TESTING OF PACKAGING MATERIALS

IIP Kolkata Center has developed a comprehensive testing facility for all types of package and packaging materials meeting the requirements of packaging industries. The testing areas includes evaluation of mechanical & physical properties, barrier properties, chemical migration and compatibility test, environmental resistance & sustainability of packaging materials.

The testing material covers the entire spectrum of packaging materials which include paper & paper board, Corrugated Fibre Board, (CFB) folding carton boxes, flexible packaging materials, rigidpackaging materials, metal packaging, textiles / woven sacks, wooden packaging, holograms, ancillaryandalliedpackaging materials(tapes, straps, labels, etc.).

 

Tests Conducted on Paper & Paper Board Material:

Grammage, Bulk, Tensile Strength, Elongation at Break, Tensile Index, Breaking Length, Bulk, Thickness, Ash Content, Moisture Content, Bursting Strength, Burst Factor, Burst Index, Ring Crush Test, Folding Endurance, Tear Strength, Tear Index, Tear Factor, Smoothness, Porosity, Wax Pick-up No., Scuff Proofness, Brightness, Opacity, pH Value, Cobb Test, Haze, Blocking Resistance & Fibre Analysis.

 

Tests Conducted on Rigid Plastic Samples:

Material Identification, Capacity (Brim-full & Nominal), Neck Size, Dimensions, Thickness, Mass, Overall Migration, Closure Leakage, Drop & Top Load Test


Tests Conducted on CFB / Carton Boxes:

Bursting Strength, Edge Crush Test, Compression Strength, Stack Load Test, Cobb, Dimensions, Material of Construction, Grammage, Puncture Resistance, No. of Plies, No. of Pieces, Manufacturers Joint, Direction of Flute, Style of Box, Type of Flute, Water Spray Test and transport worthiness tests including Vibration, Rolling, Inclined Impact & Vertical Impact test (Drop test).

 

Tests Conducted on Plastic Raw Materials:

Ash Content, Melt Flow Index, density, water absorption, moisture content, Intrinsic viscosity (IV)


Tests Conducted on Flexible Films & Laminates:

Thickness, Tensile Strength, Elongation at Break, Breaking strength, Tear Strength,Bond Strength, Seal Strength, Overall Migration, Gloss, Haze, Co-efficient of Friction, Modulus of Elasticity, Grammage, Mass & Gelbo Flex Test, Dart Impact, Adhesion Strength to Metal (for adhesive tapes), Oxygen Gas Transmission Rate (OTR), Water Vapour Transmission Rate (WVTR).


Tests Conducted on Rigid Container (Metal & Plastic Drum):

Drop Test, Inclined Impact Test, Vibration Test, Hydraulic Pressure Test, Air Leakage Test, Closure Leakage Test, Handle Strength, Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, -18°C Temperature Exposure Test, Salt spry test.


Tests Conducted on HDPE/ PP Woven Sacks:

Dimension, Ash content, Mass of the sack, Mass of the laminated fabric (GSM), Seam Strength, Elongation at Break, Average Breaking Strength, Ends & Picks, Warp per dm & Weft per dm.


Please click on the below link to get the NABL Accreditation Certificate and complete testing scope of our NABL accredited laboratory (Certificate Number TC-6788). 


NABL Certificate of Accreditation


NABL Scope- Valid till 13-10-2028