The document outlines the production part approval process (PPAP), which is a standardized method in the automotive and aerospace industries that ensures manufacturers and suppliers can consistently reproduce parts with the same quality. It details the requirements, elements, and negotiation strategies involved in PPAP, noting differences between automotive and aerospace requirements. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of PPAP in protecting customers and maintaining product quality.

1. PPAP 101
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2. what is PPAP?
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3. what is PPAP?
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4. 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)

5. Essentially, PPAP helps ensure that a product’s parts can be reproduced again and again with the same quality and results.
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6. PPAP is currently governed by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG).
For our automotive friends:

7. They make sure everyone is following the same PPAP process; they make the rules.
what is PPAP?
automotive industry action group (AIAG)

8. in a PPAP?
what’s included

9. PPAP requirements can be found in a PPAP manual.
(there’s one for aerospace and automotive)

10. what’s included in a PPAP?
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We find the PPAP requirements in a manual.

11. 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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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.

13. PPAP elements?
what are the required

14. 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.

15. what are the required PPAP elements?
Automotive requirements
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Design records
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Engineering change docs
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Design FMEA
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Process Flow Diagrams
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Process FMEA
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Control Plan
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MSA
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Dimensional Analysis
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Material Performance Reviews
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Initial Process Studies
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Qualified Laboratory Documentation
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ARR
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Master Sample
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Checking Aids
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Records of Compliance
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PSW
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Sample Product

16. what are the required PPAP elements?
Aerospace requirements
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Production PO and Demand Fulfillment
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Production Drawings
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Change Docs
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Customer Engineering Approval
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DFMEA
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Process Flow Diagrams
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PFMEA
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Dimensional Report
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Production Verification Testing
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Process Approval and Non- Destructive Testing
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Measurement System Analysis
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Engineering Planning/Source Approval
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Initial Process and Readiness Study
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Material Certification Documentation
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Control Plan
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Appearance Approval Report
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Raw Material Approval
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Package Preservation and Labeling Approval

17. PPAP negotiation necessary?
why is

18. PPAP is a work plan or strategy.

19. 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.

20. PPAP required?
when is a

21. Any time a new part or change to an existing part or process is being planned.

22. when is a PPAP required?
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PPAPs protect customers and consumers, making suppliers responsible for organizing and developing quality products.

23. Need to know more about PPAP?
RGBSI can help.