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Every material, process, and product has its own quirks. When doing to improve your product or process, you'll need to take those into account. Check out today's Feature Focus on our Instagram to learn when and how to apply constraints to your designs, saving time & money on your experiments.

If you're ready to save more time & money on your formulations, especially when your product also involves process factors, this upcoming live webinar is for you. Martin Bezener will present "Advanced Mixture DOE for Formulators" on July 17 at 10am US Central time. This followup to the "Crash Course in Mixture " explains how formulators can create experiments that combine mixture components with process factors, include categorical factors, and deal with hard-to-change variables. Register today with the link in the comments!

Experimenters are using all over the globe, and our education options can meet you wherever you are. The Stat-Ease Academy eLearning suite is a free, comprehensive introduction to the powerhouse of DOE: factorial designs. Learn from the comfort of your own desk and at your own speed using these educational tools, and begin making the most from your experiments today.

Is your team partially or fully remote? Did your IT group decide to stop maintaining an internal server? Do you need frequent access to your (DOE) data on the go? It might be time for your team to switch to a Hosted Network License of Stat-Ease 360 or Design-Expert software.

Stat-Ease has always offered network licenses for teams, where your group gets access to a pool of floating "seats" defined as concurrent users. Previously, companies were required to host the license on their own internal server, but the Hosted Network option allows Stat-Ease to manage the license for you via the internet. And, as Andrew told us, it's more flexible, reliable, and easier for his team to manage.

Send us a message or an email with your questions about obtaining or switching to a Hosted Network License. We want to make DOE accessible for your group.

One of the biggest hurdles in adopting any new software is training. We make it easy to get started with Design-Expert® and Stat-Ease® 360 software by including comprehensive tutorials as part of the software: just check the Help menu.

Each tutorial walks you through a real case study pulled from industry, highlighting useful features withing the software and explaining some of the principles that power them. Check them out today in your copy of the software (get a trial if you need one here: https://www.statease.com/trial)!

Many folks take the next few months to travel, so why not hop on board the train to better ? We're presenting three free, in-depth webinars for intermediate & advanced practitioners for you to add to your calendar.

First, Stat-Ease President & CTO Martin Bezener will present "Advanced Mixture DOE for Formulators" on July 17 at 10am US Central time. This followup webinar to the Crash Course in Mixture Design of Experiments (available on our YouTube channel) explains how formulators can design experiments that combine mixture components with process factors, include categorical factors, and deal with hard-to-change variables.

On August 21, consultant Richard Williams will teach about "Robustness studies: If anything can go wrong, prevent it!" In this follow-up presentation to his recent blog posts, attendees will learn about the assumptions and underlying concepts that need to be understood when setting out to conduct a robustness study, and what kind of design you need to fit each situation.

Then, Engineering Consultant Mark Anderson will wrap up this series with "DOE for on-target results with minimal variation" on September 25. He'll speak on how to achieve more robust operating conditions by modeling both mean and standard deviation to achieve on target results with minimal variation.

Register now so you don't miss out on these insightful webinars!

We post a lot on our social media, but unless you're signed up for our emails, you're missing out on exclusive Stat-Ease news & education. What are you waiting for?

Our newsletter subscribers are the first to hear when we release new features, schedule new webinars, and add new workshops to our calendar. We also include exclusive education in our emails, like the DOE FAQ Alert's bi-monthly answers to real customer questions. Sign up today to stay in the know with the latest and greatest our DOE experts & powerful software have to offer.

We all know that can save you months of testing, helping you find the "sweet spot" faster and more efficiently than ever before. But did you know that formulators need to use a special type of design to achieve this?

If you do product formulations, then standard factorial designs just don't work: they don't account for the fact that your variables are proportions of a whole. Mixture designs do. And when your work involves both changing the formulation and processing the product, mixture-process combined designs are the optimal tool for success.

Join us for the July session of our Mixture Design for Optimal Formulations workshop to learn how to effectively experiment with mixture designs. This comprehensive and interactive workshop will give you the skills you need to master formulation studies, from screening to optimization.

Stat-Ease Engineering Consultant Mark Anderson is bringing his expertise to bear in this webinar about complex planned experimentation, aka . In this talk, he'll discuss combining mixture, process and categorical variables into one optimal experiment-design. It covers an innovative way to minimize runs via a specialized “KCV” model using a delectable experiment involving chocolate chip cookies. Make sure you sign up for this on how to simultaneously optimize product and process improvement (link in comments below).

