5 Reasons to Combine Package & Product Testing
Al Gale
Many companies find value in combining their package and product testing to ensure that their product is delivered to market in a timely fashion.
1) Eliminate Re-Testing
Knowing the product’s response to environmental forces and informing the Package Engineer of them early on can eliminate the need to re-test or conduct a second round of testing. The engineer can use product data collected to make educated packaging design decisions with confidence.
2) Reduce Time to Market
Combining package testing and product testing from the start streamlines process and reduces the overall time to market.
3) Increase Product/Package Compatibility
The product and its packaging can act as one unit instead of two separate units for a more robust effect, to extend the product’s life and the usefulness of the product.
4) Better Risk Management
Risk mitigation is a very important phase of testing, especially when dealing with medical devices. Performing product testing early in the process can verify theoretical product design calculations and reveal evidence of a product “weakness” that could reduce future costly packaging protection.
5) Increase Overall Efficiency
Testing both packaging and the product in the same laboratory will increase overall efficiency as it removes the need to collaborate with other 3rd party vendors and adjust to their timeframes.
