ASTM D5276: drop test of loaded containers
The ASTM D5276 standard is a protocol for testing the strength and protective ability of packaged products when exposed to a sudden shock resulting from a free-fall impact. This procedure provides guidance on how to perform free fall or drop test by allowing a company...
What is EUMOS 40509:2012?
EUMOS 40509-2012 is a standard that describes the test method for analyzing and evaluating unit load stiffness. This test protocol is based on the application of horizontal dynamic forces/accelerations to the unit load in order to evaluate the stiffness of the unit...
Load Stability Tester solutions: Lansmont, ESTL & Safe Load TT
The world of logistics and transportation has significantly changed during the last few years, resulting in the need to establish new rules to adequately regulate the current state of this industry. There is a growing concern about the conditions experienced by the...
ISO 17025: what is and its benefits
The ISO 17025 accreditation outlines a series of protocols required to accredit the technical capabilities and quality standards of a testing and calibration laboratory. This ISO certification therefore evidences the capability of a laboratory to consistently provide...
Main Packaging Tests
Packaging tests are one of the most versatile tools for ensuring the safety of transported goods, while generating significant economic savings. Therefore, it is essential to know which are the main packaging testing methods and how to perform them. The...
Why you need to become ISTA certified
ISTA certification is one of the most well-known and implemented international parameters for the regulation of goods transportation. It consists of a series of tests that aim to establish quality standards with the purpose of guaranteeing safety during the...
ASTM D4728: everything about it
Throughout the distribution cycle, containers are subjected to a number of forces that can compromise their protective ability, such as random vibrations. The ASTM D4728 - 17 aims to prevent this problem in order to design effective systems that guarantee the safety...
ISTA 3A: everything you need to know
The ISTA 3A testing procedure is a general simulation test for individual product packages sent via a package delivery service such as UPS, DHL, FedEx, etc., whether by air or land. ISTA specifies that the 3A testing procedure covers the testing of individually...
4 tips to choose the best protective packaging
The globalization of markets and the rise of online commerce have turned protective packaging into an essential part of doing business. These are packaging solutions that can maintain the integrity of the product transported in them during the entire distribution...
Package testing: standards and benefits
Package testing has emerged during the last few years as a much-needed tool for companies aiming to attain an optimized distribution cycle and sustainable, low-cost, safe packages. Knowing and applying the benefits of performing tests in package testing labs, or...
Top 10 blogs and magazines on transport and logistics
The transport and logistics industries are undergoing a technological transformation. The importance of safe and sustainable shipping is increasingly in the focus of governments and end customers. It is therefore essential to follow all the news and learn new...
Packaging optimization: how to design a protocol
Nowadays business and commerce are extended all around the World, and it’s easy to find products from the other side of the planet surrounding us. Worldwide goods should be transported from factories to their customers. Depending on the transport and the product,...