Enhance Manufacturing Efficiency with Quality Core Tools
The Automotive Quality Core Tools, developed over 30 years ago by AIAG, ASQ, Ford, GM, and Chrysler (now FCA), are essential for effective quality management systems. These tools have since been adopted by various manufacturing sectors including aerospace, defense, medical, consumer products, transportation, and pharmaceuticals.
PMC has 40+ years of experience in quality and APQP consulting.
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APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)
APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) is systematically used to define and establish the necessary steps to ensure customer satisfaction with a product. This process emphasizes proactive issue prevention. PMC provides comprehensive APQP training, covering all five phases of the tool and its practical applications in manufacturing.
The goal of product quality planning is to facilitate communication with everyone involved to assure that all required steps are completed on time.
PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)
PPAP ensures suppliers comply with customer design specifications and verifies that the manufacturing process consistently produces products meeting these requirements at the quoted production rate. Established by AIAH for IATF 1649:2016, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) is a standardized method utilized by suppliers to submit new or modified parts for approval to customers before mass production shipments. PMC provides comprehensive PPAP training that includes elements, submission levels such as Part Submission Warrant (PSW), and its practical applications in manufacturing.
The goal of product quality planning is to facilitate communication with everyone involved to assure that all required steps are completed on time.
FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
Identify and mitigate potential issues during product and process development (APQP) with FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). The process assesses each component, prioritizing critical and safety-related aspects. PMC’s comprehensive FMEA training includes the linkage between APQP and FMEA, inputs from APQP to PFMEA and Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEA development, and PFMEA to Control Plan Linkage.
