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PPAP 101
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what is PPAP? for starters…
what is PPAP?
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PRODUCTION PART APPROVAL PROCESS
A P P P
A standardized process in the automotive and aerospace industries that helps manufacturers and suppliers communicate and approve production designs and processes before, during, and after manufacture.
what is PPAP?
production part approval process: (noun)
Essentially, PPAP helps ensure that a product’s parts can be reproduced again and again with the same quality and results.
what is PPAP?
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PPAP is currently
governed by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG).
For our automotive friends:
They make sure everyone is following the same PPAP process; they make the rules.
what is PPAP?
automotive industry action group (AIAG)
in a PPAP? what’s included
PPAP requirements
can be found in a PPAP manual.
(there’s one for aerospace and automotive)
what’s included in a PPAP?
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PRODUCTION PART APPROVAL PROCESS
A P P P We find the PPAP requirements in a manual.
what’s included in a PPAP?
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The manuals have PPAP checklists which include all requirements, called elements, for a complete PPAP package.
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Level 1
Level 3
Level 2
Level 4
Level 5
what’s included in a PPAP?
There are 5 different levels of PPAPs identified on the checklists.
Each level has specific requirements for each element and indicates which elements should be submitted to the customer.
PPAP elements? what are the required
what are the required PPAP elements?
The required elements are different for the automotive and aerospace industries.
**Note: there are no standardized aerospace PPAPs. Many aerospace companies have developed their own process.
what are the required PPAP elements?
Automotive requirements
• Design records • Engineering change docs • Design FMEA • Process Flow Diagrams
• Process FMEA • Control Plan • MSA • Dimensional Analysis
• Material Performance Reviews • Initial Process Studies • Qualified Laboratory
Documentation • ARR
• Master Sample • Checking Aids • Records of Compliance • PSW • Sample Product
what are the required PPAP elements?
Aerospace requirements
• Production PO and Demand Fulfillment
• Production Drawings • Change Docs • Customer Engineering Approval • DFMEA
• Process Flow Diagrams • PFMEA • Dimensional Report • Production Verification Testing • Process Approval and Non-
Destructive Testing
• Measurement System Analysis • Engineering Planning/Source
Approval • Initial Process and Readiness
Study • Material Certification
Documentation
• Control Plan • Appearance Approval Report • Raw Material Approval • Package Preservation and
Labeling Approval
PPAP negotiation necessary? why is
PPAP is a work plan or strategy.
why is PPAP negotiation necessary?
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Not every PPAP is the same, so negotiation helps to ensure that both parties (the customer and the supplier) have the same expectations.
PPAP required? when is a
Any time a new part or change to an existing part
or process is being planned.
when is a PPAP required?
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PPAPs protect customers and consumers, making suppliers responsible for organizing and developing quality products.