Well,

Somebody knows when goes to be applied the new edition of the PPAP ?

If somebody already knows ! it could inform me if for material in bulk it had many alterations or if it had a bigger approach ?

:thanx:

Check the bottom of this page for threads with similar topics. There are a couple there that may tell you what you need to know.

Dave

Well,

Somebody knows when goes to be applied the new edition of the PPAP ?

If somebody already knows ! it could inform me if for material in bulk it had many alterations or if it had a bigger approach ?

:thanx:

The official word is that the 4th Edition will be coming your way in the first quarter of 2006, and unofficially I've heard (from a usually reliable source) February. As AIAG has proven it can't get out of its own way so far, I'll believe them when I see it.

From what I've been able to gather (and this is unofficial) the only change in the bulk material requirements will be that the Bulk Materials Checklist will not be one of the standard PPAP elements (which makes sense, because it shouldn't have been one to begin with).

The most significant changes appear to be the removal of the entire customer-specific requirements section (users will be directed to iaob.org or individual customer websites for that information) and a change in the cusstomer notification requirements; exclusions/exceptions have been removed, apparently making it mandatory to notify customers of any process changes.

I suppose almost anything now proposed might change, so stay tuned.

Thanks, JSW05.

Also see: AIAG PPAP Third edition changes to Fourth - Ten major changes? (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=13589) and AIAG PPAP 4th Edition - Has anyone heard what the change(s) will be? (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=8449).

The official word is that the 4th Edition will be coming your way in the first quarter of 2006, and unofficially I've heard (from a usually reliable source) February..

From todays AIAG update:

Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) Fourth Edition: This document defines generic requirements for production part approval, including production and bulk materials. The purpose of PPAP is to determine if all customer engineering design record and specification requirements are properly understood by the supplier and that the process has the potential to produce product consistently meeting these requirements during an actual production run at the quoted production rate. The PPAP Fourth Edition will be available exclusively from AIAG March 1, 2006.

From todays AIAG update:

Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) Fourth Edition: This document defines generic requirements for production part approval, including production and bulk materials. The purpose of PPAP is to determine if all customer engineering design record and specification requirements are properly understood by the supplier and that the process has the potential to produce product consistently meeting these requirements during an actual production run at the quoted production rate. The PPAP Fourth Edition will be available exclusively from AIAG March 1, 2006.

Seeing is believing;)

See New PPAP Manual fourth edition will be available to order in advance on February 24, 2006 (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=15460)