Today's introduces our new Sales/Account Representative, Tony LeBlanc. Tony joined Stat-Ease in October as the first dedicated salesperson in Stat-Ease history, and he's taken our office by storm! Tony's been contacting each and every Stat-Ease subscriber to discuss their software & needs, and he greets prospective users with just as much enthusiasm. He loves getting to build relationships and appreciates the positive feedback everyone shares on Stat-Ease software's ease-of-use and utility in improving experiments. Tony's looking forward to helping grow Stat-Ease through these relationships, and to bring new clients in to learn about DOE and Stat-Ease software with the rest of our sales & marketing team. Give Tony a call today to discuss your DOE needs: he's looking forward to helping you make the most from your experiments!

Following up Richard's three-part series on robust design, Stat-Ease Engineering Consultant Mark Anderson shares a simple tip that you can include in any of your hashtag to quickly check for on-target results with minimal variation. Check the comments for the direct link, then come back and let us know your experiences with this sort of modeling!

We've seen clients who come to us asking how to use to test more than 20 variables at one time, and our answer is always the same: start with screening designs. Scroll through today's DOE tip on Instagram to start learning, then watch one of our screening webinars on YouTube or sign up for a summer DOE workshop to learn how to make the most from screening designs.

There are still spots available for the upcoming June session of our Modern DOE for Process Optimization workshop, but time is running out to register. Our fast-paced, professional short course will get you up to speed on making breakthrough improvements using powerful (DOE) techniques. This hands-on workshop will teach you how to use factorial designs and response surface methods to efficiently and effectively optimize your products and processes through real, industrial case studies. As always, it will be led live by our statistical experts over five half-day sessions on Zoom. If you can't make the live sessions, you can register to take the course asynchronously - ask us how!

Use the link below to register, or add a comment with your questions!

Are you wondering if will really help you in your work? Curious how others have used DOE to save time & money, or make breakthrough improvements in their products & processes? Look through our robust collection of white papers, manuscripts, & case studies! Our most recent additions:

- a paper by Current Chemicals on the longevity of a photoluminescent molecule
- Mark & Martin's contribution to the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
- testing for the perfect chocolate chip cookie

With over 150 papers in more than 30 industrial categories, there's bound to be something in here that piques your interest. Browse today: https://www.statease.com/case-studies/

Last year, consultant Shari Kraber presented two webinars that unlock the secrets of doing response surface methodology. We're spotlighting them today to make sure you're applying her tried-and-true techniques! These 1-hour webinars are posted on YouTube so you can start saving time and money today...

In "Keys to Building the Perfect Response Surface Design," Shari walks you through choosing the right design style for your experiment, including handling your factors & constraints. Then, in "Keys to Analyzing a Response Surface Design," you'll learn about automatic model selection techniques, then use diagnostics & key statistics to confirm the validity of your model.

Check them out now to start making the most from your experiments!
Keys to Building: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trKHFmNoQsQ
Keys to Analyzing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsUPtEePoIk

The best way to do is with the help of a computer: some of the statistics are just too much to try to do by hand. But as we've all observed lately with LLMs, the way computers think can be very different from how humans do. Read through today's on our to learn how Stat-Ease software offers ways to translate what our helpful computers think up into real, human terms that engineers can easily use.

This is the sign you've been waiting for: it's time to level up your prowess and save more time & money on your experiments. We've just posted more dates for our comprehensive, hands-on workshops, and you can register now to reserve your spot. What do these workshops include? Well...

These courses are designed for all learners from brand-new beginners to experienced experimenters. Learn from expert instructors using real, industry case studies that cover factorial designs & response surface methods for process improvement or mixture & combined mixture-process designs for formulation development.

We're holding our acclaimed Modern DOE for Process Optimization in June & December, and our Mixture Design for Optimal Formulations workshops in July & October. For pharma & biotech scientists, our industry-specific Designed Experiments for Biotech & Pharma will be held in September. If the listed dates don't work for you, we also offer an asynchronous option. Contact us for more information or with any other questions - we look forward to hearing from you!

When was the last time you took a peek at our channel? In addition to our long-form webinars, we post short demonstration videos that answer commonly-asked questions. Check out the quick tips on setting up an optimal design, changing the layout of your screen, and selecting effects via our unique graphical interface. Make sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell icon so you never miss out on new videos!

The final part of Richard's blog on robustness testing in is live! He covered testing for factors either inside or outside a system in the first two parts, and this last segment covers a combined design to protect against both. Read it now via the link in the comments!

We've talked about how doing isn't just running one experiment, but a series of them. In addition to "knowing the SCOR," there's ways to adjust your design space and adapt your experiments to eliminate waste as you move through the sequential steps. Ready to learn more?

