The buzz words for today are Package Design and Prototyping. DDL is 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 division of custom designed engineering services and look forward to helping you achieve packaging success now and in the future.

Read More: DDL July 2007 Newsletter

DDL started off the year with a trip to Gulfport, Mississippi, to help with the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Even though the disaster is now out of the limelight, there is still much to be done in the Gulfport area and DDL is proud to be a part of the recovery efforts. Thank you to Corey Hensel, Ozzie Echols and Patrick Ayinde for joining Patrick Nolan on the trip to Mississippi.

The second Packaging & Risk Management webcast will air on May 23 and May 25. Please register to participate in these live webcasts as seating is limited.

2006 has been another great year for DDL. For the second year in a row, DDL has been named a Top 50 fast growing company in the Twin Cities by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

This year, important revisions were made to ISO 11607, the foremost guidance document for validating packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices.

DDL is helping industry professionals stay on-top of changes to standards with its new “Industry Standards Alert” service.

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DDL would like to welcome Kelley Newman as a new Project Manager at its Minnesota facility.  Kelley joins DDL from Spalding Corporation where she served as a Package Engineer, and will bring valuable quality assurance experience to the company.

Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL Inc., hosted the third and final Webinar in the ISO 11607 Revisions series in August.  All three Webinars are now available on-demand on the DDL website.

Webinar #1: The Revised ISO 11607-01
Webinar #2: ISO 11607 Revisions - Understanding Clause 6
Webinar #3: ISO 11607 Revisions - Implementing Clause 6

DDL has expanded into a second environmental testing laboratory.  The new facility allows DDL to take on 25% more environmental testing projects per year and also frees up space in the main laboratory for additional package, product and material testing.

The new ISO 11607-01 standard has finally been published. Packaging professionals and medical device manufacturers should be aware that packaging requirements have changed for the distribution of medical devices.

To learn more about new compliance requirements for packaging, attend Patrick Nolan’s series of 3 webinars on the ISO 11607 Revisions.

DDL is pleased to announce the launch of its new website as an educational resource for manufacturers and packaging professionals. DDL has added advanced features to its website to help you keep on top of the latest industry standards and compliance requirements.

New features include:
- On-demand webinars
- Industry standards search capability
- Articles download

DDL is pleased to announce that COO, Patrick Nolan, has been elected Chairman of the ASTM D-10 on Packaging Committee.

Mr. Nolan has also been actively involved in the AAMI Committee responsible for drafting the Technical Information Report (TIR) for the revisions to the ISO 11607 standard.

Greetings,

2005 has been a great year for DDL. We wish to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers and employees for making DDL a successful one-stop-shop for testing services.

In October, DDL was named a Growth 50 company by the Twin Cities Business Journal for its rapid company growth.

DDL attributes part of its record growth to its growing Suite of PackServices. PackReview(SM), the DDL approved ISO 11607 clause 7 certification which was launched in March, has now been officially service marked.

Greetings,

DDL is urging companies and individuals nationwide to contribute to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. So far, DDL has raised $3,800, including employee donations and corporate matching contributions. Read DDL HR Manager’s personal Katrina experience here.

Join DDL and contribute to the hurricane relief efforts today at http://www.stormaid.com
Patrick Nolan, DDL COO, is taking an active role in the revision of the ISO 4180 standard for “Packaging-Complete, filled transport packages-General rules for the compilation of performance test schedules.” Nolan recently attended an ISO technical committee in Milan, Italy, to discuss the proposed revisions. Click here for the ISO technical committee minutes.

Greetings,

Patrick J. Nolan, COO, DDL Inc., is pleased to announce his contribution to the Technical Information Report (TIR) for the upcoming ISO 11607 Revision.

The revised AAMI/ANSI/ISO 11607 standard may be published this year and will have a significant consequence on compliance issues.

Find out more about the Technical Information Report for ISO 11607 Revisions.

DDL Inc., Package Engineer, Scott R. Levy, will be delivering an Accelerated Aging presentation at the MD&M East 2005 conference in which he will discuss:
- Contemporary thought on accelerated aging methodology.
- Manufacturers’ ongoing struggle to justify shelf life claims.

Greetings,

DDL is pleased to announce the launch of PackReviewSM, a DDL 11607 certification granted to packages that have successfully endured rigorous package testing in order to demonstrate compliance with ISO 11607 (clause 6 - the final package validation).

DDL will be showcasing PackReview at the upcoming conferences:
- HealthPack March 23 - 24 San Antonio, TX - Register Here
- MedCon April 27 - 28, San Diego, California - Register Here