Testing Standard:
ISTA 2C Furniture Packages or ISTA Procedure 2C Furniture Packaging
Standard Number
ISTA 2C
Standard Title
Furniture Packages
Overview for ISTA Procedure 2C Furniture Packaging:
ISTA Procedure 2C Furniture Packaging utilizes a combination of basic tests from ISTA 1 Series and advanced tests from ISTA 3 Series to conduct partial simulation performance test procedures. This procedure challenges the packaged-products to withstand transport hazards. Can be used to evaluate packaged-products intended for international distribution. Purple Diamond Testing offers ISTA 2C Testing as part of our packaging distribution testing services.
Rationale for ISTA Procedure 2C Furniture Packaging:
ISTA Procedure 2C Furniture Packaging. Can be used to compare relative performance of package and product design variations utilizing atmospheric conditioning, random vibration under dynamic load, and shock tests (drop or incline impact). The procedure is used to create harsh repeatable hazards in a laboratory environment while comparing multiple design variation packaging systems.
Key Points:
- Evaluates the performance of a packaged-product transported in a container
- Provides a guide to evaluate packaging systems in the laboratory environment
- Utilize ISTA 3A if packaged-products may be transported in a small parcel delivery system
- Use ISTA 3B if packaged-products will be transported through Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) delivery system carrier
Related Standards:
- ASTM D880 – Test Method for Impact Testing for Shipping Containers and Systems
- ASTM D4332 – Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging Components
- ASTM D4728 – Test Method for Random Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
- ASTM D5276 – Test Method for Drop Test of Loaded Containers by Free Fall
- ASTM D5487 – Test Method for Simulated Drop of Loaded Containers by Shock Machines
- ASTM D6179 – Test Methods for Rough Handling of Unitized Loads and Large Shipping Cases and Crates
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Related Testing Standards
- ASTM D642
- ASTM D685
- ASTM D880
- ASTM D951
- ASTM D999
- ASTM D3078
- ASTM D3103
- ASTM D3285
- ASTM D4169
- ASTM D4332
- ASTM D4728
- ASTM D5265
- ASTM D5276
- ASTM D5277
- ASTM D5487
- ASTM D6055
- ASTM D6179
- ASTM D6344
- ASTM D6653
- ASTM D7386
- ASTM F88
- ASTM F1140
- ASTM F1886
- ASTM F1929
- ASTM F1980
- ASTM F2096
- ASTM F2250
- ASTM F3039
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 The APASS program was designed by Amazon to help support vendors, sellers, and manufacturers in obtaining certification of their products as Frustration Free Packaging (FFP), Ships in Own Container (SIOC), or Prep-Free Packaging (PFP).
