ISTA-1A标准(运输标准)

1、HomeAppendixAPackageTestingISTATestProcedure1AIntroductionInternationalSafeTransitAssociation(ISTA)ISTA,theassociationfortransportpackaging,isaninternationalleaderinadvancingthescienceofpackagingandtheuseofperformancetestingtechinques.Itsmembercompaniesaresupportedinthedevelopmentofeffectivepackaging,methods,andlogisticsystemsthatpreventorreducetransportationandhandlingdamageduringproductdistribution.ISTAtestproceduresarecontinuouslyunderreviewandupdatedperiodically.Toensurethatyouareutilizingt。

2、hemostrecentpublicationofthetestprocedure,contactISTAat:INTERNATIONALSAFETRANSITASSOCIATION1400ABBOTTRDSTE160EASTLANSINGMI48823-1900Telephone:517-333-3437Fax:517-333-3813Internet:(150lb(68.2kg)orLess),iscopyrightedbyISTAandisreprintedherewithitspermission.PreshipmentTestingTheISTAPreshipmentTestProceduresprovideameansforamanufacturertopredeterminetheprobabilityofthesafearrivaloftheirpackagedproductsattheirdestinationthroughtheutilizationoftestsdevelopedtosimulatetheshocksandstressesnormallyencou。

3、nteredduringhandlingandtransportation.ISTAhasconfineditstechnicalactivitiestothepackagedproductonly.Neithertheproductnorthecontainerisconsideredseparately.Thetests,itisstressed,arebasictests.Testlevelandsequenceshouldbechangedtoadapttoknowndistributionsituationsandthesechangesaredocumentedinthereport.Thesetestproceduresareperformancetestsand,whenproperlyapplied,willprovidetangiblebenefitsofreduceddamage,economicallybalancedcosts,andimprovedcustomersatisfaction.Itisalsoemphasizedthattheseprocedur。

4、esarenotintendedtoevaluatetheprotectionaffordedpackagedproductsfromotherconditionssuchasmoisture,corrosion,contaminatingodors,etc.Theymayormaynotcomplywithcarrierrequirementsforpackaging.TomaintaincertifiedstatusandeligibilityforidentificationwiththeTRANSITTESTEDseal,eachpackagedproductmustberetestedwheneverachangeismadeineithertheproduct,theprocess,orthepackage.Changesinthepackagedproductincludechangesindesign,size,and/ormaterial.Asaqualitycontrolprocedure,packagedproductsshouldberetestedasfreq。

5、uentlyasfeasible.VeryImportantISTA1SeriesIntegrityTestProcedureTheentiredocumentshallbereadandunderstoodbeforeproceedingwithatest.Therearethreesections:Overview,TestingandReport•Overviewprovidesthegeneralknowledgerequiredbeforegoingintothetestinglaboratoryand•Testingpresentsthespecificinstructionstodothetestinginthelaboratoryand•ReportindicateswhatdatashallberecordedtosubmitatestreporttoISTA.ISTATestProceduresandTestProjectsaretheworldwideleadersinPerformanceTestsforPackaged-Products.Twosystemso。

6、fweightsandmeasuresarepresentedinISTAtestprocedures.TheyaretheEnglishsystem(Inch-Pound)andtheinternationalsystemSI(Metric).Inch-PoundunitsareshownfirstwithMetricunitsinbrackets,exceptinsometableswheretheyareshownseparately.•Eithersystemmaybeusedastheunitofmeasure(standardunits),but•Thestandardunitschosenshallbeusedconsistentlythroughouttheprocedure.•Unitsareconvertedtotwosignificantfiguresand•Notexactequivalents.OverviewPrefaceTestProcedure1Aisanintegritytestforindividualpackaged-products.•Itcan。

7、beusedtoevaluatetheperformanceofapackaged-product.•Itcanbeusedtocomparerelativeperformanceofpackageandproductdesignalternatives.•Thepackageandproductareconsideredtogetherandnotseparately.•Someconditionsoftransit,suchasmoisture,pressureorunusualhandling,maynotbecovered.OtherISTAProceduresmaybeappropriatefordifferentconditionsortomeetdifferentobjectives.Specificsuggestions:•Touserandomvibrationinsteadoffixeddisplacementvibration,useISTAIntegrityTestProcedure1Gandnot1A.•Forpackaged-productswhereami。

8、nimumcompressionvalueshouldbetested,useISTAIntegrityTestProcedure1C.•Forpackaged-productsintendedforinternationaldistributionconsiderISTAIntegrity-PlusTestProcedure2A.•Forpackaged-productsthatmaybetransportedinasmallparceldeliverysystemconsiderISTAGeneralSimulationTestProcedure3C.•RefertoGuidelinesforSelectingandUsingISTAProjectsandProceduresforadditionalinformation.ISTA1Seriestestsarebasicteststhatconsistofintegritytestprocedures.•Theyarenotsimulationsofactualtransporthazards,and•donotnecessari。

9、lycomplywithcarrierpackagingregulations.Whenproperlyapplied,ISTAprocedureswillprovidetangiblebenefitsof:•reduceddamage,•economicallybalancedcostsand•improvedcustomersatisfaction.ScopeTestProcedure1Acoverstestingofindividualpackaged-productsweighing150pounds(68.2kg)orlesswhenpreparedforshipment.Note:Tobeeligibleformailing,asingleparcelcannotexceed70pounds.ProductDamageToleranceandDegradationAllowanceTheshippershalldeterminethefollowingpriortotesting:•Whatconstitutesdamagetotheproductand•whatdamag。

10、etolerancelevelisallowable,ifany,and•thecorrectmethodologytodetermineproductconditionattheconclusionofthetestand•theacceptablepackageconditionattheconclusionofthetest.ForadditionalinformationonthisdeterminationprocessrefertoGuidelinesforSelectingandUsingISTAProjectsandProcedures.SamplesSamplesshouldbetheuntestedactualpackageandproduct,butifoneorbotharenotavailable,thesubstitutesshallbeasidenticalaspossibletoactualitems.•Numb。