How can I test flexible packaging?
Flexible packaging is among the fastest-growing options in the packaging industry due to its ability to add value while offering transportation and safety efficiency. What is flexible packaging? Flexible packaging is any packaging –or part of it– whose shape...
Safe Load Testing Technologies designs two horizontal stability solutions, in line with the new EUMOS 40509-2020 standard, to assess load stability
These solutions allow the optimization of the packaging to improve the stability of the loads in a quick and reliable way, and achieving an increase in safety during transport, in addition to obtaining economic, logistical and sustainability benefits for those...
Main tests to verify the effectiveness of food packaging materials during transportation
A distribution cycle implies potential threats for goods and, due to their nature, food products are particularly vulnerable. Guaranteeing the safety of the products depends on choosing the right food packaging materials and testing materials to anticipate possible...
Guidelines to maintain your load securing during transport
Globalization and the growth of online commerce have implied a myriad of opportunities for companies, but also logistical challenges for safely transporting the products anywhere in the world. Load securing is among the most important factors to take into account in...
Is tilt simulation the same as horizontal acceleration testing?
The distribution of products requires that none of the product’s properties are negatively affected since the moment the product is finished until it arrives at the customer’s doorstep. This is one of the main purposes of packaging. To accomplish this, a package must...
How to improve your packaging using vibration simulation
Almost all products, especially industrial components (turbines, motor…), are constantly suffering mechanical vibrations. It is very important, from the safety point of view, to predict the lifetime of those products, to know in advance the behavior of these...
Improve your cargo stability with tilt testing
Keeping the goods being transported upright is one of the challenges faced when guaranteeing the safety of the loads and everyone involved in their transportation. The goal of tilt testing is to simulate the forces that cause transported goods to tilt and achieving...
Vibration testing standards to take into account
Some of the main hazards faced by goods when being transported are the vibrations resulting from the route and the means of transportation itself, whether when transported by road, sea or air. Being aware of the detrimental effects of vibrations on the products being...
Medical package testing to maintain high product standards
Pharmaceutical or medical device packaging plays an essential role in protecting and ensuring safety both for the product that they contain and for the end customer. For this reason, before distributing these products, it is paramount to perform a medical package...
What are the main vibration parameters during transportation
The distribution cycle of any good carries a series of risks to the load’s integrity, which includes the vibrations. Measuring the vibration parameters allows for the characterization of this phenomenon in a way that allows companies to simulate the damages caused by...
What is ISTA 3E?
ISTA 3E is a general simulation test for unified loads or packaged products. The purpose of this package testing is to evaluate the protective capabilities of these types of loads against hazards that might be encountered during their shipping and handling, while...
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...