Once a product prototype is approved, our clients will commit to field testing a limited number of engineering samples. The Goal: to determine if any additional design modifications need to be made before a limited production run. Juscom will iterate, test, and repeat with our clients until they are completely satisfied with the product.

When a product is successfully field-tested and approved for production, Juscom begins a limited production run. The Goal: to scale up to a full production run by manufacturing a lower quantity of products to validate the manufacturing process, and make any needed adjustments prior to full-scale production.

• PPAP is a critical part of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). Designed to minimize risk in the manufacturing process by introducing consistency and conformity, APQP is a methodology that enables “customers to easily communicate their product quality planning requirements to their suppliers.”

Juscom provides the limited-run units to the customer for approval. If approved, we move on to full-scale production. If there is any change, however—for example, we need to use a different part because the specified one is no longer available—we’ll repeat the PPAP process and limited production run, as required by IATF 16949, until it is approved for full-scale production.

Juscom is in the final phase of APQP: Production Launch, Assessment, and Improvement. The Goal: To produce at full-capacity, while continuously improving performance, minimizing variance, and satisfying our clients’ objectives.