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Package Vibration Testing

During transportation, packages will experience vibration due to the fact that all vehicles vibrate during operation. This vibration is not smooth – it’s rough and rumbling – a mix of various frequencies and amplitudes, and it’s constantly changing.

Utilizing vibration testing techniques to simulate the various shipping methods/vehicles used to transport packaged products worldwide helps us design products, packages, and unit loads capable of being transported without experiencing damage from vibration to the package or, most importantly, to the product itself.

vibration table
vibration table

Equipment used for Package Vibration Testing:

vtable
LAB Vertical Linear
Vibration Table

Table Size: 60” x 60”
Maximum Testing Height: 115”
Payload Capacity: 1,800 lbs.

vtable2
Lansmont Vertical
Linear Vibration Table

Table Size: 60” x 60”
Maximum Testing Height: 115"
Max Stroke (peak to peak): 2.5”
Payload Capacity: 4,000 lbs.