TM114 – PPAP according to AIAG manual

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:

MINIMUM: 4, MAXIMUM: 12

LANGUAGES:     

Training materials: English / French / Romanian / Hungarian / Turkish / Slovakian
Trainers: 25+ spoken languages by TRIGO trainers all over the world

RECOMMENDED FOR:

Anyone involved in the following activities: 

• Product and process validation 
• Communication to customers about product and process validations or modifications  
• Validation of suppliers' products and processes  

CONTEXT: 

Applicable to all parts and commodities, the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) principles help to reduce delays and non-conformances during part approval by providing a consistent approval process. 

The PPAP is a file that accompanies the initial samples. It is an essential stage in the customer-supplier relationship.  

The AIAG handbook outlines the process to demonstrate engineering design and product specifications are met by the supplier’s manufacturing process and sets out the rules for the composition, submission and development of the PPAP file.  

OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the principles related to the PPAP. 
• Understand the role of the PPAP and its importance in the customer-supplier relationship.  
• Be able to draw up an validate a PPAP 
• Understand the different levels of PPAP 
• Know how to develop the PPAP in the context of changes to the product or process during the life of the product. 

PREREQUISITES:

No prerequisite.

SPECIFIC OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR REMOTE SESSIONS:

• Have a PC with a microphone, a webcam and, if possible, a headset for greater comfort. Note: background screens are available on Zoom or Teams to blur or hide the rear view.
• Have a good Internet connection, to be tested before the session.
• Be installed in a quiet, isolated place ; set yourself to “unavailable” status on Teams ; close your email access, and mute your phone, so as not to be disturbed during the session.
• Participants from the same organization should not be grouped together in the same room, but each at his/ her own desk, to avoid any side discussions during the session. Virtual sub-groups will be specially created for the exercises, which will also enable mixed groups. 
• Remote qualification/certification exams must be taken with camera and microphone open. We may also need to check that you are alone in the room.
• Please connect 5 minutes before the start of the session.

TRAINING METHOD: 

Trainees identify the best practices of the PPAP at each major stage of the methodology: 

• Public session: application to a case study. 
• In-house session: application to a case study specific to the company selected during a preparation. 

TRAINING PROGRAM:

1. The challenges of the PPAP 
2. Creation of the PPAP file: Requirements for each required element  
3. The different submission levels 
4. Changes to the PPAP during product-process changes 
5. In summary, the key success factors for a PPAP 

EVALUATION METHOD:

Knowledge test (Multi Choice Questions)

SKILL VALIDATION:

Training qualification certificate

TRAINING MATERIALS:

Attendee file containing the training materials and practical exercises. Training materials in digital format are made available to trainees a few days before the course.

TO GO FURTHER: 

TM100 – Automotive Core Tools AIAG (APQP / PPAP / FMEA / MSA / SPC / Control Plan)