At Silgan’s Commercial Development Center, our staff stays up to date in the latest material developments. As your trusted advisor, we continually evaluate new resins, colorants and additives, assessing the impact that these materials can have on the manufacturing process and performance of your package.
By conducting independent material performance analysis, Silgan can provide guidance on product interaction and shelf life, recycling guidelines, potential light-weighting options and the impact of PCR usage.
Material Evaluations
• Material Identification
• Processibility
• Recycle-ability, Sustainability
• Melt Flow Testing
• Contaminant Identification
• Oxygen Scavengers
• Plant Based Resins
• Layer Analysis for Projected Shelf Life
Bottle Analysis
Silgan’s Metrology Lab also routinely completes bottle analysis to confirm conformance to dimensional and functional requirements. The lab is fully equipped to test all key attributes and dimensional characteristics of your package in order to provide a complete competitive package analysis. Our services include:
• Measurement of All Bottle Dimensions Including Neck ID
• Top Load Testing
• Drop Impact Testing
• Leak Testing and Pressure Vacuum
• Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR) Testing
• Application and Removal Torque
• Accelerated Product Compatibility Testing
• MVTR per USP <671>
• Oxygen Permeation Testing
Decoration & Labeling
Package appearance and integrity are critical to consumer acceptance. At Silgan we provide color analysis, review opacity levels and can test the percentage of light transmission in the UV range for proper protection. When it comes to decorating, Silgan routinely tests Dyne levels for ink and label adhesion. Our lab also reviews label coefficient of friction and adhesive coat weight.
Regulatory Affairs
Our technical group stays current on industry regulatory requirements and takes a leading role with Silgan’s regulatory affairs from FDA compliance to maintenance of four US Drug Master Files and one Canadian Pharmaceutical Master File.
• Maintenance of Silgan’s’ five DMF’s and access letters
• Material FDA compliance
• RoHS and Coneg
• TSE/BSE
• Phthalate
• Latex free
• BPA
Silgan’s Commercial Development personnel continually evaluate current in-market and cutting edge technologies. Take advantage of our highly trained professionals who are available to support your packaging projects with their technical expertise.
Our resources are focused on delivering rapid-to-market, cost effective, innovative packaging solutions.