Significance:
This practice provides a method for conditioning packaging systems using climatic conditions that occur in actual distribution. The recommended exposure levels are based on available information on shipping, handling and storage environments, current industry practices, and published studies. They are not absolute extremes, but rather recorded daily averages in cold and hot climates of the world.
Scope:
This practice provides a uniform basis for evaluating, in a laboratory, the ability of a packaging system to withstand a range of climatic stresses that a packaging system may be exposed to during distribution throughout the world and still provide the product protection from damage or alteration.
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Products Used in Testing:
Cincinnati Sub-Zero
Cincinnati Sub-Zero StableClimate II Stability Chambers Series
The Cincinnati Sub-Zero StableClimate II Stability Chambers Series is a line of stability chambers available in temperature or temperature and humidity models. These chambers provide a stable, temperature/humidity conditioned...
inTEST Thermal Solutions
inTEST ATS-645 Thermostream Temperature Forcing System
The inTEST ATS-645 THERMOSTREAM® Temperature Forcing Systems are used in a variety of temperature testing and conditioning applications. From their traditional applications in semiconductor testing, failure analysis, and...
Julabo
Julabo FK31-SL | -30°C – 200°C, 460 W
The Julabo FK31-SL Calibration Bath is ideal for calibration laboratory applications and conforms to the requirements specified by DIN ISO 9001. Julabo FK31-SL Baths provide a temperature stability of ±0.005°C and...
Thermonics
Thermonics T-2500SE Temperature Forcing Systems
The Thermonics T-2500SE Temperature Forcing Systems, -90 to 225 °C provides advanced temperature testing capabilities. The system transitions air temperature between +125C and -55C in as little as 4 seconds and has a wide...
Vaisala
Vaisala DM70 Hand-held Dew Point Meter
The Vaisala DM70 Dew Point Meter provides a new level of functionality in hand-held dew point meters for spot-checking applications. In addition, DM70 Dew Point Meters offer accurate and fast measurement for industrial dew...
Vaisala
Vaisala HM70 Hand-Held Humidity and Temperature Meter
The Vaisala HM70 Hand-Held Humidity and Temperature Meter is designed for demanding humidity measurements in spot-checking applications. It is also ideal for field checking and calibration of Vaisala's fixed humidity...