Launch Trail Bundle Excel | 12 Quality Tools: PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, First Article, Gage R&R, Capability | IATF 16949 apqp

One new part. From the first day of the launch to the PPAP submission.

A new part launch does not end with a signed drawing. It starts with a plan for the PPAP package, runs through the risk, the controls, the training, the gage, the first article and proof that the line can run at rate, and finishes with the submission. This bundle gives you a working Excel tool for every step of that trail, built to hand off from one step to the next.

It is the companion to the free field book “One New Part. The Launch Trail.” The book walks the 8 steps. This bundle gives you the 12 tools to run them.

PPAP is an automotive process, and your customer’s requirements always come first. Check their submission level and element list before you start. The launch steps themselves hold for any new part launch.

The 12 tools, step by step

Step 1: Set up the launch

QA-F-225 PPAP Submission Checklist: track all 18 PPAP elements with status, document location and submission level.

Step 2: Write the PFMEA

QA-F-340 Process FMEA Template: rank every process risk by severity, occurrence and detection, with recommended actions and re-scored results.
QA-F-345 Reverse PFMEA Audit Checklist: challenge your own ratings before the customer or an auditor does.

Step 3: Build the control plan

QA-F-350 Control Plan Template: turn the risk into specification, method, sample, frequency and reaction plan for every characteristic.

Step 4: Train the station

QA-F-390 Work Instruction & Change Release: write the instruction for the station and release every change on the record.
QA-F-320 Skills Matrix: see who is trained on what before the part runs.

Step 5: Prove the gage

QA-F-295 Gage R&R: find out whether the measuring system is capable.
QA-F-230 Calibration Log: see which gages are in date and which are overdue.

Step 6: Make the first article

QA-F-240 First Article Inspection: record actual measurements against the specification and flag each result pass or fail.
QA-F-280 Setup & First-Off Inspection Report: confirm the setup and approve the first piece.

Step 7: Run at rate

QA-F-250 Process Capability Study: judge the process against the specification limits.
QA-F-245 Production Run Rate Calculator: find the bottleneck and see whether the line can make the volume.

Step 8: Submit the PPAP

QA-F-225 PPAP Submission Checklist again, as the package tracker. It is used in steps 1 and 8 and counted once.

One trail, start to finish

Set up and plan the risk: open the PPAP package, write the PFMEA, audit your own ratings
Control and train: build the control plan, release the work instruction, check the skills
Prove the gage and the part: gage study, calibration, first article, first-off approval
Run at rate and submit: capability, run rate, then the package tracker through submission

How this differs from our other launch bundles
The Process Launch Bundle and the PFMEA Risk & Control Bundle stay available as shorter, entry-level sets. The Launch Trail Bundle covers the whole path, from the first day of the launch to the PPAP submission.

Details

12 Excel workbooks in one instant download
Works with Excel 2016, 2019, 2021 and Microsoft 365
Parts, suppliers and examples are generic, so replace them with your own
Open each workbook’s instructions tab for setup

Built by a quality practitioner for quality practitioners: launch engineers, quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, quality managers, and IATF 16949 / ISO 9001 sites. Standards referenced for informational alignment only. Not a certification.