APQP Software

Plan, define and complete critical tasks, ensuring end-to-end quality from concept approval through to production.

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Meet customer expectations with APQP software

From concept approval through to production, it's essential that you meet your customers’ requirements throughout the APQP process.

Ensure close collaboration with your customers during each of the 5 phases that make up the process, which include planning, product design, product manufacture development, process validation and product launch. Meeting these key requirements will maintain the success of the production process.

 

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Make the right decisions at the right time

Gaining a clear, complete view of your APQP processes is paramount in ensuring the overall success of the final product.

Outlining any issues from the outset is vital, as failure to manage these obstacles can delay production or even cause anomalies which could result in a step back to the design phase.

Allow yourself to make the necessary informed decisions based on factual, real-time data.

APQP software features

Complete oversight

Streamline processes from planning and process design to product validation.

Swiftly address issues

Funnel APQP action to relevant personnel and track their progression.

Implement bespoke workflows

Define relevant gated processes and ensure task status visibility.

Strive for improvement

Audit manufacturing processes, uncover opportunities, and build instant finding reports.

Improve customer communication

Output PPAP reports and update customers throughout the production process.

Access centralised information

Centrally access FMEA forms, control plans and Part Submission warrants.

Make informed decisions

View real-time dashboard reports, audit trails and integrated risk management.

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Frequently Asked Questions

APQP stands for Advanced Product Quality Planning, taking into account what customers want and following a process to keep quality at the forefront. It documents evidence of risk analysis prior to beginning production on a part to ensure you have a consistent production run, therefore minimising delivery delays due to poor quality.

Basically, APQP deals with the entirety of the process - from receiving a business enquiry all the way to the finished product: 1. Planning, 2. Product design and development, 3. Process design and development, 4. Product and process validation and 5. Ongoing production, use and post-delivery service.

APQP software provides a toolkit for creating and completing the evidence for APQP to meet the requirements of AS9145. It speeds up the APQP process by simplifying the tasks involved into an easy-to-use digital format.

APQP software allows you to manage product data, reduce risk and streamline manual processes, giving you what you need to efficiently manage the manufacturing quality documentation of a product from the planning stage right up until delivering the finished part.

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