Production Process and Product Release Procedure PPF Ppap Clause Samples

Production Process and Product Release Procedure PPF Ppap. 9.1 General Prior to the start of series production, the process and product release procedure (PPF incl. the initial sampling PPAP) must be carried out by the Supplier. The scope of sampling shall be agreed between the Buyer and the Supplier. The scope of the PPF/ PPAP documents shall be taken from the buyer's order documents or agreed with the Buyer (see VDA Volume 2). The PPF/ PPAP- documents are to be sent in electronically to the Buyer (contact person in QA) and will be approved there. Series production at the supplier is only released after approval has been granted in writing by the Buyer. The initial sample parts (quantity as agreed with the Buyer) and reference samples are to be stored by the supplier undamaged and protected from environ- mental influences. A new PPF procedure is to be carried out in accordance with VDA 2 (see trigger matrix) and after consultation with the Buyer. In the case of incomplete PPAP documents or if the PPF-result is not suitable for series production (status “red” by OEM), the Buyer reserves the right to charge the sub- sequent costs to the Supplier. 9.2 Process Approval at Suppliers’ During the internal process approval, the Supplier provides evidence that under series conditions he has produced parts in the required quality and in the specified quantity in a controlled and capable process. The process approval in accordance with the customer-specific requirements (see Appendix 1) can be carried out by the Buyer himself, by the customer of the Buyer (OEM) or with the participation of both parties at the Supplier’s production site. 9.3 Requalification / Layout inspection and functional testing The requalification test of the products and processes by the supplier must be carried out within the scope of the initial sampling annually or after a longer production downtime in accordance with the respective customer-specific additional requirements to IATF 16949 for the ordered components. If required, the requalification data must be made available to the Buyer within two working days. The annual requalification test must be specified in the production control plan or in the inspection plan of the Supplier (see Chap. 7.2).