Design & Testing Services
Packaging Design & Testing Services
Ship faster with Sonoco’s innovative industrial paper and adhesives solutions. Our state-of-the-art laboratory in Hartsville, South Carolina leverages our onsite paper mills and expert engineering teams to research, develop and test cutting-edge protective packaging that shortens lead and turnaround times.
Increased Testing and Research Capabilities for Protective Packaging
Successfully meet your supply chain needs. Sonoco offers expanded research and development capabilities from our Center of Excellence facility. This site combines our expertise in manufacturing, retail and warehouse storage with our world-class testing machinery, prototype equipment and production lines for proof-of-concept and full-scale production to ensure superior protection and performance throughout the supply chain.
Certified for E-Commerce and Direct-to-Home Shipment Methods
Build brand loyalty and encourage repeat e-commerce and direct-to-home purchases with certified packaging. As consumers continue to rely on the convenience of products being delivered to their doorsteps, Sonoco protective packaging ensures products arrive in prime condition.
Well-versed and capable of performing each organization’s unique transit test specification(s) and customer-specific standards, we maintain annual certifications for several organizations:
- Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS)
- International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) and ISTA 6 Amazon
- Prep Free Packaging (PFP)
- Ships in Own Container (SIOC)
- Frustration Free Packaging (FFP)
- Amazon Prep-Free Packaging
- Pack Design and Material
- Transit Simulation Testing
- Distribution Testing
Pack Design and Material
Find solutions that fit your existing machinery. From designing packaging to selecting recyclable materials, Sonoco helps you select the right pack design and material properties that fulfill product requirements and seamlessly work with your high-speed packaging lines.
Transit Simulation Testing
Reduce labor costs and prevent packaging performance problems that have or may occur. By developing comprehensive testing methods and apparatus, our experts and ISO-accredited laboratory replicate the product lifestyle and the environments in which your protective packaging needs to perform with in-depth tests:
- Vibration
- Drop and impact
- Thermal and climatic
- High altitude
- Compression
- Shock and fragility
- Post-test integrity support and analysis
After conducting testing, we share our data measurement and analysis to support your ability to understand the packaging challenges facing the supply chain.
Distribution Testing
Address key issues that impact protective packaging throughout the supply chain. With a first-hand understanding of raw materials, converting, packing/filling, logistics, waste management and more, we support you through distribution challenges by:
- Identifying cost reduction opportunities
- Delivering cost avoidance
- Achieving legal and regulatory compliance
- Reducing product damage and improving product appearance at the point of sale through home-delivery systems
- Making measurable progress toward sustainability requirements
- Meeting quality requirements and performance expectations in today’s complex global supply chain
Customized Protective Packaging That Decreases Costs
Meet your unique product and sustainability requirements with cost-effective custom solutions. At Sonoco, we believe there’s no ‘one size fits all’ protective packaging solution. Our expanded research and development solutions in the protective space offer innovative possibilities, enabling you to stack items high and long for reduced shipping and handling costs.