ISTA-6A-FEDEX包装测试标准

TestingPackagedProductsWeighingUpto150lbs.Werecommendaseriesofpre-shipmentteststosimulateFedExairandgroundshippingenvironments.Followourinstructionsorletusdothetestingforyou.OverviewofGeneralTestingProceduresFedExpackagetestingproceduresarebasedonindustrydata,aswellasinternationaltestingproceduresandstandards,toprovidereliablepackagingtests.Hereweoutlinethegeneralsimulationproceduresfortestingpackagedproductsweighingupto150lbs.Weusedrop,impact,compressionandvibrationteststoevaluatetheintegrityandprotectiveperformanceofthepackaging.Wealsoconsiderpackageclosureperformanceanimportantacceptancecriterion.Weroutinelyopenpackagingandinspectthecontentsaftercompletionofalltestprocedures,unlessobviousdamageisnotedduringorafteranindividualtest.TestsforPackagedProductsWeighingUpto150lbs.Wefollowastrictsequenceoftestingprocedures,performingtestsoneachsampleinthesequenceindicatedinthefollowingtable.U.S.ShipmentsInternationalShipmentsProduct/ServiceElectronic,Powered,MedicalItemsRegularFlatElongatedRegularFlatElongatedAllOtherItemsFree-FallDropTest*XXXXXXXXXConcentratedImpactTestXXXBridgeImpactTestXXXCompressionTestXXXXXXXXXRotaryVibrationTestXXXRandomVibrationTest–U.S.**XXXRandomVibrationTest–International**XXXSecondFree-FallDropTest*XXXAllItems*Computer-aideddataacquisitionandanalysisareavailableuponrequest.**Currentlytherandomvibrationsystemcantestsamplesupto200lbs.,andtherotaryvibrationtablecantestsamplesupto1,250lbs.ContactFedExPackagingServicesbeforesendingtestsamplesweighingmorethan200lbs.TheFedExPackagingServicesdepartmentreservestherighttoalterthetestsequenceorequipmentusedtoaccommodatespecialpackagecharacteristics,commoditiesortestingequipmentlimitationstoprovidethemostrepresentativetestpossible.Whenpackageorcontentconditionsareuncertain,orconditionaloncustomerinput,a“Post-TestInspectionNotice”willbesentwiththereportafterthetestiscompleted.Forpackagedproductsover150lbs.,pleaserefertotheFedExTestingPackagedProductsWeighingMoreThan150lbs.brochure.TestsforPackagedProductsWeighingUpto150lbs.RegularFlatElongatedPage2PackagingDefinitionsFortestingpurposes,weclassifypackagingintothreecategories.Usethesesimpledefinitionstodetermineifyourpackagingconfigurationisflat,elongatedorregular.FlatPackageWeclassifyapackageasflatiftheshortestdimensionislessthanorequalto8,thenextshortestdimensionisatleastfourtimesthelengthoftheshortestdimension,andthevolumeofthetotalpackageisatleast800cubicinches.ElongatedPackageWeclassifyapackageaselongatedifthelongestdimensionisatleast36andtheothertwodimensionsmeasure20%orlessthanthelongestdimension.RegularPackageWeclassifyanypackagethatisnotdefinedasflatorelongatedasaregularpackage.ImpactTestsFree-FallDropTestProceduresWeemployafree-falldroptester*todroppackagesontoaflat,firm,nonyieldingsteelbase.Wevarythedropheightbasedonthepackageweightshowninthechart.Forinternationalproducts,weconductasecondsequenceoffree-falldroptestsfollowingthevibrationtest.Weconducttendroptests,oneforeachofthefollowingorientations.1.Mostfragilecorner.2.Shortestedgeradiatingfromthedropcorner.*Computer-aideddataacquisitionandanalysisareavailableuponrequest.Free-FallDropTesterPackageWeightDropHeightDropsperSequenceEqualtoorless3010than75lbs.Greaterthan75lbs.2410butequaltoorlessthan100lbs.Greaterthan100lbs.1810butequaltoorlessthan150lbs.Page33.Mediumedgeradiatingfromthedropcorner.4.Longestedgeradiatingfromthedropcorner.5.Flatononeofthesmallestfaces.6.Flatontheoppositesmallface.7.Flatononeofthemediumfaces.8.Flatontheoppositemediumface.9.Flatononeofthelargestfaces.10.Flatontheoppositelargeface.NOTE:Whenitcomestoirregularlyshapeditems,wefollowspecialdroporientationprocedures.Page4ConcentratedImpactTestProceduresWeuseafree-falldroptestertodropadensewoodenboxmeasuring12x12x12,withonebottomedgecoveredbyanangleiron,ontothetestpackage.Theboxshouldhaveatotalweightof21lbs.,filledwithasandbagtoachievetheweightandvoidfilltoholdthebaginplace.Toperformthistest,weusethefollowingprocedures.1.Placethepackagewithitslargestsurfaceareaonanonyieldingsteelorconcretebase.2.Measureandmarkthecenterofthetestpackageinbothdirections.Raisethedroptesterplatento30.3.Positionthewoodenboxonthedropplatensothattheangle-ironedgeispointedtowardthepackageandisparalleltotheshortestdimensionofthelargestpackageface.Markthemidpointofthewoodenboximpactedgeandensurethatitislinedupwiththemarkedtest-packagemidpoint.4.Allowtheboxtofallfreelyandimpactthepackageatthemarkedmidpointsevenly,withoutattemptingtocatchanyreboundofthewoodenbox.BridgeImpactTestProceduresWeuseafree-falldroptestertodropadensewoodenboxmeasuring12x12x12,withonebottomedgecoveredbyanangleiron,ontothetestpackage.Theboxshouldhaveatotalweightof21lbs.,filledwithasandbagtoachievetheweightandvoidfilltoholdthebaginplace.Toperformthistest,weusethefollowingprocedures.1.Placethetestpackageontwo4-highblocksatoppositeendsofthelongestpackagedimensionandparalleltoeachotherattheshortestpackageedge.2.Measureandmarkthecenterofthetestpackageinbothdirections.Raisethedroptesterplatento30.3.Positionthewoodenboxonthedropplaten