Package and Film Permeation Testing

PTI offers oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor permeation testing for rigid, semi-rigid, and flexible packaging materials and finished packages. This sophisticated testing can be carried out on a number of platforms to meet your needs.

O2 Barrier Testing

  • Oxysense®
  • MOCON OX-TRAN® 2/20, 2/21
  • MOCON OX-TRAN® 2/60, 2/61
  • Chamber for various temperature and humidity conditions
  • Chamber with 100% O2 for high barrier package testing

Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) Testing

  • MOCON PERMATRAN®- W 3/33
  • MOCON PERMATRAN®- W 3/61

CO2 Shelf Life Testing

  • Zahm & Nagel CO2</sub
  • FTIR method
  • Anton Paar CarboQC CO2 meter
  • Steinfurth CO2MS-2C CO2 tester

FTIR Microscopy

  • Excalibur 3000 FTIR Spectrometer for layer structure analysis

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Material Testing

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Preform and Bottle Testing

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Package and Film Permeation Testing

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ISBT and Special Protocols

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