Companies must focus not only on their objectives for sustainability but also on their ability to meet performance and durability demands.
It takes time to build trust with a new supplier. And the proof is in the packaging. The last thing you need is to find out from your customers that your products are leaking from your beautifully designed, eco-friendly containers!
To ensure material performance, you’ll need to benchmark the raw materials available from new vendors compared to what you have become accustomed to. What is the tradeoff? Is there a reduction in tear strength or burst performance? How will that impact upon the capability of your packaging?
If you can only get hold of a thinner specimen of recycled plastic, for example. Could that work as well - while cutting your company’s waste profile in the process? Or might that lead to puncture or even permeation problems?
With the right testing partner, you’ll be able to quickly and deftly work out if a new supplier’s wares are fit for purpose. This allows you to design within the acceptable tolerance required to meet the standard demands you work towards.
At Industrial Physics we help companies to put their recycled materials - and the packages they make from them - to the test. We’ve been doing this for many decades and it’s fair to say our machines have helped revolutionize the recycled packaging industry.
If you’d like to learn more about how we can support your eco-friendly ambitions with the best packaging, product, and material test and inspection advice and equipment available, then get in touch today!