New Test Methods Evaluate Effects Of Altitude On Inflatable Packaging
A new American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) draft standard presents standardized evaluations of the effects of high altitude on inflatable packages shipped by air.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — A new American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) draft standard, Test Methods for Determining Air Retention of Inflatable Packaging Systems by Vacuum Method, presents standardized evaluations of the effects of high altitude on inflatable packages shipped by air. Currently proceeding through ASTM balloting, the draft was developed by a task group of Subcommittee D10.23 on Natural Environment Test Methods in Committee D-10 on Packaging.
Users, drivers, packaging manufacturers, engineers and carriers are participating on the task group, which is chaired by Chad Thompson, senior packaging consultant, UPS Professional Services, Hodgkins, Ill.