ASTM F-88: Average Load vs. Peak Load in Seal Strength Test Method
In my previous blog, I talked about how pouch materials impact your test results when an unsupported 90-degree method is used to measure seal strength. I also mentioned that, within the test method and...
View ArticleTo Burst Test or to Peel Test?
When testing the strength of your sterile package is it better to use a peel test or a burst test? The answer is not straightforward.read more
View ArticleWestpak Increases Capacity for Real-Time Medical Device Package Aging
Testing laboratory Westpak Inc. has added capacity to its San Diego facilty, expanding its temperature- and humidity-controlled room to 2200 cu ft. The expansion will further support medical device...
View ArticleProduct Recall Due to Faulty Medical Device Packaging
The rapidly growing medical device market is creating fierce competition among MDMs. To be ahead in this race, it is important that time to market is less and MDMs stretch the limits of possibilities...
View ArticleASTM Approves New Inspection System for Test Method F3004-13
PTI USA has been at work for several years to develop a more accurate and non-destructive method of evaluating the seal quality and integrity of pouches and flexible packaging. The result is their...
View ArticleValidating a Package/Seal Integrity Test Method
EN/ISO 11607-1 states that you should validate all test methods. Have you ever wondered just how do you validate a test method that is pass/fail?read more
View ArticlePreventing Packaging Failures Using FMEA
In Part 1, I introduced the FMEA methodology as a tool to prevent failures or defects in packages and reduce the risk of losing a customer or negatively impacting patients. It can be especially useful...
View ArticleAccelerated Ageing? Do My Test Packs Need to be Populated with Product?
Often during product development a device manufacturer will want commence packaging ageing studies before abundant quantities of product becomes available. After all to obtain five years Real Time...
View ArticleNew Dye Penetration Test Recently Published
A new test method for detecting channel leaks, ASTM F3039 Standard Test Method for Detecting Leaks in Nonporous Packaging or Flexible Barrier Materials by Dye Penetration, was approved at the last F02...
View ArticleAccelerated Ageing for Medical Device Packs: What Temperature?
The shelf life of terminally sterilised medical devices should be validated using both accelerated and real-time ageing, according to ISO 11607. As we've discussed before on this site, the Arrhenius...
View ArticleAutomating Water-Vapor Transmission Rate Testing
MOCON Inc. (www.mocon.com) has introduced the PERMATRAN-W Model 3/34 G, a fully automated water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) testing system for packaging and other barrier structures.read more
View ArticleLearn about Changes to USP Packaging Chapters at Pharmapack North America
Several packaging chapters within the U.S. Pharmacopeia—including some mandatory ones—are now being revised and updated, which could significantly influence pharmaceutical packaging development and...
View ArticlePhillips-Medisize Honored as Finalist in the Medical Design Excellence Awards...
Phillips-Medisize Corporation announced Tuesday that Cologuard has been selected as a finalist in the “diagnostic products and systems category” of the 18thannual Medical Design Excellence Awards...
View ArticleUnderstanding ASTM F2638
As one of the independent laboratories testing packages and materials in the Medical Packaging Transition Project (MPTP) for DuPont Tyvek, Nelson Laboratories has deepened its knowledge of ASTM F2638,...
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Agr International's New Sample Pressure Tester Offers Flexibility
Agr International has annouced the release of its SPT2 automated pressure and volume measurement system, which aims to offer a throughput increase of 35 percent over existing glass container pressure...
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