Controlled Testing Lab

The Analytical Laboratory at our LaSalle Plant is compliant with accepted industry standards (TAPPI). Since it is located right in the converting plant, raw material quality and manufacturing process performance can be monitored. The laboratory also plays a key role in packaging studies in order to meet our customers’ needs.

Leading Technologies

The LaSalle Plant conducts some twenty quality tests on paperboard sheets and boxes, to ensure the excellence of each and every product.

Tests performed with state-of-the-art analytical equipment include:

Compression Table L&W

2_4_2_packaging_services_controlled-lab_lw_dynamicstiffness — ECT (Edge Crush Test), CCT (Fluted Edge Crush of Corrugating Medium) and CMT (Flat Crush of Corrugating Medium)

Dynamic Stiffness Tester

2_4_2_packaging_services_controlled-lab_lw_dynamicstiffness-2 — Test: DST - Dynamic Torsional Stiffness

Gurley Test

2_4_3_packaging_services_controlled-lab_gurley — Test: Air Resistance (Gurley Method)

Compression Table TMI

SCT Test

2_4_3_packaging_services_controlled-lab_stc-test — Test: Short-span Compressive Strength Test

Efficiency and Quality Control

By conducting our own quality control testing, we are able to evaluate our production processes in real-time and ensure that our products always meet our customers’ requirements.

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