Importance of Vibration Testing Not Realized By Large Percentage of Medical Device Packaging Professionals
MINNEAPOLIS –August 12, 2008 — http://www.testedandproven.com/ — DDL, the leading product and package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, recently discovered through the company’s July “Vibration Testing Quizzler” that only 46 percent of Medical Device Packaging Professionals truly understand that vibration testing can prevent defective products or packaging from going to market.
In his winning Vibration Testing Quizzler response, David Anderson VP of Research & Development at GT Urological stated, “When there is the slightest chance that any of our medical products will be exposed to a transportation, operation or storage environment, it is vital that we implement vibration testing before going to market.”
The vibration testing quizzler question below received answers from nearly 200 medical device packaging professionals.
Question: Package and product testing should always be expanded to include vibration testing when there is a chance of exposure to what environments?
Merger will allow TCP and DDL customers to achieve a new, consolidated level of packaging success.
Edison, NJ (PRWEB) October 3, 2007 — TCP Reliable, a thermal packaging solutions manufacturer and DDL, the leading package testing services firm have announced a merger, making the combined company the leading packaging engineering group specializing in the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries. DDL and TCP will continue to operate their testing and manufacturing separately with DDL as a wholly owned subsidiary of TCP Reliable.
“The true benefit of this merger for our clients is access to a wider array of services custom suited to their growing needs,” states Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL. “Particularly, our clients will be able to confidently consolidate both their testing and manufacturing objectives.”
This powerful new collaboration between packaging testing pioneers DDL, specializing in medical device testing and TCP, a full service temperature controlled packaging manufacturer, will answer the growing needs of both firms’ client bases.
New facility will ensure record time to market for DDL’s ever growing client base
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) August 22, 2007 — http://www.testedandproven.com/ - DDL, a leading package testing services firm, specializing in medical device package testing, has substantially expanded its second laboratory dedicated to environmental testing in Eden Prairie, MN.
The facility, dubbed Opportunity Court, was initially developed last year as a response to DDL’s rapid growth and an increased demand for environmental testing services. The laboratory immediately allowed DDL to effectively and efficiently take on more projects.
With the recent expansion, DDL’s growth in capacity mirrors the new level of achievement it’s able to provide for its ever growing client base.
“The expanded environmental testing laboratory ensures the fastest possible response time when it comes to starting projects for our current and future clients,” states John Hart, CEO of DDL. “This means that our clients can deliver their product to market intact and in record time.”
In the medical device testing industry, time to market is absolutely critical as firms must quickly ensure their products safely weather conditions to reach those that need them most.
Minneapolis, MN, April 12, 2007 – http://www.testedandproven.com – DDL, a leading package, product and material testing services laboratory, has expanded both its Minnesota-based testing facility and its menu of service offerings.
DDL is now able to provide Package Design, Development & Prototyping Services, designed to help manufacturers and package engineers design packaging that will satisfy industry requirements and successfully pass package testing and validation procedures.
“We feel that there is definitely a market for prototyping services,” said John Hart, CEO of DDL Inc. “Packaging often fails testing procedures because it isn’t properly developed in the design and prototyping stages.”
Package Development & Prototyping Services from DDL include:
• Package design & consultation
• Primary, secondary and shipping unit packaging
• Rapid package prototyping
• Small volume production
• Project management
• Regulatory compliance & feasibility testing
• Gap analyses for compliance to ISO 11607
• Environmental conditioning
• Cold chain packaging support
• Altitude testing
“By offering comprehensive package development & prototyping services, DDL hopes to minimize the need for re-testing and help customers deliver their products to market on time,” said Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL Inc. “Combining package design, prototyping, development and testing services reduces the risk of packaging failing to meet industry requirements.”
Minneapolis, MN, December 6, 2006 – http://www.testedandproven.com – DDL Inc, a leading medical device package, product and material testing laboratory, has been named the #42 fastest growing company in the Twin Cities in a recent Growth 50 honor roll released by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.
DDL, which has experienced an average annual revenue increase of 25% since 2003, has moved up 8 places from its #50 position in the 2005 Growth 50. DDL attributes much of its growth to its ability to read the needs of its customers.
“Many package engineers and manufacturers are looking for re-assurance that their packaging will not fail its validation testing,” said Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL Inc. “DDL offers comprehensive pre-testing consultation via our PackAdvice service pledge, so that the customer feels that the packaging is properly prepared for its testing.”
In 2006, important revisions were made to ISO 11607, the foremost guidance document for medical device package testing. DDL helped prepare and guide packaging professionals through these revisions with a series of 3 webinars. DDL has also just launched its “Industry Standards Alert” service, which invites industry professionals to sign up to receive a notification by email or by RSS feed when an industry standard is updated.
