PACKAGING TESTS

WE TEST WHAT YOUR PACKAGING CAN WITHSTAND!

Packaging testing simulates mechanical and climatic stresses to which packaging is subjected during transport, handling and storage. Thrusts, impacts, shocks and pressure loads are simulated in the laboratory. Ideally, their contents remain undamaged – and if not, we provide you with appropriate suggestions for improvement.

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Stress-resistant packaging protects for days, weeks and months, no matter where the journey takes you. Thanks to standardized packaging tests, shippers know exactly which and how much packaging is required. When goods travel around the globe, vibrations, shocks, fluctuating temperatures and humidity levels put them under extreme stress.

By carrying out a transport test on packages and load units ready for shipment, we uncover possible weak points in good time. In our accredited test laboratory in Hamburg, we work according to national and international standards for packaging testing. Here we develop customized packaging solutions in which the components goods – packaging – means of transport interact optimally.

Transport and environmental simulation

On their way from the production site to the end customer, your products encounter a variety of environmental influences: shocks, vibrations, heat, cold, etc. Your packaging solution should protect against all these stresses. Take the test with our certified test methods.

Tests for transport and environmental simulation

Packaging materials, packaging and packaging aids

Different packing aids ensure safe, correct and transportable packaging. In our accredited laboratory, we test, for example, your corrugated board, the absorption capacity of desiccant bags and, of course, the load-bearing capacity of your pallets.

Tests for packaging materials, packaging and packaging aids

Pharmaceutical and medical devices

To enable doctors to work hygienically, critical medical devices must be sterile and remain so after transport and storage. In our test laboratory, we ensure that your packaging solution meets this requirement.

Tests for pharmaceutical and medical products

WE WORK WITH TRIED AND TESTED TESTING PROGRAMMES FOR PACKAGING TESTING AND SHIPPING SIMULATION:

Drop tests for transport packaging
Vibration tests for loading units
Climatic tests for packaging materials or components
Mechanical shock tests
Leak tests for liquid containers
Barrier tests for medical packaging
Ageing tests for equipment and materials
Tensile tests e.g. for films and sterile packaging

THE TESTING FACILITIES OF OUR LABORATORIES

Our laboratories have testing equipment with which we examine packaging materials, packaging and packaging aids to determine how well they survive transport by truck, train, plane or ship. We examine the general functionality of the materials as well as the mechanical, climatic or chemical resilience of a packaging solution.

In addition to the packaging tests, we also have testing equipment for environmental simulations. We can carry out these on packages, load units, but also on electronic devices, individual components and their materials.

Our accreditation & certifications

Accreditation

The German Accreditation Body (DAkkS)
is the national accreditation authority
of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Certification

ISTA certification helps minimise product damage and optimise resource use through effective packaging design.

Recognition

DIN CERTCO certifies and assesses the conformity of products and services on the basis of defined standards.

The competence of our testing laboratories for packaging testing is officially recognised:

» Accreditation & certifications

We find answers for your questions

We convey competence, put packaging in focus and find answers to your questions - authentically, honestly, competently and without digressing. So that we can answer your questions, examine your products and expand your knowledge of packaging, send us your e-mail address and we will get back to you.
We are already looking forward to your very individual challenge!