Stat-Ease President & CTO Martin Bezener will be giving a webinar on May 15 to talk about screening before experimentation, expanding, shrinking, or repairing the experimental design space during the experiment, and more. Register using the link in the comments!

Stat-Ease Engineering Consultant Mark Anderson contributed the "Stats Corner" of the Journal of Plastic Film & Sheeting this quarter. His article talks about the strategy for successful experimentation: Screening, Characterization, Optimization, and Robustness testing. Check it out along with the rest of this issue today!

It's time for more bite-sized education! Many experimenters do their formulations with factorial & RSM designs. However, you need to use a mixture design to get good data about your formulations. Hop over to our Instagram page to read more!

We post a lot on our social media, but unless you're signed up for our emails, you're missing out on exclusive Stat-Ease news & education. What are you waiting for?

Our newsletter subscribers are the first to hear when we release new features, schedule new webinars, and add new workshops to our calendar. We also include exclusive education in our emails, like the DOE FAQ Alert's bi-monthly answers to real customer questions. Sign up today to stay in the know with the latest and greatest our DOE experts & powerful software have to offer.

Mark's webinar with Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) doesn't start until 4pm Central today, so there's still time to get your registration in. And if you can't make it today? Have you considered having Stat-Ease give a talk to YOUR professional organization? hashtag can save R&D engineers in any industry time & money: just ask us to show you how.

IoPP Minnesota Chapter Webinar: Leading-Edge Experiment Design for Packaging Professionals Join our Minnesota Chapter members for the informative webinar Leading-Edge Experiment Desig

The next part of Richard's blog on robustness testing in is live! In this segment, he covers testing for fluctuating conditions within your system. Read it now: https://statease.com/blog/achieving-robust-processes-via-three-experiment-design-options-part-2/

(If you missed part 1, here's that link, too: https://statease.com/blog/achieving-robust-processes-via-three-experiment-design-options-part-1/)

Many of us love food, but only a select few love it enough to make it their career - so , this one's for you! We're holding a (DOE) workshop in May exclusively for folks working in food, beverage, nutrition, and sensory industries. Discover how DOE tools facilitate creation of efficient and reliable processes and superior products, with case studies provided from the food & sensory industry to illustrate every concept. Scale up your research efforts by mastering factorial, response surface, and mixture designs in this 1-week interactive online course. Contact us for more information or register now! https://www.statease.com/training/workshops/defs

Need a way to dazzle your clients or managers with your data? Look no further than our Custom Graphs feature. Scroll through today's on Instagram to learn more, then test it out with your own dataset (and a trial of Stat-Ease 360 if you need it). https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lykaGOTXL/

They're not as rare as a total solar eclipse 🌑🌞, but you should mark your calendar to make sure you tune in for our upcoming industry-focused (DOE) webinars by Mark Anderson!

First, Stat-Ease will host "Exploiting Statistical Experiment Design to Accelerate Pharmaceutical R&D." Anyone developing pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, or components of the same should sign up to learn the ways in which DOE can help you save time & money developing new products or refining existing processes. Gain the tools to quickly converge on the quality by design (QbD) “sweet spot" where everything meets the specs for minimal cost. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3102602348137866334

Then, our colleagues at the Institute for Packing Professionals (Minnesota Chapter) are graciously hosting Mark's talk on "Leading-Edge Experiment Design for Packaging Professionals." Here he'll discuss the tools you'll use to develop efficient processes, quickly solve problems, and make breakthrough discoveries. https://community.iopp.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=27669744-1ff5-4f04-8b50-018e678253b9

Both talks will be industry-specific, meaning all the examples will come directly from the pharma & packaging industries (respectively). Register now to reserve your spot and start making the most from your experiments!

The final step to any is testing for robustness: demonstrating that the improved process will stand up to real-world conditions. Richard Williams, Stat-Ease trainer & consultant, has posted the first of a 3-part blog series on distinct types of designs for testing robustness.

Click through to read about the three distinct types and explore the first, basic test for robustness against external noise factors: https://statease.com/blog/achieving-robust-processes-via-three-experiment-design-options-part-1/

Are you one of a team of 5 folks who needs Design-Expert software? Are you the lone statistical expert at your company? Or are hundreds of scientists across your company's global presence trying to save time & money with ? Worry not: Stat-Ease offers a license type that will fit your needs and budget.

For larger teams, we offer two kinds of network licenses for enterprise and academic use: one that lets you utilize your organization's on-premises server, and one that just needs an internet connection. For those on smaller teams or working by themselves, we have both a yearly subscription and a non-expiring single-user license. Not sure which option works for you? Our friendly sales team is available by email, phone, or chat on our website.

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