Packaging Certification / Product Testing Labs
DOT APPROVED UNITED NATIONS THIRD PARTY PACKAGING CERTIFICATION AGENCIES
Partial List of United Nations Third Party Packaging Certification Agencies
*Advanced Packaging Technology Laboratories, Inc.
200 Larkin Drive, Unit H
Wheeling, IL 60090
Telephone: (847) 520-4343
Fax: (847) 520-4365
Packaging testing on all Chapter 9 designs, packaging engineering, consulting services for US DOT, N/ISTA, ASTM, FDA.
Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc.
2395 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L5K 1B3
Telephone: (905) 822-4111 x388
Fax: (905) 823-1446
www.bodycotetesting.com
Contact: Liz Summerfield
*Container Testing Laboratory, Inc.
607 Fayette Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Telephone: (914) 381-2600
Fax: (914) 381-0143
www.containertechnologylabs.com
Contact: SC Brooks. P. E.
Certified agency/compliance testing for UN, USDOT, IATA, NSTA, GSA and others. R D consulting and technical services since 1923 to private and government sectors with design engineering and complete lab facilities.
Del ValCo Consultants
21 Ardmoor Lane
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Telephone: (610) 388-1270
Fax: (610) 388-3762
Contact: George M. Thorpe
Third party testing agency for all packages. Facilities for UN Chapter 9 package testing. Uses clientís facilities for large package tests. Trains and advises self-certifiers in proper procedures and hazardous materials regulatory consulting.
*DDL, Inc. (Distribution Dynamics Labs)
10200 Valley View Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Telephone: (952) 941-9226
Fax: (952) 941-9318
Contact: Patrick J. Nolan: pat.nolan@testedandproven.com www.testedandproven.com Performs package testing, certification and consulting on hazardous materials packaging and regulations. Testing and design on the full range of UN Chapter 9 designs. Also performs testing of infectious substances packages.
Ecolab Inc.
Package Testing Service
940 Lone Oak Road
Eagan, MN 55121
Telephone: (651) 452-1460
Fax: (651) 888-1638
Contact: Jim Loth
*GH Package/Product Testing and Consulting, Inc.
4090 Thunderbird Lane
Fairfield, OH 45014
Telephone: (513) 870-0080
Fax: (513) 772-6709
www.ghtesting.com
Contact: Mr. Gerald A. Hock
Performance testing and certification on full range of Chapter 9 design types. Performs commercial and military package testing and designs.
Park City Packaging, Inc.
480 Sniffen Lane
Statford, CT 06497
Telephone: (203) 378-7384
Fax: (203) 378-9555
www.thepackcenter.com
Contact: C. Richard Poizello
Package testing and certification on all Chapter 9 design types to meet UN performance oriented packaging requirements. Over 20 years experience testing to meet federal standards. Laboratory and testing facilitities.
*Pro-Pack Testing Lab, Inc.
15 N. Florida Avenue
Belleville, IL 62221
Telephone: (618) 277-1160
Fax: (618) 277-1163
www.propacktestlab.com
Independent, commercial testing facility DOT authorized to certify non-bulk packagings (from combination packagings to drums) and immediate bulk containers (IBCs). Package design development and environmental evaluations (preconditioning). Midwest location, consulting.
Signode Industry Packaging Systems
An ITW Company 800 Corporate Woods Parkway
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Telephone: (800) 323-2464
Fax: (847) 913-9078
www.itwpackagingsolutions.com
DOT certified laboratory for UN, ICAO and IMDG Hazardous Materials Package Testing. Performs testing on a full range of combination packagings and drums. Signode is a member of the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) with capabilities in intermediate bulk container (IBC) testing.
*TEN-E Packaging Services
1666 County Road 74
Newport, MN 55055
Telephone: (851) 683-0063
Fax: (651) 683-0163
www.ten-e.com
Contact: Robert Ten Eyck
Commercial package testing and certification on all UN Chapter 9 design types. Hazardous materials regulatory consulting.
*United States Testing Company, Inc.
291 Fairfield Avenue
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Telephone: (973) 575-5252
Fax: (973) 575-8271
www.us.sgs.com
Contact: Leon Venech
Our package testing facility is a D.O.T. approved Third Party Agency for certifying all Chapter 9 package designs per UN/DOT Standards. Testing paper corrugated, films for mechanical and chemical properties and flammability.
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*Independent Testing Labs that also do product compatibility testing.
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