Ista 1a
Ista 1a
Ista 1a
VERY IMPORTANT:
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listing of The entire document shall be read and understood before proceeding with a test.
Procedure
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OVERVIEW OF PROCEDURE 1A
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www.ista.org Test Procedure 1A is an integrity test for individual packaged-products.
It can be used to evaluate the performance of a packaged-product.
It can be used to compare relative performance of package and product design alternatives.
Preface The package and product are considered together and not separately.
Some conditions of transit, such as moisture, pressure or unusual handling, may not be covered.
Other ISTA Procedures may be appropriate for different conditions or to meet different objectives.
Specific suggestions:
To use random vibration instead of fixed displacement vibration, use ISTA Test Procedure 1G and not 1A.
For packaged-products where a minimum compression value should be tested, use ISTA Test Procedure 1C.
For packaged-products intended for international distribution consider ISTA Partial-Simulation Performance Test Procedure
2A.
For packaged-products that may be transported in a small parcel delivery system consider ISTA General Simulation
Performance Test Procedure 3A.
Refer to Guidelines for Selecting and Using ISTA Procedures and Projects for additional information.
EXCEPTION:
Individual packaged-products on a visible skid or pallet and that weigh more than 100 lb (45 kg) may be tested according to Test
Procedure 1B or 1E.
Samples Samples should be the untested actual package and product, but if one or both are not available, the substitutes shall be as
identical as possible to actual items.
NOTE:
Packages that have already been subjected to the rigors of transportation cannot be assumed to represent standard conditions. In
order to insure testing in perfect condition, products and packages shipped to certified laboratories for testing must be:
over-packaged for shipment to the laboratory or
repackaged in new packaging at the laboratory.
Test The tests shall be performed on each test sample in the sequence indicated in the following table:
Sequence
Sequence # Test Category Test Type Test Level For ISTA Certification
Ο 1 Atmospheric Temperature and Ambient Required
Preconditioning Humidity
2 Vibration Fixed Displacement 1 in (25mm) peak-to- Required
peak at a frequency to be
determined
3 Shock Drop Height varies with Required
(Alternative methods packaged-product weight
allowed – select one
test type) Incline-Impact (Conbur) Impact Velocity varies
with packaged-product
weight
Horizontal Impact Impact Velocity varies
with packaged-product
weight
Equipment The following alternatives are acceptable for the equipment required for the Shock Test:
Required
Shock Type of Shock Test Type of Equipment In compliance with the apparatus section of …
Drop Test Free fall drop tester ASTM D 5276