In brief

Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar is using StatSoft's PROCEED software to optimize engine designs and overcome conflicting manufacturing process requirements. PROCEED finds the root cause of process issues, recommends new process-control strategies, and allows making virtual changes to the processes per customer requirements.

At San Diego-based Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar subsidiary, "PROCEED distills actionable information from an abundance of data to improve quality and velocity in our business," says Mike Seskin, a Six Sigma Black Belt with Solar Turbines.