07 Mar 2026 | 99.80 % | Sellable, past our limit 0.04% past it · 67% of the way to the customer limit
| 13 kg on hand
2,683 kg gone to Goodman Fielder Pty Ltd, Blackmores Ltd, Cabot Australasia Pty Ltd |
Is the line getting skinnier
How much of the customer window the releases occupy, measured back from the last run on 15 Jul 2026.
| Window | Releases | Lowest | Highest | Window used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last week of production | 2 | 99.17 | 99.65 | Too few |
| Last month 1 past the action limits | 5 | 99.17 | 99.80 | 25%
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| Last two months 1 past the action limits | 5 | 99.17 | 99.80 | 25%
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B26-0389 | 15 Jul 2026 | 99.65 | 135.0 | 6.95 | 0.62 | 337 | 0.10 | 153.8 | 0.52 | Pass |
| B26-0347 | 15 Jul 2026 | 99.17 | 134.9 | 6.74 | 0.83 | 337 | 0.03 | 154.7 | 0.61 | Pass |
| B26-0378 | 06 Jul 2026 | 99.44 | 133.5 | 6.64 | 0.53 | 299 | 0.16 | 154.1 | 0.68 | Pass |
| B26-0391 | 03 Jul 2026 | 99.68 | 135.9 | 6.81 | 0.53 | 328 | 0.12 | 152.0 | 0.51 | Pass |
| B26-0319 | 17 Jun 2026 | 99.80 ◆ | 134.8 | 6.94 | 0.38 | 341 | 0.16 | 155.2 | 0.48 | Pass |
| B26-0218 | 25 Apr 2026 | 99.59 | 136.6 | 6.81 | 0.55 | 310 | 0.13 | 152.0 | 0.55 | Pass |
| B26-0220 | 14 Apr 2026 | 99.35 | 136.5 | 6.85 | 0.52 | 310 | 0.10 | 157.9 | 0.54 | Pass |
| B26-0225 | 08 Apr 2026 | 99.59 | 133.7 | 6.74 | 0.76 | 322 | 0.13 | 157.5 | 0.52 | Pass |
| B26-0241 | 05 Apr 2026 | 99.57 | 133.2 | 6.61 | 0.58 | 333 | 0.10 | 153.2 | 0.52 | Pass |
| B26-0196 | 13 Mar 2026 | 99.15 | 134.4 | 6.66 | 0.74 | 341 | 0.07 | 152.8 | 0.54 | Pass |
| B26-0176 | 07 Mar 2026 | 99.80 ◆ | 134.6 | 6.70 | 0.63 | 304 | 0.11 | 156.8 | 0.56 | Concession |
| B26-0167 | 01 Mar 2026 | 99.40 | 136.0 | 6.95 | 0.40 | 320 | 0.14 | 155.7 | 0.44 | Pass |
| B26-0062 | 19 Jan 2026 | 99.60 | 134.4 | 6.95 | 0.54 | 305 | 0.03 | 153.9 | 0.45 | Pass |
| B25-0861 | 10 Nov 2025 | 99.38 | 134.4 | 6.68 | 0.74 | 333 | 0.06 | 152.3 | 0.59 | Pass |
| B25-0854 | 05 Nov 2025 | 99.72 | 134.4 | 6.77 | 0.73 | 339 | 0.14 | 156.7 | 0.57 | Pass |
| B25-0881 | 03 Nov 2025 | 99.55 | 136.0 | 6.64 | 0.71 | 314 | 0.13 | 152.9 | 0.62 | Pass |
| B25-0782 | 08 Sep 2025 | 99.04 | 133.2 | 6.85 | 0.76 | 330 | 0.11 | 157.8 | 0.59 | Pass |
| B25-0745 | 24 Aug 2025 | 99.33 | 136.0 | 6.94 | 0.80 | 333 | 0.05 | 153.1 | 0.47 | Pass |