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Our plastics supplier has an injection mold die that has 8 cavities. They closed off cavity 7 to send it out to repair due to some flash that was occurring. The problem is that they need to PPAP to us, and we need to PPAP to our customer.
Our sales guy mentioned that we can PPAP approve the supplier for 7 of 8 of their cavities. I did not like that idea because running 7 of 8 cavities is not representative of the process, and by signing the PPAP I would be saying that their tool, process and parts meet design intent, which is not true.
I wanted to ask if you guys have been through any PPAP cavity issues similar to this and see how you handled it. Can I PPAP 7 of eight cavities or could that lead to some major problems down the road?
Our sales guy mentioned that we can PPAP approve the supplier for 7 of 8 of their cavities. I did not like that idea because running 7 of 8 cavities is not representative of the process, and by signing the PPAP I would be saying that their tool, process and parts meet design intent, which is not true.
I wanted to ask if you guys have been through any PPAP cavity issues similar to this and see how you handled it. Can I PPAP 7 of eight cavities or could that lead to some major problems down the road?
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