UN packaging requirements: complete guide
The transportation of dangerous goods implies a delicate process that puts a number of interests as risk. UN packaging requirements involve a series of protocols to guarantee safety during the...
Edge Crush Test vs Burst Strength Test: What are the differences?
During packaging, shipping and storage, corrugated boxes are subjected to different types of stresses that can endanger the products inside. Through certain testing methods such as the Edge Crush...
ASTM D3580: A standard for vibration test of products
Vibrations are one of the main threats to the integrity of goods being transported. It has been demonstrated, through transport simulation and vibration studies, that damage caused by transport...
What is compression testing: everything you need to know for your business
Compression testing is one of the types of mechanical testing essential for the design of safe packaging, capable of protecting goods during the distribution cycle. We analyze what is compression...
Types of packaging materials: features for storage and transport
Packaging is essential for any type of industry since one of its main functions is to protect the product from potential hazards that can occur during storage or the distribution cycle and that...
Safe Load Testing Technologies moves its headquarters to Parque Empresarial Táctica
Safe Load Testing Technologies, a multinational company that offers innovative solutions for packaging validation and optimization, has moved its corporate headquarters to Táctica Business Park...
Corrugated box testing methods: optimize them without compromising their performance
Corrugated box testing methods aim to optimize corrugated packaging so that it has the required characteristics to protect the product inside it from various hazards, without incurring in cost...
ASTM D638: Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
The ASTM D638 standard measures the ability of reinforced and non-reinforced plastics to withstand tensile forces. It is an essential test in a world where plastic packaging leads the market, since...
Power spectral density: what is it and how is it measured?
The power spectral density is a complex mathematical calculation related to vibrational forces. In the packaging industry, vibrations are one of the key factors that might negatively affect the...
CS-TS creates the first Mobile Test Lab in Benelux with the innSlide Boomerang
CS-TS is a young and dynamic company that focuses on making loading units (pallets) safe for transportation. The company is the only one in the Benelux that offers a solution to test and certify the...
Dangerous goods regulations: protect and secure your distribution cycle
Dangerous goods are substances that, due to their physical, chemical or toxicological characteristics, pose a direct threat to people, the environment or property. Dangerous goods regulations exist...
What is ISTA drop test and how to comply it?
Globalization has allowed any product to travel from one part of the world to the other to cover the demand. For this, the logistics sector has had to develop more efficient ways to transport the...