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Free QC templates for small manufacturers

Working Excel tools — not blank tables with a logo. Built over a 16-year career in manufacturing quality, tested, and free: one click and it downloads. No email, no card, no account.

CAPA dashboard in Excel with KPI cards and status charts

CAPA Log & Dashboard (Excel)

Corrective & preventive action tracker: auto-numbered CAPA log with root cause and effectiveness columns, color-coded status, and a live KPI dashboard. 100% macro-free.

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NCR dashboard in Excel with KPI cards and defect charts

NCR Log & Dashboard (Excel)

Nonconformance log with defect categories, dispositions, severity, auto-aging, estimated cost, a live dashboard, and a printable one-page NCR report form — the spreadsheet every shop rebuilds from scratch. Macro-free.

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Gauge calibration dashboard in Excel with overdue and due-soon KPI cards

Gauge Calibration Log (Excel)

Gauge register with automatic next-due dates, OVERDUE / DUE SOON flags, a calibration history log, and a live dashboard. Macro-free.

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8D problem-solving report form in Excel with D0 through D3 sections filled in

8D Problem-Solving Report (Excel)

A complete Eight Disciplines report form (D0–D8) with a filled example, plus a multi-8D register with auto IDs and overdue flags. Prints one page wide. Macro-free.

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5-Why analysis worksheet in Excel with evidence column and root cause

5-Why + Fishbone Pack (Excel)

Four connected root-cause worksheets: classic 5-Why with an evidence column, 3-legged 5-Why, structured 6M fishbone, and an action log. With a full worked example. Macro-free.

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Process capability calculator in Excel showing Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk and a capability verdict

Cp/Cpk Calculator (Excel)

Paste measurements, set spec limits, read the verdict: Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk, %OOS, a spec-aware histogram, and a run chart with LSL/USL lines. Macro-free.

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Customer complaint log in Excel with severity, category, and status columns

Customer Complaint Log (Excel)

Intake-to-closure complaint tracking: auto-numbered log with severity and category dropdowns, a response-time promise with OVERDUE flags, and CAPA/8D cross-references. Macro-free.

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Receiving inspection log in Excel with lot results and acceptance tracking

Receiving Inspection Log (Excel)

Lot-by-lot incoming inspection log with accept/reject/conditional results, NCR references, live acceptance rate — plus a printable per-lot receiving checklist. Macro-free.

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Supplier scorecard in Excel with weighted scores and A/B/C ratings

Supplier Scorecard + ASL (Excel)

Approved supplier list with re-evaluation flags, plus a weighted scorecard (quality / delivery / responsiveness) producing automatic A/B/C ratings. Macro-free.

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ISO 9001 internal audit checklist in Excel with clause references

Internal Audit System (Excel)

ISO 9001:2015 internal audit program in one workbook: annual schedule, printable clause-referenced checklist, and a findings tracker with closure and verification. Macro-free.

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PFMEA worksheet in Excel with failure modes, S O D ratings, and RPN

PFMEA Worksheet (Excel)

Full process FMEA worksheet: auto RPN with adjustable thresholds, action tracking with post-action RPN, and an S/O/D rating guide. Honest about AIAG-VDA AP. Macro-free.

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Quality alert dashboard in Excel with acknowledgment KPI cards and charts

Quality Alert System (Excel)

Shop-floor quality alerts with acknowledgment tracking: auto-numbered alert log, per-person ack matrix, printable one-page alert with defect vs OK photo boxes, and a live dashboard. Macro-free.

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Controlled document register in Excel with auto-numbered doc IDs, next review due dates, and OVERDUE / DUE SOON flags

Document Register & Revision Log (Excel)

ISO 9001-style document control: auto-numbered register with review-due flags, a revision log that flags approvals missing an approver, and a printable read-and-understood sign-off sheet. 100% macro-free.

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X-bar and R control chart in Excel with automatic control limits, red rule-signal markers, and an OUT OF CONTROL verdict card

SPC Control Chart Pack (Excel)

Six control charts — X̄-R, I-MR, p, np, c, u — with automatic 3σ limits, four run rules flagged in words and as red points on the chart, baseline freeze, and Cp/Cpk. Macro-free.

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AS9102-style Form 3 characteristic accountability sheet in Excel with automatic PASS/FAIL per characteristic and a NONCONFORMING status card

First Article Inspection Report (Excel)

AS9102-style FAI report: Forms 1, 2 and 3 with automatic PASS/FAIL per characteristic and a live status card, plus a 5-sample in-process inspection report and a FAIR register. Macro-free.

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Why are these free?

Because I built them dozens of times anyway. Sixteen years in quality — machining, fabrication, assembly — and at every shop the same spreadsheets got rebuilt from scratch: the audit log, the CAPA tracker, the gauge list. These are the versions I kept coming back to, cleaned up and documented so they work on day one.

The honest part: NominalQC is the software those spreadsheets eventually grow into. If a template does the job for your shop, run it forever with my blessing. If you hit the point where the workbook can’t chase people, block bad saves, or prove itself to an auditor — that’s what the app is for, from $29/month flat for the whole shop.

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