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Packaging With Assurance testing the integrity of packaging materials

From Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

The growth in packaging across many consumer markets has created the need for testing the integrity of packaging materials. Resistance to crushing and burst strength are examples of parameters that are important to the pharmaceutical industry. Texture Analysers with special purpose test fixtures are becoming popular tools for packaging specialists who design solutions for these types of requirements.

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