PPAP and APQP Software Solution
GroundControl helps aerospace, defense, automotive, and precision manufacturing teams build APQP programs and generate PPAP packages quickly.
Manage deliverables end-to-end with revision control, guided workflows, and export-ready packages.
Highlights
APQP programs end-to-end
Track deliverables from planning through launch.
Fast PPAP creation
Guided workflows keep every form on track.
Multi-sample reporting
Record and submit repeated measurements without spreadsheet stitching.
What is APQP and PPAP?
APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) is the launch framework that defines what quality deliverables need to be planned, completed, and approved before full production. PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) is the formal submission package that proves the part and process can repeatedly meet requirements.
PPAP started in automotive and is now increasingly used in aerospace and other high-volume, precision manufacturing programs. In most environments, Level 2 and Level 3 submissions are most common. The level determines how much objective evidence is required, but OEMs often add their own template formats, required fields, and review rules.
In practice, teams need both generation and review workflows, plus support for customer-specific templates, to keep submissions moving without spreadsheet and email rework.
Typical Level 3 scope includes:
- Part Submission Warrant (PSW)
- First Article / dimensional evidence
- Process capability and MSA studies
- Process flow, control plan, and PFMEA artifacts
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