Advanced Design of Experiments for Smarter Optimization and Faster Insights

Design stronger experiments with fewer runs to improve accuracy and optimize complex processes.

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Minitab Strengthens Design of Experiments Leadership with Acquisition of Effex’s Proprietary Design Catalog

Solutions

A New Standard in Advanced Design of Experiments (DOE)
The World’s Largest Design Catalog
Proprietary OMARS® Designs
Model Selection & Multi-Response Optimization
Cloud-Based DOE in the Minitab Solution Center™

A New Standard in Advanced Design of Experiments (DOE)

Minitab has strengthened its leadership in Design of Experiments (DOE) with the acquisition of Effex, an advanced, cloud-based experimental design and optimization platform featuring proprietary OMARS® designs and the world’s largest exclusive design catalog.

By combining Minitab’s trusted classical DOE with Effex’s modern, AI-driven experimental design technology, organizations can design better experiments, build more accurate models, and reach optimal solutions faster, all within the Minitab Solution Center™.

The World’s Largest Design Catalog

Access 500M+ experimental designs.

Effex provides exclusive access to a catalog of over 500 million enumerated designs — covering problems with up to 20 factors, including quantitative, categorical, and blocking factors.

Capabilities include:

Filtering across a complete set of statistical criteria
Comparing up to 50 designs simultaneously
Supporting randomized, blocked, D-, A-, I-optimal and split-plot designs

No more settling for limited libraries. Effex guarantees the best design, regardless of constraints, structure, or objectives.

Proprietary OMARS^® Designs

Bridge screening and response surface modeling without compromise.

Effex introduces OMARS^® designs (Orthogonal Minimally Aliased Response Surface), developed by thought leaders Peter Goos and Jose Nunez.

OMARS^® designs:

Combine screening efficiency with full quadratic modeling power
Provide improved prediction accuracy across the design space
Deliver clearer, less confounded effect estimates through better orthogonality
Require fewer runs for deeper insight

Gain more information from fewer experiments, without sacrificing model quality.

Model Selection & Multi-Response Optimization

Go beyond traditional regression limits.

Effex significantly expands modeling and optimization capabilities:

All-subset regression beyond traditional software limits (200+ terms)
Unique all-subset approach for mixed models
Sophisticated multi-response optimization using probability of success

Cloud-Based DOE in the Minitab Solution Center™

Modern, collaborative experimentation — fully integrated.

Born in the cloud, Effex becomes part of the Minitab Solution Center™ as an advanced DOE application

Benefits include:

Web-based access from anywhere
Always up-to-date, no installations required
Shareable experiments with annotations and track-and-trace capabilities
Integrated experimentation, modeling, optimization, and decision-making

Collaborate across R&D, engineering, and operations in a unified environment.

Learn how to design smarter experiments, build better models, and achieve optimal results with Minitab & Effex.

With Effex integrated into the Minitab Solution Center™, Minitab now delivers the most comprehensive Design of Experiments solution available, blending classical DOE expertise with modern, AI-driven experimental design technology.