Working as an independent third party lab or in conjunction with our own team of engineers and designers, DDL has the expertise and expanded capacity to perform all your thermal performance testing requirements. We handle everything from protocol development, protocol execution and final documentation. DDL Labs are the industry leaders in providing qualification testing that stands up to regulatory audits.
Our testing capabilities includes:
- More than 80 thermal test chambers worldwide, ranging in temperature capabilities from 80°C/176°F to -30°C/-22F, RH up to 90%
- Comprehensive, industry-guided test reports that conform to FDA, USDA, and HACCP guidelines. Our MN, NJ, and CA locations are ISO9000:2001 certified ISTA Certified Lab following a cGMP methodology, conforming to PDA Technical Report No. 39, ISTA and ASTM standards
- Data acquisition equipment calibrated to NIS traceable standards for accurately recording temperature and humidity changes during testing
- Complete distribution testing capabilities including ISTA, ASTM, and UN/IATA package certification
- A Project Manager is assigned to your project and dedicated to manage the scope of the project accurately and on a timely basis.
Test Report documentation includes:
- Summary - overview of the test plan and objective, including scope, acceptance criteria, test set-up, product acceptance criteria, and summary data tables
- Test Data - color graphs and raw data for all tests performed
- Packing Procedures - written and illustrated instructions for each packing configuration tested.
- Material Descriptions and Specifications - engineering specifications for all packaging components
- Equipment Description and Calibration Data - full documentation for all equipment used in the qualification
- Protocol - includes a purpose, scope, responsibility, test procedure, and acceptance criteria
Thermal Package Design and Support
Our team of packaging engineers who specialize in transportation thermal packaging and thermal packaging design are on staff to assist in refining your packaging that under-performs or provide a new package design that not only meets your package design requirements but is optimized to save on packaging costs and the environmental impact of the packaging.
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