So if you are just starting out with the basics (like the Deming Red Bead Experiment or SPC) or you're on to more advanced subjects (like designed experiments, statistics, or Six Sigma) you will find our demonstration tools an invaluable investment.

Statistical methods, like Statistical Process Control (SPC), have been proven to be a key element in achieving total quality. As a result, all types of industries and educational institutions have been heavily investing in a variety of training programs.

Lightning Calculator has been focused on improving the quality of training programs by providing a wide assortment of training aids for various classroom demonstrations. These include quincunx boards, sampling devices, chip boxes, funnel experiments, run demonstrators, and the like.

We have attempted to practice what we preach by designing and manufacturing our training aids to be the market leaders. Our quincunx units are manufactured on state-of-the-art computer controlled equipment, our sampling bowls are 100% polished acrylic, we use premium hard woods, our beads are solid acrylic (not dyed), and so it goes. One of our customers shared with us that after researching the market and asking such distinguished experts as Dr. Juran which unit he would choose, he recommended the Lightning Calculator Quincunx hands down, because of its quality reputation. After all, when you are teaching quality improvement, doesn't it make sense to use the best quality training aids rather than cheap imitations?

A Word About Prices :

When one examines the total cost associated with a typical three day SPC course for 100 employees, the cost runs upward of $24,000 for employee's time alone (based on $10/hour wages). Training materials like books, handouts, calculators, and instructors fees can easily run another $5000. The actual cost of the training aids pales in comparison to these other costs. Yet the focus of a course is not to provide training, but to change people's behavior back on the job. For it is only when employees use the training, and make quality improvements, that an organization recoups its training investment. Lightning Calculator Training Aids are classroom proven to help employees bridge the gap between classroom theory and on-the-job practice.