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Thanks For Making the 2022 ISTA Forum a Success - Watch now!
Save the date! The 2023 ISTA Forum will be held May 1-3 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas.
ISTA Global Board Updates
The ISTA Global Board of Directors elects new officers and welcomes a new director. Learn more.
ISTA China Announces 2022 Transport Packaging Design Competition
Call for Design Works for the 3rd ISTA Transport Packaging Design Competition. Learn more.
Seeking ISTA Test Series Group (TSG) Volunteers
Contribute to ISTA and the packaging industry by volunteering with ISTA's Test Series Group (TSG).
New Job Postings Added to Our Career Center
Check out the open industry jobs at UPS, La-Z-Boy, Veritiv, Smithers and Johnson Controls!
Seeking Industry Peer Review of Thermal Shipping System PQ/PV Best Practice Guideline
The deadline for comments has been extended until March 28!
Package Design and Testing Solutions

Getting Started with Design & Testing
The packaging world continues to face new challenges as both society and retail evolve and designing for transit is essential. Gaining insight into supply chain hazards and ensuring the most appropriate design tool is leveraged are critical to success.
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ISTA Test Procedures
Design tools, such as pre-shipment distribution testing, help confirm insights and offer a valuable understanding of packaged-product performance. Ensuring you select the correct ISTA test procedure for your desired outcome is important.
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PackSight Makes Testing Easier
PackSight, a new online test planning and reporting platform for ISTA test procedures makes testing even easier for you and your team!
New: Custom test builder is here! PackSight users can now select any of the 114 test blocks from ISTA‘s top ten procedures – 1A, 2A, 3ABEF&H, 6-SAMSCLUB, 6-Amazon.com-Over Boxing & 6-Amazon.com-SIOC.

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