In general, laboratory apparatus is maintained and calibrated at least every 12 months. If I use the equipment daily, would it be necessary to calibrate it at a higher frequency? What’s the best frequency to calibrate your testing instrument?

One of the most prominent data comparison events is the global inter-laboratory barrier property test data comparison held by PIRA regularly. Labthink also organizes a round robin test for test data comparison across laboratories. What is inter-laboratory data comparison, and how can it help avoid data discrepancies?

Watch the playback of our ‘How to avoid test data discrepancies?’ webinar and find out more elaborate answers to these questions.

Key takeaways of this webinar:

What is the core reason for barrier testing discrepancies?

1. Barrier testing is a highly sensitive, microscopic test.
2. Discrepancies arise from numerous tiny, unavoidable deviations in procedure, material handling, and instrument settings.

What is an acceptable difference between two lab results?

1. A difference of 10% is considered normal.
2. For very high barrier materials (which are more sensitive), a difference of up to 20% might be the normal expectation.

What are the main factors influencing test results?

1. Material properties of the test specimen (specimen integrity, thickness uniformity, coating uniformity, etc.)
2. Direction in which the gas permeates the specimen
3. Humidity, concentration, and composition of test gas
4. Test conditions like temperature and humidity
5. Stop conditions and testingtime
6. Instrument calibration every 12 months, even 3-6 months if used daily
7. Laboratory configuration
8. Operation procedures

How to minimize test discrepancies?

1. Set test parameters consistently and maintain a stable laboratory environment
2. Do more tests and compare group data
3. Participate in inter-laboratory data comparisons to validate laboratory/testing instruments’ proficiency

The topic of the seminar is ‘National Standards on Green Packaging Evaluation Methods and Criteria’.

Experts of packaging industry from International Organization for Standardization （ISO）, Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN), World Packaging Organization (WPO), Asian Packaging Federation (APF), China National Export Commodities Packaging Research Institute (CEPI) and Shandong Institute For Product Quality Inspection (SDQI) delivered their speeches about latest achievements, development trends and standardization work progress of green & smart packaging.

After the seminar, all experts visited Labthink facility. Mr. George Kodros, the general manager of Labthink GmbH, demonstrated Labthink’s new 6-cell permeation tester, C406H Oxygen/Water Vapor Transmission Rate Tester, which won high praise from all the experts.

While employees at Labthink headquarters are fighting the war against the novel coronavirus and speeding up the production of test instruments needed by the medical frontline, a good new from European market came up. On February 20, Labthink Europe Branch was registered and established in Frankfurt, Germany! This is another milestone in the process of global development of the company.

In June last year, Mr. Fu Hanli, director of China regional affairs of Frankfurt Rhein Main GmbH, Germany (first from the right above), and his delegation visited Labthink China headquarters to discuss the preparation and landing of Labthink European branch in Germany. During the meeting, Mr. Jiang Yunzhong (second from left above), president of the Labthink, introduced the company’s global development ideas to German guests. Over the years, the company has benefited from the establishment of international development strategy, aiming at the grand development vision of “being sustainable and world class”, and continuously cultivated the international market. In 2012, the company entered the United States and established a branch in Boston, opening up the exploration of the international market. One belt, one road, one belt, one road, and the other is China. Led by the US headquarters, the company’s business has been spreading the whole continent. The establishment of Guangzhou branch has spread the business throughout South Asia and Southeast Asia. With the advancing of the one belt and one road initiative, the business has entered the whole Central and Western Asia. Through nearly ten years of international market exploration, Labthink has more than 20000 global clients, which makes the pace of global development of Labthink steadier.

Mr. Fu Hanli spoke highly of and praised the company’s development in the international market for many years. He said that as a global technology-based manufacturing enterprise, Labthink investing in Germany is a perfect choice, Germany will bring a lot of help to the company in the fields of technology, manufacturing, R & D, etc. As a local government in Frankfurt, it will also do a good job in helping Labthink with all-round services in terms of location, talents, tax, law, humanities, etc. It is also understood that Chinese enterprises, including DJI, the global leader in the field of UAV, Kingfa technology, the world’s leading manufacturer of new materials, Mindray medical, the largest manufacturer of medical equipment and network medical technology in China, and other well-known global enterprises, have all established their European branches in Frankfurt.

