Trainings and workshops

Are you desperately looking for specialists for plastic or material conformity? We train your staff for you. Gradical offers various training courses and workshops on medical plastics, biocompatibility, material compliance and sustainable plastics. In addition, we coach your company in creating your own processes and work instructions in the areas of biocompatibility, material compliance and plastics assessment. If you are interested, we also offer training courses and workshops on other plastics topics or put together entire training programs for your new employees.

In this area, we offer the following services:

  • Medical Grade Plastics

  • Biocompatibility

  • Material compliance

  • Sustainable plastics

  • Regulatory Monitoring

Medical Grade Plastics

In the Medical Grade Plastics training, participants learn about all the requirements for medical plastics and their applications. Further components of the course are the VDI-2017 guideline and the terms USP Class VI and biocompatibility. In the Medical Grade Plastics training, participants learn about all the requirements for medical plastics and their applications. Further components of the course are the VDI-2017 guideline and the terms USP Class VI and biocompatibility.

Biocompatibility

What’s the USP <88> and USP <87>? What is the ISO10993 series of standards and how do you apply them? When do we even need to test biocompatibility and how? These and many more questions will be answered by your Gradical expert in the Medical Grade Plastics training.

Biocompatibility

In the biocompatibility training, participants learn all about common biocompatibility standards and their applications.
– ISO 10993-ff and how it is embedded in risk management.
– ISO 18562-ff and how it differs from ISO 10993
– ISO 18562-ff and how it differs from ISO 10993 – USP <87> and USP <88>>

Material compliance

In the material compliance training, participants receive an overview of the most important material compliance regulations and their requirements.
– REACH / SVHC, Annex XIV and XVII
– RoHS
– California Proposition 65
– TSCA
– CMR Substances
– nanomaterials
– Endocrine Disruptors
– phthalates
– BPA
– Formaldehyde
– Biocides
– Animal Derived Substances
– PFAS
Training on other substance regulations is also available if interested.

Sustainable plastics

Training on sustainable plastics provides participants with an overview of the state of the art.
– CO₂ reduction and LCA
– recycled, bio-based or biodegradable plastics
– reprocessing
– weight savings
Also part of the course are the types of plastics applicable to medical technology and the challenges for the future.