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What does PPAP mean?

A standardized process in the automotive and aerospace industries that helps manufacturers and suppliers communicate and approve production designs and processes before, during, and after manufacture.

PPAP in a sentence
The supplier must submit a full Production Part Approval Process package before we can begin mass production.

PPAP in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Produktionsteil-Abnahmeverfahren
also Production Part Approval Process, PPAP

Standardisiertes Bemusterungsverfahren in der Automobilindustrie.

French
Processus d'Approbation des Pièces de Production
also Production Part Approval Process, PPAP

Protocole de validation des pièces destinées à la série.

Spanish
Proceso de Aprobación de Partes de Producción
also Production Part Approval Process, PPAP

Proceso de certificación de que el proveedor puede fabricar según requisitos.

Italian
Processo di Approvazione delle Parti di Produzione
also Production Part Approval Process, PPAP

Standard per la garanzia della qualità dei componenti acquistati.

Common phrases with PPAP

  • submit package PPAP
  • begin mass production PPAP
  • supplier requirement PPAP

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