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Change of Raw Mat. Supplier = PPAP?
We manufacture sleeve bearings at the facility I work at. We are pursuing a change of material supplier for the raw material we use on the bearing liner. The new supplier meets all of our specifications with flying colors. Are we required to submit a notification of change to each of our customers? Being a bearing company we have hundreds of customers for our product. If we are required to submit a notification of change we could be looking at a huge amount of PPAP paperwork and delays in implementing the change.
We manufacture sleeve bearings at the facility I work at. We are pursuing a change of material supplier for the raw material we use on the bearing liner. The new supplier meets all of our specifications with flying colors. Are we required to submit a notification of change to each of our customers? Being a bearing company we have hundreds of customers for our product. If we are required to submit a notification of change we could be looking at a huge amount of PPAP paperwork and delays in implementing the change.

It sounds, based on the replies, as if we will need to send the notifications out and hold our breathe that no one desires PPAP. :ca: