Updates have been made to the following ASTM Standards: C Category C1674 - Standard Test Method for Flexural Strength of Advanced Ceramics with Engineered Porosity (Honeycomb Cellular Channels) at Ambient Temperatures is a new standard, now available. C1674-08 D Category D1748 - Standard Test Method for Rust Protection by Metal Preservatives in the Humidity Cabinet has been reapproved, available [...]

Updates have been made to the following ASTM Standards: D Category D6272 - Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials by Four-Point Bending has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D6272-02(2008)e1 F Category F2622 - Standard Test Method for Oxygen Gas Transmission Rate Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using Various [...]

Updates have been made to the following ASTM Standards: D Category D1229 - Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Compression Set at Low Temperatures has been reapproved, available as D1229-03(2008) D202 - Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Untreated Paper Used for Electrical Insulation has been revised to D202-08 D395 - Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property—Compression Set has [...]

Healthcare Packaging Article Summary Karen Greene, CPP, technical director, DDL Inc., a provider of testing services, package design, prototyping, and consulting, noted that compliance with Intl. Standards Organization standard 11607 “is a must in this FDA-regulated industry.” The 11607 standard is a harmonized, globally accepted industry standard for terminally sterilized medical devices. TIR (Technical Information Report) [...]

Today’s presentation, “The Compliance Sweet Spot,” to share powerful methodologies for medical device packagers to achieve the perfect balance between compliance and time to market Minneapolis, MN  – June 2, 2008 – http://www.testedandproven.com/ - DDL, the leading package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, will be represented today in New York City at [...]

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Operating your business in a tough economy is certainly nothing any business owner or high level executive relishes. In a previous post, I discussed how firms like DDL, who exist in the package testing and medical device testing services arenas, are relatively sheltered during these times. However, this is in no way meant to indicated [...]

Critical ISO 11607 clause 6 compliance questions answered in three chapter webinar series Minneapolis, MN – April 18, 2008 – http://www.testedandproven.com/ DDL, the leading package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, has reintroduced a webinar series, originally recorded in 2006, designed to ensure packaging professionals both understand and stay in compliance with ISO [...]

Last month, I was happy to represent DDL at ISTA’s first annual International Transport Packaging Forum. While I was presenting” Laboratory Practices for Optimal Thermal Gel Design and Specification” DDL’s own Mike Woletz, Packaging Engineer and Project Manager, was attending multiple presentations, networking, and since the event was held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, most [...]

HealthCare Exec Article Summary When a landmark international standard (ISO 11607) altered the direction of the medical device industry in the mid-1990s, packaging and testing innovator DDL made sure it was there to greet them with open arms. That approach to service has never stopped, and it’s changed the pace of how quickly business in the [...]