Drop Test For Plastic Container

Testing measures the effects and interactions of the levels of packaging the package contents external forces and end use.

Drop test for plastic container.

1 1 this test method provides a means to assess the drop impact resistance of water filled blow molded thermoplastic containers which is a summation of the effects of material manufacturing conditions container design and perhaps other factors. The machine operates by dropping a test specimen from a certain height to ascertain the strength of the specimen. Models sf dp600 and sf dp1200 can perform tests with packages of up to 600kg and 1 200kg 1 323lb and 2 646lb respectively. The foundation consists of a steel reinforced concrete block with an anchored steel impact pad and has a mass of.

4 1 this test method is intended for use in evaluating the ability of a container to withstand the sudden shock resulting from a free fall drop impact or to evaluate the ability of a container and its inner packing to protect its contents during the sudden shock resulting from a free fall drop impact. The containers in the snapware 18 piece total solution plastic food storage set stayed sealed in our drop tests and sustained only minor cracks on the edge of the lid after repeated drops from. The load falls freely and the cart is equipped with. Plastic drums plastic jerry cans plastic boxes composite packaging plastic material and combination packaging with plastic inner packaging other than plastic bags intended to contain solids or articles the testing of these containers has to be actioned when the temperature of the test sample and its contents has hit 18c or below.

The drop test machine consists of a steel frame which is 14 m high. The impact area is 2000 2000 mm. The tests were performed at the guided drop test stand at bam test site technical safety. The container which is packed with the actual contents for which it was designed is dropped onto a horizontal and flat surface composed of either concrete.

It has a load capacity of 1000 kg. In order to perform the testing procedure a steel cart is elevated and roped on a steel rail beam. Drop tester is widely used in several industries to test and to substantiate the potency of plastic bottles and corrugated boxes. Drop test of loaded containers by free fall involves the use of free fall drop test equipment which orients the container accurately so that it can be dropped from specified heights.