What is included in a Level 3 PPAP?

The Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) quality documentation system is designed to verify a manufacturer’s ability to produce automotive parts. One of five submission levels, Level 3 includes a Part Submission Warrant (PSW), product samples and complete supporting data.

What are PPAP samples?

The PPAP package usually shows a picture of the sample and where it is kept (customer or supplier). Master Sample. A sample signed off by customer and supplier, that usually is used to train operators on subjective inspections such as visual or for noise.

What is PPAP in automotive industry?

Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) is the industry standard that ensures engineering design and product specification requirements are met. Through the PPAP guideline, suppliers and customers understand the requirements to obtain part approval of supplier manufactured parts.

How do I create a PPAP document?

PPAP Documentation Requirements

  1. Design Records.
  2. Engineering Change Documentations, if any.
  3. Customer Engineering approval, if required.
  4. Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA)
  5. Process Flow Diagrams.
  6. Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (PFMEA)
  7. Measurement System Analysis Studies.
  8. Dimensional Results.

How many parts are required for a PPAP?

The PPAP process consists of 18 elements that may be required for approval of production level parts. Not all of the elements are required for every submission.

What is MSA & SPC?

SPC stands for Statistical Process Control. MSA stands for Measurement System Analysis. Both of those are usually used in the manufacturing industry, but one of my goals is to evolve these concepts to be used by people in the service industry or by regular business people.

What is FMEA in PPAP?

FMEA is a team activity which identifies potential failure modes based on past experience with similar products or processes or based on common failure to prevent such failures in advance and saving potential losses, cost and time.