ISTA® 6 Testing and Certification Services

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Ensure Product and Package Protection through the Last Mile

In the e-commerce marketplace, it is not just your products you are protecting, it is also the reputation of your brand and the potential for future purchases. That is why PACKAGE INTEGRITY is so important through the last mile.

Great Northern’s certified ISTA® (International Safe Transit Association) test lab can pre-determine if your packages are optimally designed, and whether design modifications are needed. Pallet configurations are also tested to determine efficiency and prevent product damage.

ISTA 6 TEST LAB / AMAZON FRUSTRATION-FREE CAPABILITIES

Great Northern’s ISTA 6 Test Lab exposes packages to potential conditions and hazards that could be encountered throughout the supply chain and delivery that include:

  • Vibration
  • Inclines
  • Material Handling
  • Free-fall Drops
  • Compression

When additional product protection is needed, Great Northern – Fiber Interior Packaging can be used to fit heavy, large or irregular-shaped items. Made to tailor-fit the contours of your product, it provides additional cushion and eliminates shifting during shipping and handling.

Fiber Interior Packaging is also 100% recyclable and meets Amazon’s Certified Frustration-Free Packaging requirements.

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Types Of Package Testing

Great Northern’s ISTA 6 test laboratory and technicians are certified to conduct the following tests:

This test challenges the strength and robustness of the product and package combination. It is useful as a screening tool and benchmark to use over time.

These tests provide a laboratory simulation of general damage-producing motions, forces, conditions, and sequences of transport environments, including a broad set of circumstances such as a variety of vehicle types and routes, or a variety of handling exposures. Characteristics will include simple shaped random vibration, and different drop heights applied to the sample package.

These testing protocols are created by ISTA members or by ISTA in cooperation with a member company to meet their purposes and applications. Specific tests have been developed for Amazon, FedEx, and Sam’s Club.

All Great Northern ISTA 6 Lab technicians have earned the Certified Packaging Lab Professional (CPLP) designation from ISTA.

ISTA® 6 Testing Procedures And Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about testing procedures and see frequently asked questions here.

Contact us at  920.212.4132 or ISTA@greatnortherncorp.com to learn more about an optimal package design and testing protocol for your product.

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