Approve first: PPAP before volume orders.
Check every batch: before goods ship.
Stay secure: dual-sourcing and clear contracts.
Production part approval, confirming the factory can consistently make parts to your specification.
Agreed quality standards, inspection points and acceptance criteria.
Checks on production batches before they ship, by our team or a partner.
Keeping unit cost and quality on target as volumes grow.
We set up a written quality plan, approve the production process before volume orders, and check batches before they ship.
Problems are caught before goods leave, not after delivery.
A third-party inspection company where specialist expertise is needed.
Dual-sourcing and clear contracts, so supply is not at risk.
Advice on pricing, Incoterms and customs, and logistics to the UK.
Agree a written quality plan with the factory, approve the production process before volume orders, and check batches before they ship. We set up and manage each of these steps.
The Production Part Approval Process is a structured way to confirm that a supplier’s production process can consistently make parts to your specification. It was developed in the automotive industry and is now used more widely.
Our team or a partner checks batches before goods leave the factory. Where specialist expertise is needed, we bring in a third-party inspection company.
Yes. We advise on pricing, Incoterms and customs, and help organise logistics from the factory to the UK.
Part of our UK-China manufacturing support. See also: precision manufacturing, supplier discovery and factory audits and prototyping, NPI and tooling.
Last updated: November 2026
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