Smithers provides independent testing and technical expertise to help you understand the properties, performance and suitability of packaging materials.
Our laboratories offer a wide range of standard and bespoke testing for paper, board, plastics, adhesives and labels, from individual material assessments to complex testing programmes and technical investigations.
Testing can help you:
Our specialists can also develop bespoke test protocols where standard methods do not fully address your requirements. For wider technical support, including test programme development, troubleshooting and investigation, explore our Packaging Technical Consultancy services.
Our laboratories are ISO 17025 accredited, providing assurance of testing quality and technical competence. Where applicable, testing is conducted in accordance with relevant international standards, with controlled environmental conditions available for demanding material and packaging programmes.
Explore our Sustainable Packaging services for further testing and technical support.
Our laboratories offer a wide range of standard and bespoke testing for paper, board, plastics, adhesives and labels, from individual material assessments to complex testing programmes and technical investigations.
Testing can help you:
- Characterise and compare packaging materials
- Evaluate physical, surface and barrier properties
- Assess materials during development, conversion and final application
- Investigate performance issues and material failures
- Evaluate the impact of material, specification or supplier changes
- Generate reliable test data to support packaging development and decision-making
Our specialists can also develop bespoke test protocols where standard methods do not fully address your requirements. For wider technical support, including test programme development, troubleshooting and investigation, explore our Packaging Technical Consultancy services.
Our laboratories are ISO 17025 accredited, providing assurance of testing quality and technical competence. Where applicable, testing is conducted in accordance with relevant international standards, with controlled environmental conditions available for demanding material and packaging programmes.
Supporting packaging material and sustainability decisions
Changes made to improve packaging sustainability can also affect material properties, conversion and final pack performance. Smithers can help you evaluate changes such as material reduction, alternative materials and recycled content, generating independent test data to understand their impact on packaging performance.Explore our Sustainable Packaging services for further testing and technical support.
Packaging Materials Testing
- Adhesives and Labels
- Oxygen and Water Vapour Permeability
- Paper Testing - Physical Properties
- Paper Testing - Surface Properties
- Paper Testing - Additional Properties
- Plastic Testing - Physical Properties
- Plastic Testing - Additional Properties
- Materials Proficiency Services
- Sustainable Packaging