The buzz words for today are Package Design and Prototyping. We are now offering complete package design, development, prototyping, consulting and qualification services to companies in the lifesciences industries. We are very excited to offer this new suite of custom designed engineering services and look forward to helping you achieve packaging success now and in the future.

Our principals leading this effort are expert lifesciences packaging engineers, with combined 50 years of package design, development and qualification experience for top tier medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Our package design and prototyping professionals have broad and deep packaging industry contacts which will provide you unparalleled access to the best packaging suppliers in the nation.

New facility will ensure record time to market for DDL’s ever growing client base

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) August 22, 2007 — http://www.testedandproven.com/ - DDL, a leading package testing services firm, specializing in medical device package testing, has substantially expanded its second laboratory dedicated to environmental testing in Eden Prairie, MN.

The facility, dubbed Opportunity Court, was initially developed last year as a response to DDL’s rapid growth and an increased demand for environmental testing services. The laboratory immediately allowed DDL to effectively and efficiently take on more projects.

Medical device companies of all sizes are challenged to meet the increasing demands generated by factors such as broad technology advancements and the increasing life expectancy of the global population.

In response, organizations worldwide are looking to outsourcing partners to meet the challenges and requirements within a tightly compressed and highly competitive time frame.

There are 6 major benefits to your company’s business and market objectives to be derived through outsourcing:

Benefit #1: Reduced time to market

Benefit #2: Significant cost savings

Benefit #3: Innovation and design excellence

Benefit #4: More effective problem solving

Updates have been made to the following ASTM standards:

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D3103 - Standard Test Method for Thermal Insulation Performance of Distribution Packages has been revised (with title change) to D3103-07

D3518/D3518M - Standard Test Method for In-Plane Shear Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by Tensile Test of a ±45° Laminate has been reapproved, available as D3518/D3518M-94(2007)

D3552 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites has been reapproved, available as D3552-96(2007)

D3953 - Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals has been revised to D3953-07

Updates have been made to the following ASTM standards:

D1749 - Standard Practice for Interlaboratory Evaluation of Test Methods Used with Paper and Paper Products has been reapproved, available as D1749-93(2007)

D1968 - Standard Terminology Relating to Paper and Paper Products has been reapproved, available as D1968-02a(2007)

D2019 - Standard Test Method for Dirt in Paper and Paperboard has been reapproved, available as D2019-97(2007)

D2043 - Standard Test Method for Silver Tarnishing by Paper has been reapproved, available as D2043-94(2007)

D2176 - Standard Test Method for Folding Endurance of Paper by the M.I.T. Tester has been reapproved, available as D2176-97a(2007)

We have recently discovered that there is an inaccuracy in the environmental test conditions contained in the 2A test procedure.The temperature condition called ‘desert (Dry)’ of 60C and 30% RH is really not desert, nor is it particularly dry. In fact, these conditions have almost the same moisture content (absolute humidity) for the environmental conditions of 38C and 85% RH, which is defined as ‘Tropical Wet’.

An internet tool is available to calculate the comparable RH values for a desired temperature when the ‘ambient’ conditions are known. See Psychrometric Calculator.

Time-to-market is a key concern for many manufacturers. DDL has developed a 5 Step Guide to facilitate the packaging and distribution process.

Step 1:
It is imperative to define the packaging system. The packaging engineer/ designer must collaborate with project team members to create and refer to a packaging design requirements document.

Step 2:
Perform a packaging system hazard analysis early on. This will ensure safety of the product and package as well the product’s efficacy.

Step 3:
Identify the labeling requirements. Develop labeling content early on in the device development stage as copies of labeling are required within the regulatory submission package to the FDA.

Package testing laboratory, DDL, is expanding again — this time in terms of both location and services.

Minneapolis, MN April 12, 2007 — http://www.testedandproven.com — DDL, a leading package, product and material testing services laboratory, has expanded both its Minnesota-based testing facility and its menu of service offerings.

DDL is now able to provide Package Design, Development & Prototyping Services, designed to help manufacturers and package engineers design packaging that will satisfy industry requirements and successfully pass package testing and validation procedures.

The ISTA and IoPP sponsored Dimensions ’07 conference last month was a huge success, as over 300 packaging professionals assembled in Orlando.

The conference content was outstanding, as usual, and significant technical information regarding transport packaging, logistics, materials, and systems was exchanged.

The highlight for me is always the reunion of many packaging professionals and friends at this annual forum. This forum has become the foremost venue for the industry and should be considered THE annual packaging industry event. There is nothing else like it!

The 18th Annual HBA Woman of the Year luncheon will be held on Thursday May 3, at the New York Hilton.

HBA will be honoring the 2007 Woman of the Year recipient - Meryl Zausner, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Novartis Oncology, is a pioneer and an inspiration to those around her. She has exemplified her stellar leadership as a business woman, cultivator of internal talent and champion of diversity and inclusion. She was the founding member of Novartis Oncology global business unit in 2000, helping to make it one of the world’s top Oncology companies. One of her many contributions to the advancement of women includes her role in developing Novartis’ Annual Female Leadership Forum.