Packaging Testing
Expertise, evaluation and solutions: Combining industry experience with state of the art laboratory testing and simulation facilities, Smither delivers tangible solutions for clients throughout the packaging supply chain. Our expertise encompasses chemical migration, materials selection, packaging conversion and performance in distribution and use.
From material selection to printing and converting to the final destination for the package, Smither experts support product manufacturers and packaging companies throughout the full supply chain. We have extensive experience in:
- Automotive logistics
- Consumer products
- E-Commerce supply chain
- Food and beverage
- Household and personal care
- Medical device packaging
- Pharmaceutical packaging
Our package testing capabilities cover:
Materials Testing
We can help you demonstrate the quality, safety and compliance of your raw materials, packaging and products to international standards. Learn about our wide range of standard and non-standard testing services for paper, board and plastic materials. Our experts can handle everything from a simple material assessment to the most demanding and complex of technical issues.
Primary Pack Testing
We offer support and expertise to help you achieve safe and highly-effective packaging. Our packaging experts offer comprehensive performance analysis services for primary packaging. Support includes material and process comparison studies, specification compliance assessments, pack integrity testing and technical investigations.
Food Contact Regulatory Support
We provide expert support and analytical testing to support companies looking to assess or prove food contact compliance across numerous regions.
Distribution and Packaging Transit Testing
For more than 50 years, Smither has provided package transit testing solutions to help reduce shipment damage, troubleshoot packaging and supply chain issues, identify cost reduction opportunities, meet sustainability requirements and more. Our experts offer extensive lab-based package testing and transit simulation testing, field-based investigative capabilities and consultative support.
Print Quality and Durability
We can help you identify and solve problems with printed materials occurring in production, through environmental conditions and during end use. Support includes material analysis, investigative assessments, post-failure analysis and support implementing preventative measures during product development.
PACKAGING TESTING
Michael
Kuebler
Technical Director - Distribution Testing, Materials Science and Engineering
United States
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Scott
Senior Manager of Distribution Testing, Materials Science and Engineering
United Kingdom
Contact JustinAlistair
Irvine
Principal Technical Specialist - Food Contact Testing, Materials Science and Engineering
United Kingdom
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Smither provides world-class packaging expertise you can trust. We can help you develop compliant, high-performance packaging whilst overcoming environmental and supply chain challenges. Our market experts will help solve your strategic and business challenges with incisive market intelligence.