Good Laboratory Practices are maintained in Lab.

All Sophisticated Instruments are available ( Total Instruments = ) & List of the same is available.

Calibration of all Instruments is done & calibration tags are displayed.

Specifications & Test Methods for all packaging Materials are available.

Every Lot of PM is tested and record of test results are available.

Rejection Records are also maintained.

Statistical tools of Six Sigma such Histogram , Box plot , Pareto Chart etc are used for analysis of test results vendor wise. Findings of the same are used for vendor Audits.

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Standard Samples for all bottles , Pails , Buckets and Labels are available.

Artwork of all packaging materials are available and updation of the same is done regularly.

Operating Instructions are displayed for all instruments in Lab.

ISO 9001 , ISO/TS 16949 standard requirements are implemented in the Lab. ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 std. requirements are being implemented in the

Lab.

5 S is under progress in Lab.

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Features :

Make : M & W Precision Tools.

Digital

Used to check dimensions inside, outside, and depth measurements of bottles & caps .

Capacity : 0.0 to 150mm

Least Count : 0.01 mm

Calibration Done on : 07-08-2013

Calibration Valid upto : 06-08-2014

Vernier Caliper

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Features :

Make : Mitutoyo Corporation

Digital

Used to measure thickness.

Measuring Range : 0.0 mm to 25.0mm

Least Count : 0.001 mm

Calibration Done on : 08-08-2013

Calibration Valid upto : 07-08-2014

Digimatic Micrometer

Features :

Make : Contech

Digital

Used for measuring the weight of caps, wad , pouches , GSM of cartons & adhesive grammage of sticker.

Capacity : 0.0 to 220g

Least Count : 0.001 g

Calibration Done on : 28-03-13

Calibration Valid upto : 27-3-14

Weighing Balance

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Features : Make : Saurashtra Pvt. Ltd.

Digital

Used for measuring the bursting strength of paper & corrugated

box.

Capacity : 3 kg/cm2 to 40 kg/cm2

Least Count : 0.1 kg/cm2

Calibration Done on : 07-11-2013

Calibration Valid upto : 19-09-2014

Bursting Strength Tester

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Features : Make : Rohit Instruments

Digital

Used to measure the opening or closuring torque of the screwing cap .

Capacity : 0.0 kgcm to 50 kgcm Least Count : 0.01 kgcm

Calibration done on : 11-07-13 Valid upto : 10-07-14

Torque Tester

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Features Make : Presto

Digital

Used to measure the rub resistance of non laminated printed labels.

Capacity : Not Applicable.

Least Count : 0.001 Calibration done on : 28-05-2013 Valid upto : 28-05-2014

Scuff Resistance Tester

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Features Make : Amruta Electronics

Corporation.

Digital

Used to determine the wall thickness of bottles , pails & Buckets .

Measuring Range : 0.65 to 500 mm

Least Count : 0.01 mm/ 0.001 inch

Calibration done on : 22-03-2013

Valid upto : 22-03-2014

Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge

Features

Make : Pathak Electricals

Used for delaminating the aluminium foil from the wad.

Calibration : Not Applicable

Hot Plate

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Features Make : Mitutoyo Corporation

Digital

Used for measuring the height of bottles and Buckets .

Capacity : 0.0 – 300 mm

Least Count : 0.01 mm

Calibration done on : 15-05-13

Valid upto : 14-05-13

Height Gauge

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Features

Make : Settra

Digital

Used for measuring the weight of bottles, buckets, caps, lids & cartons.

Capacity : 0.0 to 6.0 kg. Least Count : .1g.

Calibration done. on : 01-03-2013 Valid upto : 01-03-2014

Weighing Balance

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Features :

Make : International Equipments

Digital

Used is test the compression strength of bottles , pails , buckets & handle strength of pails.

Capacity : 0.0 to 1000 kg

Calibration done on : 01-10-2013

Valid upto : 30-09-2014

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Compression Strength Machine / Top load testing machine

Features :

Make : Leakon

Digital

Used to detect leakages in bottles. Leakages upto 0.17 mm hole can be detected.

Works on Compressed Air Pressure .

Capacity : Not applicable.

Calibration : Not applicable

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Leak Tester

SOP displayed : Operation and calibration of

bursting strength. Operation and calibration of

weighing balance. Operation and calibration of

vernier caliper. Operation and calibration of

Digital micro meter. Operation and calibration of 3

digit weighing balance. Operation and calibration of 2

digit weighing balance. Operation and calibration of

Ultrasonic thickness Gauge. Operation and calibration of

digimatric height gauge Operation of Hot plate Drop test of rigid plastic

containers.

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance

Packaging Material Testing Lab -- Quality Assurance