Package Testing

What We Test: AMERICAN TESTING LABORATORY provides essential package testing services for all types of product packaging - from shipping crates to child resistant packaging. We have the expertise and capabilities to test the effects of many types of physical and environmental scenarios on products inside the packaging as well as the packaging itself. Our ISO certified package testing services certify your packaging as compliant with ASTM, DOT and other industry compliance standards. What We Test For: • Drop • Shock • Bounce • Child Resistant Packaging • Environmental Stress Cracking • Humidity • Low Temperature • High Temperature • Shelf Life • Resistance to Solvents • Rub • Peel Strength • Package Integrity • Stacking (Palletized) • Tensile • Transportation Effects Using Simulated Vehicle Motion (including Vibration)

Vibration Testing

AMERICAN TESTING LABORATORY performs vibration testing services for electronic components and end use products for the defense, automotive, military, aerospace, commercial and government agencies. Testing is confidential and can be conducted according to the client's requirements, or to Military standards such as 202, 331, 750, 810 and 883, as well as GSA, ASTM, ISTA, TAPPI, BIFMA, ANSI, private industry and government standards.
What We Use For Vibration Testing:
The Ling Electronics Model B335 Vibration Machine can subject test samples to vibrations of up to 18,000 force pounds on up to three axes. The Truck Bed Simulator closely mimics the movement of delivery vehicles, accurately measures stress on a package and its contents. 
•Resonance, search, track and dwell •Sine swept •Sine on random •Random on random •Sine and random on random •Earthquake

Environmental Testing

American Testing Laboratory is staffed with degreed engineers and technicians whose backgrounds include over 40 years of testing for leading manufacturers worldwide. Using state-of-the-art test and data gathering equipment, ATL's chambers simulate various controlled environmental conditions found throughout the world. Shelf-life studies for long term storage at various temperatures and humidity conditions are simulated in the many chambers available for testing. Instruments placed within packages and shipping containers retrieve and record internal temperatures, thereby documenting exactly how much punishment products can withstand in the storage and shipping process.

Mechanical Testing

Mechanical Shock Testing Categories: •Package Products - Fragility Assessment - Package Development •Military •Aerospace •Commercial Aviation •Communications •Automotive •Medical Devices •Rail •Truck Shock Testing Standards: •MIL STD 202 •MIL STD 331 •MIL STD 750 •MIL STD 810 •MIL STD 883 •ISTA •BLI •GSA •ASTM •TAPPI •BIFMA •ANSI • Industry and Government Vibration and shock machines simulate worst case conditions realized in the shipping and handling of individual packages and bulk shipments by any method of transportation for a broad range of industries, including office equipment, aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, automotive, commercial and industrial.

Medical Device Testing

Medical Device Testing now available.
Testing includes, but not limited to:

• ASTM F2825 Climatic Conditioning
• ASTM F1980 Accelerated Aging
• ASTM F2054 Burst Test
• F1929, F3039 Dye Penetration Test
• ASTM D4169 Simulated Transit Distribution Testing

Physical Testing

Standards We Use:
Testing is confidential and can be conducted according to the client's specifications, or such Standards as MIL-202, 331, 750, 810 and 883, as well as GSA, ASTM, ISTA, BIFMA, ANSI, industry and government. •TENSILE STRENGTH •HARDNESS •COMPRESSION •VIBRATION •SHOCK •HIGH TEMPERATURE •LOW TEMPERATURE •HUMIDITY Other Physical Testing Services Available: •Reliability and Failure Analysis •Engineering Documentation •Test Protocol Development •Custom Fabrication of Test Rigs and Fixtures •Data Logging and Processing •Third Party Evaluation •Test Programs Tailored to Meet Your Individual Needs

ESCR Temperature Testing

What We Test: Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance is the formation of cracks in a material caused by relatively low tensile stress and environmental conditions. •Food Products •Pet Food •Detergents •Toys •Cosmetics •Paper •Office Equipment •Office Supplies •Outdoor Furniture •Automotive Equipment •Pharmaceuticals •Packaged Medical Equipment •Electronic Equipment

Cartridge Testing

Using many different Standards, including ASTM Methods F1856 and F2036, AMERICAN TESTING LABORATORY tests hundreds of cartridges annually for companies worldwide.
What We Test For: •Print Quality Text and Graphics •Total Page Yield •Print Density •Degradation •Seal Evaluation •Leakage •Comparative Evaluation •Printer Damage •Non-Transference •Toner Hopper Seal Performance •Component Integrity •Package Integrity What We Test: •Laser Toner •Ink Jet Cartridges •Remanufactured and Recharged Cartridges •Color Cartridges •Black Cartridges •Aftermarket Cartridges •Copier Cartridges •Machines and Multifunctional Products

Office Machine Testing

Specialists in the testing of all types of paper, office supplies, and multifunctional office equipment manufactured worldwide, American Testing Laboratory helps clients to determine whether or not their products will perform to maximum capacity.

Furniture Testing

Furniture Testing Standards We Use:
We can test to ANSI/BIFMA or any government, military or industrial test standard. American Testing Laboratory can design a specific furniture testing program tailored to meet your particular needs.
Test reports are issued upon the completion of testing and many companies use these reports as general marketing tools.
What We Test: •General Purpose Office Chairs •Ergonomic Task Chairs •Juvenile Furniture •Sofas, Chairs, etc. •Swivel Stools •Acoustical Panels •Desks with and without returns •Computer Desks and Tables •Vertical Files •All Types of Commercial and Non-Commercial Furniture Furniture Tests We Perform: •Structural Strength Tests •Drop Tests •Cycling Tests •Durability Tests •Static Load Tests •Stability Tests •Racking Tests •Retention Tests •Chair Seating Impact Tests •Chair Swivel Cycling Tests •Drawer Cycling Tests •Panel Impact Stability Tests •Caster Tests •Environmental Tests