ISO 2248 Packaging - Completed, Filled Transport Packages - Vertical Impact Test by Dropping

The standard “ISO 2248 Packaging - Completed filled transport packages - Vertical drop impact testing” developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) describes a method for performing a vertical drop impact test on a completed filled transport package. This method can be performed as a single test to investigate the effects of vertical impact or as part of a series of tests designed to measure the ability of a distribution system to withstand a vertical impact hazard.

This test method is based on the principle that the test package is lifted onto a hard flat surface and released to impact this surface after a free fall. Atmospheric conditions, drop height and package __cpLocation are predetermined.

Equipment used in this test method includes:

• Lifting mechanism that will not damage the test package during lifting or dropping.
• Means of holding the test suite before releasing it in its predetermined position.
• A release mechanism for releasing the test package in such a way that its fall is not impeded by any part of the apparatus before it hits the impact surface.
• An impact surface that is horizontal and flat, large enough to be immovable, and hard enough not to deform under test conditions.

Under normal conditions, the provided impact surface,

• It must have a mass that is at least 50 times the mass of the heaviest package to be tested.
• The surface must be level so that the difference in level between two points is not more than 2 mm.
• It must be rigid enough that it will not deform more than 10 mm when an area of ​​100 mm2 is loaded statically with 0,1 kg anywhere on the surface.
• It should be large enough to ensure that the test package falls completely onto the surface.

Additionally, the device must meet material requirements and tolerances.

The test suite should normally be populated with the intended contents. However, simulated or dummy contents may be used, provided that the dimensions and physical properties of these contents are as close as possible to the intended contents.

It is necessary to ensure that the test suite is closed normally as if it were ready for deployment. If simulated or fake content is used, it is necessary to ensure that the normal shutdown method is still used.

The package is conditioned in accordance with one of the conditions described in the standard “ISO 2233 Packaging - Completed, filled transport packages and unit loads - Preparation for testing”.

Whenever possible, testing should be performed under the same atmospheric conditions used for conditioning, except where this is critical to the materials or package application. In other cases, testing should be performed under atmospheric conditions as close as possible to those used for conditioning.

During the test, the test package is lifted and held in a predetermined position at a height within plus/minus 2 percent of the predetermined drop height defined by the distance between the lowest point of the package at the moment of release and the nearest point on the impact surface. The test package is then lifted. The test package is released from the predetermined position within the following tolerances:

• For face or edge drops, a maximum angle of 2 degrees between the impacting face or edge and the horizontal surface.
• For edge or corner drops, the angle between the intended surface of the package and the horizontal surface (plus/minus 50 percent of the angle or plus/minus 10 percent, whichever is greater).

The velocity at impact must be within plus/minus 1 percent of the velocity that would be achieved in free fall.

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