PTA Plastics receives MedAccred accreditation

PTA Plastics, a plastic injection moulding company, first learned about MedAccred accreditation when plastics assembly was being phased into the programme and the company took the opportunity to take part in the pilot. 

“As soon as we heard about the MedAccred programme of accreditation we knew it could help us build on our existing relationships in medical devices and open doors with new customers,” says Greg Fish, PTA corporate director of quality. 

“It is very detailed and quite daunting, but as we did the pre-audit self-assessments and began to understand the criteria, we sorted out a manageable plan to progress quickly through the stages.” 

Significant process improvements were made because of the audits. PTA Plastics reduced finishing defects by 86% and reduced internal scrap from 2.78% to 1.81% of parts produced.