We work with customers during the RFQ and design stages to understand function, loading, environment, assembly interfaces, regulatory needs, target cost and quality expectations. Our DFM review considers wall thickness, draft, gate positions, sink risk, weld lines and other moulding realities before a tool is cut.
Concerns are presented with practical recommendations, helping the project team make informed decisions and reduce avoidable changes later in the programme.
Our APQP support connects customer requirements with design reviews, feasibility, prototype evidence, tooling development, process definition, inspection planning and production validation. For automotive and other controlled programmes, PPi can support PPAP documentation and agreed submission requirements before start of production.
The result is a traceable development process with defined responsibilities, documented evidence and clearer communication between PPi, customer engineering, quality and procurement teams.
These questions explain APQP, PPAP and design for manufacture, including how Plastic Products International supports structured product development and when our engineering team should become involved.
Advanced Product Quality Planning is a structured method for managing product and process development, helping teams identify risks and provide evidence before full production begins.
Yes. PPi has extensive automotive experience and can support Production Part Approval Process requirements at the level agreed for the programme.
We review mouldability factors such as wall thickness, draft, gating, sink, weld lines, geometry, materials, tolerances and assembly requirements.
Ideally at concept, RFQ or early design stage, before the component geometry and tooling approach become costly to change.
