Seal integrity- the seals of each vial should be examined before the experiment to ensure that there are no defectives, and then each vial should be inserted into a tray containing the challenge bacteria. The samples should be cycled through temperature and pressure changes expected on the market for several weeks. Careful cleaning of the vials and examination of contents for sterility will determine the seal quality. a) Product and pack compatibility- the components must be washed and sterilized through a validated procedure. The vials must be filled with the sterile product under sterile conditions and terminally sterilized if this is a part of the intended product operation. Components performance should be monitored during the compatibility trials to ensure that deterioration has not occurred. Once a formulation has been agreed, the pharmaceutical company has to perform compatibility studies between the product and container to ensure the product degradation does not occur during the product market life. The material of construction requires careful consideration, particularly when the product is in contact with the container. It is necessary to ensure that the product does not deteriorate or does not become contaminated as a result of being in contact with the container, or that the product does not affect the integrity of the pack. A closure for a container for an aqueous parenteral preparation or for a sterile powder is a packaging component which is in direct contact with the drug.
Our cost effective machineries are perfect for completing any kind of challenging project. Our machineries are suitable for small scale, medium scale and large scale business organizations. Fall Dart Impact Testing Machine is used to test the impact resistance of various plastic films and slices, which meets the standards of ASTM D1709. HD-AA520 Pneumatic Single-Wing Drop Tester is suitable for testing the damage of product packaging when it is dropped, and assessing the strength of impact resistance during transportation and handling. The campaign aimed to collect more than 4,000 litres of plastic at the festival. Snack packets, plastic bags and bottle caps were collected and were be taken to Recycling Technologies, which recycles single-use plastics into a raw material used to make new plastic packaging products, the company says. These evaluations are employed when laboratory tests are not yet available or may not be able to predict recycling performance of a package component or innovation. In these cases, it may be desirable to test under regular production scale conditions.
This property of the packaging helps to measure the strength and quality of the materials and helps to determine the suitability of the material for different applications. Our materials testing machines and force measurement instruments are used worldwide to verify package integrity and suitability for transportation, storage and for safety and consumer protection. If your packaging requires special testing, the same machine can be set to perform customised tests. The MultiTest-xt is a versatile tensile & compression tester controlled by a touchscreen console. The twin-column range can be mounted neatly on your bench-top and is ideal for product testing applications according to your own test methods. The MultiTest-i is a versatile tensile & compression tester controlled by software running on a PC. Mecmesin supplied a Coefficient of Friction test system, capable of measuring both the static and kinetic coefficient of friction values.
The most common tests of plastics are tensile tests, compressive tests, flexure tests, shear tests and torsion tests. Tension and compression tests involve the loading of the plastic along its longitudinal axis, but where tension tests pull the ends away from each other compression tests push them together. Flexure tests require the load to be applied to the midsection of the test sample so that it is bent into a “U” or “V” shape with the outside surface experiencing tensile forces and the inside face experiencing compressive forces. Torsion testing simply requires a rotational force or torque to be applied to one end of the sample while the other end is anchored. All of these tests are run until the sample breaks or ruptures with the stress and strain values recorded throughout the duration. Testing a plastic’s mechanical properties determines if it will meet the requirements of the desired application. Plastics are similar to metals in that they can be manufactured or produced using a wide range of procedures and material components in order to achieve the desired material characteristics. Typically the desired characteristics of plastic products are low cost, low weight, high toughness, high elasticity and ductility, and high strength in tension, compression, flexure, torsion and shear. These properties are defined by the chemical makeup of the material components used to produce the plastic and are more specifically dependent upon their molecular weight, hardness, density, and resistance to heat and solvents.
PTI is the leading manufacturer of non-destructive package inspection technologies for the pharmaceutical, medical device and food industries. PTI’s airborne ultrasound technology is highly effective for seal quality testing and analysis. VeriPac and Seal-Scan technologies offer non-destructive inspection solutions for flexible package quality testing. Polymer and plastics chemical testing supporting the entire lifecycle including chemicals analysis of polymer raw materials, resins, plastics and composites. C203H Oxygen TransmissionRate Test System is based on Coulometric oxygen analysis sensor andequal pressure test metod, and is conforming to ASTM D 3985 and otherstandards. It provides high-precision and high-efficiency oxygen permeabilitytests for high and medium gas barrier materials. We provide our industry partners with service and support for their quality control requirements, production assessments, and procurement decisions. It is of utmost importance to ensure that correct packaging materials are used for drug product. This test is used only with containers that have been exposed to sulphur dioxide fumes under controlled humidity conditions. The principle involved in the water attack test is to determine whether the alkali leached form the surface of a container is within the specified limits or not.
