Film and Flexible Packaging Materials Characterization

Assess the ability of film and packaging materials to withstand wear, pressure and damage.

• Impact Resistance (ASTM D7192, ISO 7765, ASTM D1709)
• Flexible Durability - Gelbo (ASTM F392)
• Puncture Resistance (ASTM F1306)
• Tear (ASTM D1922, ISO 6383, ASTM D1938, ASTM D1004)
• Tensile (ASTM D882, ISO 527)
• Bond Strength (ASTM F904)
• Peel (ASTM D3330)

Better understand adsorption, dissolution, diffusion, and desorption of materials to maximize preservation effect and prolong storage periods of your products

• Oxygen Transmission Rate, OTR (ASTM D3985, ISO 15105-2)
• Water Vapor Transmission Rate, WVTR (ASTM F1249, ISO 15106-2)
• Water Vapor Transmission - cup method (ASTM E96)

• Packaging Services
• Polymer and Plastic Services A-Z
• Testlopedia - The Plastics Testing Encyclopedia
• Barrier Properties of Polymers and Plastics

Evaluate the optimum combination between seal time and seal quality in relation to production time of packages.
Package Integrity

• Seal Integrity (ASTM F1929)
• Package Burst/Creep (ASTM F1140)

Seal Strength

• Seal Strength - Peel (ASTM F88)
• Restrained Burst - Hot Tack (ASTM F1921, ASTM F2029)

Optical property evaluations at Intertek evaluate product consistency.

• Haze (ASTM D1003)
• Gloss (ASTM D2457)