The packaging laboratory at San Jose State University is one of the country’s best equipped facilities for the design, fabrication and testing of packages. The lab acts as a student facility but also can be utilized for contract testing by companies looking for a third party unbiased test facility. We engage in development of test methodologies for clients who are not able to have dedicated packaging departments. The operation of a Package design and testing facility at a university allows for the input of new ideas from students in the design process and gives the students real-world issues to problem solve.

Our test and fabrication facilities include:
Shock Testing
Vibration Testing
Compression Testing
Environmental Conditioning
Accelerated Aging
Porosity Tests - Gurley
Pouch Fabrication (heatsealers: hot bar and impulse)
Pressure Testing of Pouches for Hermetic Integrity
Tensile Testers
Mullen Burst (Corrugated)
Edge crush (Corrugated)
Dart Drop
Head Space analysis - Oxygen