How Packaging Drop Tests Can Save Your Business from Costly Shipping Mishaps?

Reviewed by Anurag Mishra (Sr. Technical Consultant)

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In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, ensuring that your products arrive safely to your customers is crucial. Corrugated boxes are widely used in the packaging industry to deliver the package accurately to customers. Conducting package drop tests on the materials is important to assess the structural integrity and durability of the materials. If you are looking for the best quality drop strength tester on the materials, then you can easily go with a package drop tester. This quality testing instrument will help the manufacturers in ensuring that accurate packaging materials will be delivered to the customers.

The drop strength tester manual model is widely used in the paper & packaging industry and is considered the best paper & packaging testing instrument used by manufacturers. This testing equipment has been designed as per industry standards that include ASTM D5276.

In this blog, we are going to discuss brief information about this quality testing equipment and how drop strength testing can easily save your business from costly shipping mishaps.

Importance of conducting package drop tests on materials

When it comes to shipping products, the packaging plays a crucial role in protecting the contents from damage. However, even the most carefully packaged items can be susceptible to mishandling during transit. This is where drop testing comes into play. By subjecting your packaging to controlled drops and impacts, you can simulate the real-world conditions that your packages may encounter during shipping.

The package drop test will allow the manufacturers to identify any weaknesses in your packaging design and make necessary improvements in order to ensure accuracy in test results. There are some best practices that will ensure that your products will pass the drop tests.

Now, let us discuss brief information about package drop testers and why they should be used in the packaging industry.

All about package drop tester and why it should be used in the packaging industry

In the e-commerce industry, testing the quality of materials is an important aspect of quality control. But when the packages will be shipped from one end to another then testing the packages against higher drops is important to ensure that quality materials will be delivered to the customers.

Our drop strength tester has been designed with highly advanced features that make it easy for manufacturers to conduct package drop strength tests. By testing the dropping ability of packaging materials one can ensure the sturdiness of the materials against the package drop test.

You can read more on the carton drop test and why you should conduct it. Our drop testing instrument has been designed and customized as per ISTA standards 1A & 3A on request and calculates the strength of the sample against higher drops. It comes with a square base plate with a durable structure and works on a lead screw model with load extension capacity.

You can easily follow step-by-step procedures to conduct drop strength tests on the materials. Whenever you conduct a package drop test on the materials then there are several factors that you needed to take care of.

Some essential factors that you must take care of while conducting a drop strength test on materials

Whenever you conduct a drop strength test on the packages, then there are some essential factors you must consider while conducting a drop strength test on the materials. Below we have listed some essential factors that needed to be taken care of while conducting drop strength tests on the packages.

  • Test Standards: Whenever you select a drop testing instrument then it is important for you to choose the testing instrument with accurate test standards. This will ensure accuracy in test results.
  • Drop Height: Determine the appropriate drop height based on the material's properties, application, and the intended purpose of the test. The drop height should simulate the real-life scenarios that the material may encounter during handling, transportation, or usage.
  • Drop orientation from different angles: Performing drop strength tests on corrugated materials is an important part of quality control. Whenever you select the drop strength of the packages, then it is important for you to choose the drop tester that will let you test the package from different drop angles.

 

These are some of the key factors that you must take care of while conducting drop tests on the packages. If you want a live session for the use of this quality testing equipment then you can give us a call at +91 9313140140 or email us at info@testronixinstruments.com. Our team of technical experts will consult you regarding all your needs and queries.  

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