ASTM is turning its attention to polymer coatings and their impact on compostable packaging. The standards group's Committee D20 on Plastics is developing a proposed standard entitled “Test Method for ...

ASTM F88-94 Package Peel Tensile Strength is summarized below. This specification is focused on the force required to pull open a seam of a package. It is vital to protect the contents of a package, ...

The properties of rubber and plastics are very diverse. ASTM standards provide a crucial role in confirming the validity of the information used to make decisions about materials in industries that ...

Package Testing A series of significant events provided the impetus to shift the importance of package testing and package quality much closer to that of the device itself. Stephen Franks Stephen ...