Packaging Failure Analysis
When products or processes fail, the cost, in terms of time, money and consumer confidence, can be disastrous. At Ceram, we not only work quickly and effectively to identify failures, such as contaminants, but also to provide real, working solutions.
Using the latest analytical techniques, we can identify where the failure has occurred (with the material, the production process or in service) and why it has occurred. At Ceram, we do this quickly and cost-effectively to ensure that failures are resolved and working solutions are put in place to prevent any reoccurrences.
Failure analysis also informs product development. By analysing why packaging has failed or has not performed to standard, we can help you to further improve your products and stay one step ahead of your competition. As well as identifying contaminants or aesthetic failures, we can also diagnose and solve print and adhesion problems.
Techniques:
- ToFSIMS - Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
- XPS - X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- 3DP
- SEM/EDX
- FTIR - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- GC - Gas Chromatography
- GCMS - Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
- HPLC
- HPLC-MS
Ceram Projects:
- Shrink wrap print failure on frozen food
- Delamination of complex print coatings
- Heat seal failures for tamperproof bags
- Cold seal investigations for confectionary
- Foil seal failures
- Ink de-wets on cardboard packaging
- Patent infringement on novel packaging
- Polymer adhesion failure on cardboard packaging.
