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chivas industries llc
There is much confusion within our company concerning when certain changes require a new PPAP submission for a current production part. For example, we are switching from receiving our colored resin pre-blended to blending it in-house--using the exact same base resin and colorant our outside compounder was using.
Our APQP manager says we have to re-PPAP and re-do all testing called out by the specs on the assembly drawing, for each component for which we want to blend resin. (i.e. complete level 3 PPAP...) Our engineering manager disagrees, saying that this change should be transparent to our customer.
Under what circumstances, and in what situations, is it required that a subcontractor submit a new PPAP package for a current production part?
Thanks,
Melissa Weiandt
Associate Buyer
Plastics Div.
Our APQP manager says we have to re-PPAP and re-do all testing called out by the specs on the assembly drawing, for each component for which we want to blend resin. (i.e. complete level 3 PPAP...) Our engineering manager disagrees, saying that this change should be transparent to our customer.
Under what circumstances, and in what situations, is it required that a subcontractor submit a new PPAP package for a current production part?
Thanks,
Melissa Weiandt
Associate Buyer
Plastics Div.