Product & process design outputs (IATF only)
Plain-language summary
IATF specifies what design must hand over: for product — DFMEA, results, special characteristics, error-proofing, drawings/GD&T, service/repair information; for process — PFMEA, control plan, layout, work instructions, capacity analysis, process approval acceptance criteria and more.
What the clause is really asking
Two explicit output lists forming the launch package. Process design outputs include the complete manufacturing system definition: specifications and drawings, floor plan, characteristics matrix, PFMEA, control plan, instructions, approval criteria, data for quality/reliability, error-proofing results, rapid detection/feedback methods.
What auditors look for
Auditors use the lists as checklists against your launch file. Missing capacity analysis or characteristics matrix? The list says it should exist. They also check coherence: PFMEA-control plan-instruction alignment.
Typical evidence
Launch/PPAP file containing the listed outputs; characteristics matrices; capacity analyses; error-proofing verification records.
How to comply — recommendations
Make the two IATF output lists your launch-file index pages — completeness becomes a tick exercise, and audits become file walks instead of hunts.
Common nonconformities
Launch files missing capacity analysis or characteristics matrix; PFMEA and control plan diverging; service information never produced.
Related clauses
Builds on ISO 9001 8.3.5
Qlause provides interpretive guidance only and is not a substitute for the standard. Refer to your licensed copy of ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 for the authoritative text.