Smithers has been an International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) Member since the 1990s. The laboratory is ISTA Certified and accredited to ISO 17025.
Distribution testing is the simulation of real life supply chain physical and climatic hazards, under controlled laboratory conditions. This involves: vibration testing simulating road, rail and air transit; impact and drop testing representing manual and automated handling; compression testing representing warehousing storage and compressive forces arising during shipment; and climatic conditioning covering regional or global conditions, from elevated temperature and humidity to sub-zero conditions.
Smithers Lansing transit testing lab is situated close to Michigan State University - our links to MSU have enabled Smithers to keep a tight relationship with the academic world. Many of the Lansing transit testing team are MSU school of packaging graduates.
Distribution testing is the simulation of real life supply chain physical and climatic hazards, under controlled laboratory conditions. This involves: vibration testing simulating road, rail and air transit; impact and drop testing representing manual and automated handling; compression testing representing warehousing storage and compressive forces arising during shipment; and climatic conditioning covering regional or global conditions, from elevated temperature and humidity to sub-zero conditions.
Market sectors
Smithers Lansing package testing laboratory was established in the early 1990's to support Michigan's Automotive Industry. Now the laboratory serves a broad range of client sectors including:- Automotive
- Food and beverage
- Health and personal care
- Medical and pharmaceutical (including cold chain)
- Electronics.
Team expertise
The laboratory team includes consultant and test engineer staff members, providing a mix of real life supply chain knowledge with laboratory experience across the range of packaging materials and sectors. The team has a combined experience of more than 50 years in packaging and testing.Smithers Lansing transit testing lab is situated close to Michigan State University - our links to MSU have enabled Smithers to keep a tight relationship with the academic world. Many of the Lansing transit testing team are MSU school of packaging graduates.
Contacts Address
6539 Westland Way, Suite 24
Lansing, MI 48917
Tel: (+1) 517 322 2400
Fax: (+1) 517 322 2404