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APQP and PPAP Awareness (AS9145)

How advanced product quality planning and production part approval work in aerospace

Duration: 1.5 hours
Modules: 4
Final exam: 70% to pass
Certificate: No expiry

$59

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Verifiable Certificate of Completion. Certificate does not expire.
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About this course

Aerospace customers increasingly require new parts, new suppliers and major changes to go through advanced product quality planning (APQP) and production part approval (PPAP) under AS9145. The aim is simple: find problems while they are still cheap to fix, and prove the product and the process are ready before production begins. This course explains how the method works and what it asks of you.

You will learn why APQP exists and where it came from, how AS9145 relates to AS9100D clauses 8.1 and 8.3, and how AS9102 first article inspection, AS9103 key characteristics and the AS13100 reference manuals for PFMEA and control plans fit around it. You will walk through the five phases, planning, product design and development, process design and development, product and process validation, and production use and ongoing improvement, with the key deliverables of each: design FMEA, process flow, process FMEA, control plan, measurement systems analysis and capability studies. You will then learn the 11 PPAP elements, submission levels, approval status and the part submission warrant.

The final module is about your part: what a cross-functional team does, what you commit to when you sign feasibility, the chain from PFMEA to control plan to work instruction, and the common ways APQP fails, worked through as scenarios.

The course is written for engineers, quality staff, buyers, programme managers, supervisors and operators at aerospace suppliers who are asked for APQP or PPAP. It closes with a 10-question examination drawn from a bank of 20. On passing you receive a PlanetISO Certificate of Completion with lifetime access to the course content. The certificate does not expire.

What you will be able to do

Explain why APQP exists, where it came from and how AS9145 relates to AS9100D clauses 8.1 and 8.3.
Name the five phases of APQP and the key deliverables of each.
Describe the purpose of a design FMEA, process flow, process FMEA, control plan, measurement systems analysis and capability study.
List the 11 PPAP elements in AS9145 and explain submission levels, approval status and the part submission warrant.
Explain the role of the cross-functional team and what a feasibility commitment means.
Trace the chain from process FMEA to control plan to work instruction and test whether it holds.
Recognize common APQP and PPAP failures and the honest alternative in each case.

Course outline

1
Why APQP: finding problems before production does
Late discovery of problems, the automotive origin of APQP and PPAP, what AS9145 asks for, how it relates to AS9100D clauses 8.1 and 8.3, and who requires it.
About 20 minutes, then a module quiz
2
The five phases of APQP and their deliverables
Planning, product design and development, process design and development, product and process validation, and production use and ongoing improvement, with the key deliverables of each: design FMEA, process flow, process FMEA, control plan, measurement systems analysis and capability studies.
About 25 minutes, then a module quiz
3
PPAP: the production part approval process
The 11 PPAP elements in AS9145, what the customer asks to see versus what you keep, approval status (approved, interim, rejected), and the part submission warrant that ties it together.
About 20 minutes, then a module quiz
4
Your part: the team, the feasibility commitment and the chain to the shop floor
What a cross-functional team actually does, what you are committing to when you sign feasibility, the line from PFMEA to control plan to work instruction, scenarios, and the common ways APQP fails.
About 20 minutes, then a module quiz
Final examination and certificate
10 questions drawn from the course bank. Score 70% or higher to receive your Certificate of Completion.

Who it is for

Quality engineers and inspectors assembling PPAP packages
Manufacturing and process engineers who own process flows, PFMEAs and control plans
Buyers and programme managers responding to customer APQP requirements
Production supervisors and operators whose work instructions come from the control plan
Managers at AS9100D suppliers deciding how much to invest in planning

Prerequisites

None. Familiarity with first article inspection is helpful but not required.

Questions

Do I need a copy of AS9145 to take this course?

No. The course paraphrases the structure and deliverables of AS9145. If your customer requires it, your organization should buy the current edition from SAE and the customer's own APQP and PPAP guidance.

Does this course teach me to write an FMEA or run a capability study?

It teaches what each deliverable is for, what it contains and how they connect, at awareness level. It does not replace practitioner training in FMEA, SPC or measurement systems analysis. The AS13100 reference manuals and the automotive core tools manuals are the detailed references.

Is PPAP the same as first article inspection?

No. First article inspection per AS9102 is one of the 11 PPAP elements. PPAP also includes the process flow, PFMEA, control plan, measurement systems analysis, capability studies, packaging approvals and the part submission warrant.

What certificate do I receive?

You receive a PlanetISO Certificate of Completion showing the course title, your name and your exam result. It does not expire. It is evidence of training for your competence record and for customer audits. It is not an accreditation and does not certify you as an APQP practitioner or auditor.

How long do I have access?

Lifetime access to the course and your certificate. You can revisit any module and download your certificate at any time.

What happens if I fail the exam?

You have 3 attempts. Each attempt draws a different 10-question set from the bank of 20, and module quizzes can be retaken without limit to prepare.

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About this course

What you will be able to do

Course outline

Why APQP: finding problems before production does

The five phases of APQP and their deliverables

PPAP: the production part approval process

Your part: the team, the feasibility commitment and the chain to the shop floor

Final examination and certificate

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