Packaging Performance Testing
Our Capabilities
Our state-of-the-art laboratory leads valuable scientific studies for R&D development, quality validations, and material inquiries through performance tests and cutting-edge analytical equipment.
Quality Analysis
Supply Chain Simulation
Material Science
Our Services
Measures the features of a bottle, such as key dimensions, weight, overflow capacity.
Determine limits of filling conditions, specifically if a bottle will distort when filled with very hot liquids.
Confirms the thickness of each layer in a multi-layer bottle.
Measures viability of packages when struck with high forces or dropped from specified heights.
Measures how much force a bottle can withstand before it buckles.
Determines the exact color using industry standards. Characterize and compare reflected and transmitted appearance of package surfaces, including CIE.
Measures the ease of flow of heated plastic during the extrusion process.
Measures the features of a bottle, such as key dimensions, weight, overflow capacity.
Predicts the ability of the bottle to properly contain sensitive products, such as foods, beverages or
chemicals.
Determines the exact type of plastic or contamination found in a bottle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Package performance testing evaluates how packaging performs under conditions it may encounter during filling, handling, transportation, storage, and use. Testing can identify potential issues, validate quality, analyze materials, and provide data that supports better packaging design and development decisions. Altium’s Performance Lab provides scientific testing for R&D, quality validation, supply chain simulation, and material analysis.
Altium’s Performance Lab capabilities include bottle dimension measurement, hot-fill performance, wall profile and layer analysis, drop and top-load testing, color measurement, hot and cold environment testing, barrier performance, melt index, and material analysis. Package testing can evaluate dimensions, strength, materials, barrier properties, environmental performance, and other factors that affect how a package performs.
Yes. Altium’s Performance Lab can evaluate and validate custom packaging designs before and during commercialization. The Performance Lab works alongside Altium’s design, engineering, and manufacturing teams to test package performance, identify potential issues, and help optimize custom packaging for production and real-world use.
Package performance testing can identify potential issues before packaging reaches full-scale production or the market. Testing factors such as dimensions, strength, material distribution, barrier performance, and environmental durability provides data that can support product protection, manufacturing efficiency, quality, and package performance. It is a critical way Altium helps customers make informed packaging decisions before production.
Packaging performance testing can help determine whether a more sustainable design, such as one using less material or different material content, can still meet required performance standards. Altium’s Performance Lab can evaluate wall thickness, material layers, top-load strength, barrier performance, and environmental durability to provide data that helps inform packaging design and material decisions.
Altium’s Performance Lab combines extensive packaging testing capabilities with material science, quality analysis, supply chain simulation, and R&D support. Because the lab works closely with Altium’s design, engineering, and manufacturing teams, customers can use testing insights to help inform packaging development, validate performance, and address potential issues before production.