Minneapolis, MN, October 17, 2006 – http://www.testedandproven.com – DDL, a leading package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, has launched a brand new “Industry Standards Alert” service to help package engineers and manufacturers keep up-to-date on changing industry requirements.
DDL has been heavily involved in the revision of several industry standards. COO, Patrick Nolan, is part of the Task Group that developed the revised Technical Information Report (TIR) for the new ISO 11607-01 standard.
“DDL believes that it is really important for packaging professionals to be aware of revisions to all industry standards, including ISO 11607,” said Nolan. “Understanding potential changes to requirements can mean the difference between pass and fail when it comes to package validation.”
John Hart, CEO of DDL Inc., will deliver a presentation on the “ISO 11607 Revisions” at the upcoming MD&M Minneapolis conference, October 24 – 26, 2006.
The presentation will discuss the changes to Clause 6, the most affected part of the standard, and how manufacturers and packaging professionals can prepare themselves for a package validation under ISO 11607-01.
With industry requirements constantly changing, DDL is hosting a series of webinars on the new ISO 11607-01 standard and the tests most vital to medical device package validation.
Minneapolis, MN, September 28, 2006 – http://www.testedandproven.com – DDL, a leading package, product and material testing services laboratory, is now hosting its ISO 11607 Revisions series of webinars “on-demand”. The new ISO 11607-01 standard contains many revisions that will affect package testing requirements for medical device manufacturers.
“The more industry regulations change, the more difficult it is for manufacturers to keep up-to-date on requirements for their products’ packaging,” said Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL Inc. “This is why DDL has launched a series of on-demand webinars to help manufacturers understand new requirements that will directly affect their business.”
For those manufacturers that are unclear about the package validation process, DDL explains that there are 7 vital tests for validating packaging with the new ISO 1607-01 standard.
Medical device package, product and environmental testing laboratory, DDL Inc, responds to increased business with a new Technical Director at DDL West and a new Project Manager at its corporate headquarters
Minneapolis, MN, August 31, 2006 — http://www.testedandproven.com/ - DDL, a leading medical device package, product and environmental testing laboratory is expanding both of its facilities with two new hires, Karen Greene and Kelley Newman.
Karen Greene joins California-based DDL West from Seltzer Nutritional Technologies, where she was Director of Package Engineering. In her role as Technical Director, she will focus on increasing DDL West’s package testing business.
Originally from the Spalding Corporation, Kelley Newman is a Package Engineer who will aid the DDL corporate offices in a project management role. Newman specializes in Quality Assurance.
“We are delighted to welcome Karen Greene and Kelley Newman to DDL,” said Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL Inc. “We are confident that Karen will be instrumental in growing our DDL West facility, and Kelley’s expertise in Quality Assurance will help us both maintain and exceed our high standards in medical device package testing.”
Los Angeles, CA, July 20, 2006 – http://www.testedandproven.com/ddl-west.html - DDL West, a medical device package, product and material testing services laboratory, is helping medical device manufacturers and package engineers understand the implications of the recently revised ISO 11607-01 industry standard.
The new ISO 11607-01 standard, which is the foremost guidance document for validating packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices, has only just been published. Changes to this standard will impact compliance requirements for validating medical device packaging.
“DDL West has found that there is little awareness in California about the true implications of the revised ISO 11607 standard,” said Michael Foster, DDL West Package Engineer. “This is why DDL West is hosting a series of Webinars on the topic and is making an effort to clearly communicate with customers the exact requirements that their packaging will be expected to meet.”
Following the first two Webinars in the ISO 11607 Revisions series, DDL received many questions from participants concerned with preparing their medical device packaging for testing under the new ISO 11607-01 standard.
The most pressing questions asked included:
• Is it necessary to re-do previous validations to comply with the new standard?
• Is it compulsory to perform distribution simulation?
• What are the benefits of separating stability from performance testing?
Package, product and environmental testing laboratory, DDL Inc, opens an additional environmental testing laboratory to meet increased demand for testing services.
Minneapolis, MN, May 31, 2006 — http://www.testedandproven.com/ - DDL, a leading package, product and environmental testing laboratory, is expanding into a second environmental testing laboratory.
The facility, in Eden Prairie, MN, will act as an overflow as the company expands, allowing the widely recognized thought leaders in the field of package, product and environmental package testing to take on more projects and respond to an increase in demand.
“The new environmental testing laboratory will allow us to take on 25% more environmental testing projects per year,” said John Hart, CEO of DDL Inc. “This also frees up more space in our main testing lab, allowing us to increase the number of other DDL package, product and material testing projects.”
Environmental testing involves exposing a package or product to controlled temperatures and humidity in order to reproduce the conditions that the package/product is expected to survive in its transportation, storage and operating life. After exposure, the package or product is assessed for damage.
