Transportation Testing

Conditioning of specimens ensures that they are exposed to a range of specific temperatures and humidity in a predetermined cycle, so that environmental conditions can be taken into consideration for further tests.  Conditioning Testing is normally used in conjunction with Transportation Testing to simulate various climatic changes that it may encounter during distribution and storage.

Drop Testing evaluates the:

• Capability of a container to withstand the sudden shock resulting force from a free fall
• Capability of a container and its inner packaging to protect the contents

Test specimens are subjected to a constant fixed vibration frequency, to stimulate repetitive shocks encountered during transportation.

Compression Testing simulates Vehicle / Warehouse stacking forces based on the mass and dimensions of the samples. The test measures the ability of the containers to resist external compressive loads. 

Test specimens are subjected to random vibrations and varying frequencies to simulate truck, air and rail transport. 

Simulates the effects of high altitude / low pressure exposure during travel by non-pressurized aircraft or over mountain passes. The packaging systems are subjected to a controlled vacuum. Required only where packages are sensitive to low pressure i.e. non porous material. 

Concentrated Impact Testing evaluates the ability of lightweight single wall corrugated shipping containers to resist concentrated low level impacts.