procesplan

A procesplan, or process plan, is a document or data structure used in manufacturing and product realization to specify the methods, sequence, and resources required to produce a part or product. It translates a design into concrete instructions for the shop floor and often links to the bill of materials and the production routing.

A procesplan typically lists the operations in order, the work centers or machines used, required tooling and fixtures, setup instructions, process parameters (such as speeds, feeds, temperatures), quality checks, inspection points, and measurement methods. It may also include material specifications, tolerances, and safety or handling notes.

The plan serves several functions: guiding production, estimating cycle times and costs, scheduling work, and ensuring repeatable quality across batches. It supports standardization, process optimization, and change management by providing a reference for revisions.

Creation and maintenance: Process engineers or manufacturing engineers typically create procesplans, often using CAD/CAM data, PLM/ERP systems, and libraries of standard operations. Plans are revised as designs change, tooling evolves, or new manufacturing methods are introduced.

Relation: The procesplan is closely related to routing (the sequence of operations) and to the broader workflow of product data management. In some environments the terms process plan, routing, and BOM are integrated into a single manufacturing data structure.