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Latest News
Dennis Young Memorial Board
MSU School of Packaging invites you to share your memories & stories in honor of Dennis Young.
Now Available: Distribution Environment Data Collection & Analysis courses!
New self-study courses surrounding the collection and analysis of shock & vibration data.
Seeking Industry Peer Review of Thermal Packaging System (ATP) Best Practice Guideline
Deadline to submit comments is Friday, February 17th.
Take Advantage of the Discounted Early-Bird Rate!
Join us in Houston, Texas! The Early-bird rate ends March 3rd.
Get ISTA PDP Certified!
Next Packaging Dynamics Professional (ISTA PDP) Live Virtual Training happening March 22nd.
January In-Touch Newsletter
ICYMI: The latest In-Touch e-newsletter is now available. Check it out!
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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Certification Programs
ISTA offers certification of testing laboratories, transit-testing and professionals.
Looking for an ISTA certified testing laboratory or packaging services?
Locate a testing laboratory capable of performing the testing you require or companies to help you with package design, test equipment, packaging supplies and much more!
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ISTA values providing education, training, and support to the global transport packaging community. From ISTA's Forum, international symposiums, focused webinars and certification and training programs, we offer many opportunities for packaging professionals to learn, excel, network, and stay close to industry trends and solutions.
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Online Library
The ISTA library contains hundreds of papers, presentations, case studies, white papers and recorded webinars from the best minds in the industry. It is your resource and is a wealth of knowledge and information for anyone involved in transport packaging. Members receive free access to most items. Not an ISTA member? Join ISTA today!