Testing Services
To ensure optimum performance, International Paper’s testing laboratories can subject samples to a variety of environmental, distribution, and certification tests. Tests that can be performed include:
Certifications
- International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
- National Motor Freight Association (NMFA)
- JC Penney
Environmental Conditioning Chambers
- -30°F to 115°F
- 25% - 95% RH
Distribution Testing
- Shock
- Impact (up to 2,500 lb)
- Package Drop (up to 500 lb)
- Pallet Drop (up to 3000 lb)
- Vibration (up to 3,000 lb)
- Compression (up to 30,000 lb)
- Clamp Testing
Truck Handling
- Clamp
- Basiloid
- Rotational Drop
Liner/Medium Physical Testing
- Basis Weight
- Moisture Content
- Caliper
- Brightness
- Burst (Mullen)
- Tear / Tensile
- STFI / Ring Crush
- Concora
- Internal Bond
- Cobb Water Absorption
- MVTR
- Ink Rub (Sutherland)
- Peel
- Porosity
- Scuff
- Slide Angle
- Smoothness
- TSO Fiber Angle
Box / Board Physical Testing
- Basis Weight
- Burst (Mullen)
- Caliper
- Cobb Water Absorption
- Compression
- Edge Crush Test (ECT)
- Flat Crush
- Flexural Stiffness
- Pin Adhesion
- Porosity
- Puncture Resistance
- Score Bend
- Slide Angle
- Wax Extraction
Contact your International Paper sales representative for more information on our testing services.