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Industrial automation · manufacturing · OT — updated 2026-09-23

First-pass yield (FPY)

Share of units accepted without rework or retest.

The percentage of units that meet requirements the first time through a process without rework, repair, or retest. FPY exposes hidden quality cost that a final pass rate can conceal.

See also: Statistical process control (SPC) · Nonconformance · OEE

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