ISTA, Your Alliance in Transport Packaging, is the world leader in Performance Tests for Packaged-Products.
ISTA 1 Series are the most basic category of performance tests. They challenge the capability of the package and product to withstand transport hazards, but They are not simulations of actual transport hazards, and Do not necessarily comply with carrier packaging regulations.
When properly applied, ISTA procedures will provide tangible benefits of: Shortened packaged development time and confidence in product launch Protection of products and profits with reduced damage and product loss Economically balanced distribution costs Customer satisfaction and continued business.
There are three sections: Overview, Testing and Report Overview provides the general knowledge required before going into the testing laboratory and Testing presents the specific instructions to do the testing in the laboratory and Report indicates what data shall be recorded to submit a test report to ISTA.
Two systems of weights and measures are presented in ISTA test procedures. They are the English system (Inch-Pound)
and the international system SI (Metric). Inch-Pound units are shown first with Metric units in brackets, except in some
tables where they are shown separately. Either system may be used as the unit of measure (standard units), but The standard units chosen shall be used consistently throughout the procedure. Units are converted to two significant figures and Not exact equivalents.
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