SUHNER Schweiz AG is a Swiss family business with an international focus. Since 1914, Suhner has stood for innovation, precision and quality in metal processing. As a leading provider of comprehensive solutions, the company supports its customers worldwide from concept development to delivery of the end product.
Suhner offers both proven standard solutions and individually developed systems for the metalworking industry. The solutions are designed to fit each defined application perfectly - efficiently, economically and technologically up to date.
In the GMP-regulated Pharmaceutical and Food industries, the surface quality of the production equipment used is also of great importance. Pipelines, containers, valves and much more must meet the highest surface quality requirements, especially to prevent possible contamination.
Ralf Gengenbach, Managing Director of gempex GmbH, was invited to shed light on this topic at the seminar "Pharma & Food: Surface Finishing" on July 3, 2025 at the Suhner Application Center, Lupfig, Switzerland, in a presentation entitled "Good Manufacturing Practices / GMP Compliance".
The applicable GMP requirements for this technology, the importance of surface quality in critical applications such as water systems and an efficient procedure for proofs of qualification and cleaning validation will be explained.
gempex with locations in Germany, Switzerland and China enjoys an international reputation as a GMP expert providing support on the road to reliability and efficient compliance with good practices, comparable quality systems and applicable regulations.
Inspection readiness is one of gempex's main focus of tasks. . Ralf Gengenbach contributes his expertise from numerous inspections and provides valuable "how-to" knowledge in the field of audits and inspections. Key aspect will be on the documentation of qualification and validation with a view to the level of detail, compliance and efficiency.
Basic points of the lecture "Good Manufacturing Practices / GMP Compliance" are:
- GMP requirements for technology
- Importance of surface quality in critical applications (e.g. water systems)
- Proof of qualification (How detailed is the proof required?)
- Proof of cleaning validation (What is good cleanability?)
For any questions about GMP, qualification and validation, please contact Ralf Gengenbach via contact@gempex.com.
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