Precision Stamping is a critical component of many products. Automotive components, medical equipment, electronic components – all contain metal stampings. able to function for the part or device, the seal is free from defects and perfect quality.
We continue our series of articles in quality metal stamping with a discussion of APQP.
Automotive industry refuses to take any risks with precision metal stamping quality.
The poor quality is not an option with the automotive industry. Therefore, the Big Three (Ford, GM and Chrysler), the Advanced Product Quality Planning created, better known as APQP known.
So what is APQP? Technically, “a guide in the development process and also a standard way, the results among providers and businesses to share in the automotive industry.” More simply, a way to ensure that the companies in the automotive industry in each step of the process of development and market introduction of its suppliers are involved – so that nothing goes wrong. Why? Ultimately, the “Big Three” customers are satisfied with their cars.
APQP is usually implemented in five phases simultaneously and jointly:
• Plan and define the
• Product Design and Development
• Process Design and Development
• Product and process validation
• Start your opinion, evaluation and corrective action
Some questions that can be treated by the APQP process are:
• Can the product / process safe?
• Can the product / process to achieve a higher degree of tolerance capability through the design and / or reduction of process variations?
• What controls should be developed to ensure that achieve the defects can not be a customer?
The APQP process is monitored 23 tracks actually commenced prior to production. Topics such as robust design, design testing, quality control standards, product packaging and more.
Stamping companies must be prepared.
do There are a lot of providers automobile business. Automobile manufacturers and companies that can represent that they demand from their suppliers of the APQP process to be respected.
And this demand is certainly the case for stamping companies as well. Automotive suppliers must ensure that the stamping companies that do business with the commitment of APQP and if she insists:
• Design and continuous monitoring of processes across the enterprise APQP
• Use tools such as APQP Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) to ensure quality
• Use advanced technology to check the seal quality, thickness and dimensions (sensors and gauges)
• Implementation of plans and sophisticated quality control tools to ensure consistency and zero-defect parts (ie, Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Compliance with the preparation of the partial approval (PPAP)
These inspections take place, the company stamped their part to ensure that car manufacturers to reach their goal of customer satisfaction.