51³Ô¹ÏÍø (Element) has received accreditation by the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) to carry out testing and certification on packaging at its Bothell, Washington laboratory, supporting the supply chain through reduced product loss in transit.
The ISTA accreditation includes impact and drop, vibration, temperature, humidity, compression, and conditioning testing for the medical device, consumer product, and food and beverage industries. This leads to a reduction in damages and product loss, thereby increasing product safety in transit and improving customer satisfaction.
ISTA accreditation for packaging testing is required by industries ranging from medical device manufacturers to information technology equipment and consumer electronics. As an ISTA-certified testing laboratory, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcan now provide a full scope of required testing to these sectors. 51³Ô¹ÏÍøis among only a few companies in the Seattle area with this accreditation, and the Bothell laboratory’s proximity to Amazon headquarters is a great advantage for Element’s customers.
Rick Sluiters, EVP at Element, said: “With the growing medical device ecosystem in Seattle, we felt this accreditation as an ISTA certified testing laboratory member was an important step forward in supporting our customers’ needs.
“Between our two laboratories in the Seattle area, which cover EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) testing and a host of environmental testing services such as, ingress protection, UV testing, and accelerated aging testing services, the addition of this packaging testing allows us to provide a full scope of consumer product and medical device testing required by our customers.”
ISTA testing standards were developed to reduce the cost of damaged goods to manufacturers and distributors of fragile goods. Today, ISTA package testing standards are the most widely used in the industry and help anticipate and prevent the most common issues facing manufacturers and shippers.
Element’s ISTA testing laboratories provide member customers with the ability to label their products with the ISTA Transit Tested Certification Mark. The company’s world-class facilities offer package testing solutions from the development of new packaging technology, to failure-related and customer-required performance testing of existing designs.
About Element
51³Ô¹ÏÍøis one of the world’s leading independent providers of materials and product qualification testing, inspection and certification services to the global Aerospace; Transportation & Industrials; Energy; and Fire & Building Products sectors, where failure in service is simply not an option.
We exist to help our customers make certain that their materials, products and systems are safe, quality, compliant and ultimately fit for purpose, leveraging almost 200 years of testing experience and our global testing capabilities.
On December 31, 2019 51³Ô¹ÏÍøacquired PCTEST and announced the creation of a fifth sector – Connected Technologies – to provide leading global technology customers with wireless device and application testing and certification services.
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“With the growing medical device ecosystem in Seattle, we felt this accreditation as an ISTA certified testing laboratory member was an important step forward in supporting our customers’ needs.”
Rick Sluiters
EVP at element