Distribution Testing and Package Testing
Distribution testing (also called package testing, pre-shipment testing and transit testing) is the simulation of real life supply chain physical and climatic events/hazards, under controlled conditions in the package testing laboratory environment. Pira operates four state-of-art package testing laboratories in Europe and North America, with facilities at London, UK; Lansing, Michigan; Sunnyvale, California; and Huntington Beach, California. All Pira's package testing laboratories are ISTA certified and the UK laboratory holds accreditation to ISO 17025. Many of the team members in the US and UK are ISTA certified members of the packaging testing community.
Pira's Expertise and Sector Knowledge
Our expertise and equipment covers the range of global shipment environments and our projects relate to products manufactured in developed regions as well as emerging / new markets. Our experience covers local, national and extended supply chain conditions, as well as a broad range of market sectors including:
- Fast moving consumer products (FMCG) and consumer packaged goods (CPG)
- Medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare products
- Fresh, chilled and frozen foods
- Beverages, soft drinks, wines, beers and spirits
- Personal care goods, perfume and fragrance products
- Industrial goods, pumps and lasers, automotive sector products and one-off shipments of high value machinery
- Electronic products, domestic electronics and industrial electronics products
- Toys and hobby products
- Aerospace and defence products and components
- Dangerous goods and hazardous materials.
For more than 50 years Pira has been leveraging its package testing laboratories and the knowledge of its lab teams to deliver value to clients.
The pages in this Section detail our key distribution testing services and our associated know-how:
- Package Validation and Pre-shipment Testing
- Package Test Procedures and Standards
- Benefits of Laboratory Package Testing
- Thermal and Climatic Package Testing
- Package Vibration and Shock Testing
- Pira's Advanced Distribution Testing Knowledge
- Magazine Sachet and Give-Away testing
- UN Dangerous Goods and US DOT Package Testing