The environmentally conscious packaging specialist can now offer an economical option that is recyclable and available with an unfathomable range of options to contain, protect and secure your sensors, instruments and other components. Used for face mask air flow resistance and differential pressure testing to check breathability and can also be used to check differential pressure of textile materials gas exchanger. GC-9802 Gas Chromatograph test the smell and solvent residues of printed packaging materials and test the quality and purity of the solvent. Privately owned and operated, we provide impartial and confidential scientific plastics testing and consulting services, serving industry in Australasia for over 20 years. Accurate thickness testing is critical in every step of the film manufacturing and converting process to verify uniformity of the gauge across the web and in finished products. This COF tester measures the slide/slip of substrates such as paper, corrugated and plastic film. Peel strength is generally used to measure the bond strength of a material, typically an adhesive.
Sustainability Program Helping you find the sustainable packaging products that work best for your products. Making better decisions using the obtained information in regard to the design of the package and the distribution process. This is an important step in which the operator must ensure that the sample is not tilted to either side in order to obtain accurate results. Once this test has been performed and the exact dimensions of the samples to be tested have been determined, the ASTM D638 method outlines 5 sample types. The ASTM D638 method is applied to rigid plastic samples with sizes ranging from 1.00 mm to 14 mm thick. Simply complete the form below and the BPF will send your enquiry on to relevant companies who can supply the material you are looking for. Thermal testing consists of either measuring the HDT or VICAT softening point. PerkinElmer uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience possible on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you consent to receive cookies from this website. To learn more, please review our cookie policy, which includes information on how to manage your cookies.
A wide range of tensile grips, bend jigs and compression fixtures make the single-column MultiTest-xt easy to use for measuring tension and compression from as little as 2 N right up to 5 kN. A wide range of tensile grips, bend jigs and compression fixtures make the single-column MultiTest-i easy to use for measuring tension and compression, from as little as 2 N right up to 5 kN. A wide range of tensile grips, bend jigs and compression fixtures make the MultiTest-i easy to use for measuring tension and compression from as little as 2 N right up to 50 kN. The test provided the company with valuable information from which they could optimise their processes, such as machinery timing. Anomalies that may have caused poor performance in the past were easily identified resulting in increased production line efficiency, whilst minimising the risk of misfeeds. A starch product used as an anti-caking additive was not performing in the same manner as previous batches that our client had purchased. Karl Fischer Titration showed that the moisture contents of old and new samples were not significantly different. DSC analysis showed that the “bad” batch was significantly more crystalline than samples from previous batches. Thermal abuse from conditions during processing, storage, or shipping had led to retrogradation of the starch. Your sample considerations will vary based upon the testing plan required to meet your needs.
This is because plastic components contain other substances, such as plasticizers, stabilizers, antioxidants, pigments, lubricants and possibly residues from polymerization. Therefore, for components that are in direct with the product, this testing is required to ensure that the product is not affected during its life. When the components have been identified for a particular product, the validation of packaging operation is required. This is to ensure that a consistent pack quality is obtained at the required packaging rate. USP and IP provide two tests to determine the chemical resistance of glass containers. Ensure that the highly useful testing device can measure the bursting strength of the materials such as corrugated boxes, papers, cartons, multi-layered boards, single layered – boards, etc. Packaging products play a significant role to define the quality of the products. Packaging helps to keep the domestic as well as industrial products safe and unaffected from all sorts of interference and external impacts. Moreover, the prime factor of packaging is to make the products appealing and present in front of the customers beautifully. If the product does not appear good, it can directly disturb the quality of the products and can also modify the buying decisions of the customers.
Put the sliding block with the sample fixed on the surface of the sample glued on the horizontal test bench without impact. When placing it, ensure that the test system is not stressed and the traction direction of the sample is parallel to the sliding direction. Do not touch the test surfaces of the two samples with your hands during the entire cutting and loading process, and ensure that the test surfaces of the samples are free of fingerprints, dust, etc. PPE offers the world’s largest variety of accessories for the plastics industry. We have all the molding supplies you need, from sprays and screw tips to hose and safety products. The EEL Opacimeter is used to measure opacity of plastic using a method based on the Packaging and Industrial Films Association Voluntary Standard 3/79. These surface optical properties are used in most specifications to define the visual quality of plastic, paper and board.