In the eight months since June last year, the company has made a comprehensive and in-depth assessment of the feasibility and matching of the European project, which is located in Frankfurt, Germany. Senior management has visited Europe for many times, and exchanged ideas for many times. By January 2020, all matters were finalized. The project of the European branch was approved by the Ministry of Commerce of China, and it is allowed to invest in Germany to establish a subsidiary. Relevant certificates and documents will be certified by the German Embassy in China through the foreign office. The European local team will be formed, and the professional manager will be the local personnel from Germany. In February, the Chinese headquarters began to train the European team, and sent personnel to Germany to handle the relevant procedures of enterprise registration.

Labthink Europe project director said that in recent years, the company’s performance in the European market has achieved continuous growth, and the European market share has been expanding, leading the Chinese packaging testing instrument industry to open up the European market. Based on the analysis of the huge capacity of the European market, as well as the expectations and concerns of European clients for Labthink, combined with the company’s global development strategy, it is very urgent and necessary to establish a European branch! After the establishment of the European branch, it will become the second international headquarters of Labthink after the U.S. headquarters. It will also realize the full coverage of Labthink products and services to the world’s developed countries!

The establishment of the European branch is a major decision for the enterprise to continue to work hard and to further develop the international market! It is a necessary new measure for us to fully connect with the advanced technology and high-end demand of the international market and fully participate in the international market competition! ” Mr. Jiang Yunzhong, president of the company, said that in the future, the global development layout of Labthink will be more sound and comprehensive, which to a large extent will accelerate our progress towards high-quality development. Whether it is the international influence of the brand, or the future development of globalization, in all aspects, will bring positive changes and influence!

In recent years, Labthink attaches great importance to in-depth exchanges with the international market, invites international friends to learn about Labthink, adheres to the concept of “more understanding and more trust”, builds Labthink “home diplomacy” platform, and jointly holds “2018 International Green Packaging Development Summit Forum” with China Export Commodity Packaging Research Institute and Shandong product quality inspection institute in 2018 ”, hosted the “2018 World Packaging Organization (WPO) board Conference”, experts and scholars from more than 30 countries in the global food, packaging, pharmaceutical and other packaging fields jointly discussed and exchanged the development plan of the world soft packaging testing industry, which is an international event of in-depth dialogue between Labthink and the global packaging industry. The two international conferences showed the independent R & D ability and mature application results of core technology of Labthink from deep and multiple angles, demonstrated its technical strength and industry influence towards the world, and realized the deep expansion and wide spread of Labthink brand! At the end of April 2019, Labthink joined the World Packaging Organization and became the first enterprise partner in the world in more than half a century since the establishment of the World Packaging Organization (WPO)!

As expressed in a Chinese poem “Were it to benefit my country I would lay down my life; what then is risk to me?” Every man has a share of responsibility for fighting the virus

It is important to organize the resumption of work and production in a systematic and orderly manner according to local conditions and time under the premise of ensuring epidemic prevention and production safety. After careful consideration, the management of Labthink decided to arrange some employees to work on site and others to work at home. After hearing the management’s decision, every employee contacted the team leaders and asked for working on site. An applicant, who might be a father, a mother, a daughter and a son, knows that there may be danger at this time, but they still choose to go stand up, because Labthink needs them, the medical supplies manufacturers who had placed orders need them, the front-line medical staff and patients need them. In the face of the epidemic, if you don’t retreat, you are hailed to be a hero. In the face of the epidemic, if you contribute, you are taking responsible. They are willing to bear more risks to make others safer. Every message they send and every call they make to apply for working on-site shines like sunshine and warms us.

When the on-site colleagues rush to the front line of work, at the same time, the home office colleagues are also dedicated to provide necessary support and help for the brothers and sisters in the front line. Although Feng Jingfang is a young woman in the purchasing department, she does things in a neat and fast way. She uses the network and telephone communication to contact and urge suppliers to resume production as soon as possible, so as to ensure that the company’s materials arrive at the fastest speed and ensure the smooth progress of production;

Zhou Lanhua of the Distribution Department insisted on working on site despite her health being not so well; Yang Shuo of the production department resolutely asks for driving the forklifts instead of his colleague after he learned that his colleague was not able to work because his community was quarantined as an epidemic area. There was no heroic words, no earth shaking but “as usual small things”, but everyone in the company was moved.

The company’s gate is the first line of epidemic prevention. Personnel shall go through safety procedures such as temperature test, registration, and receiving protective equipment when entering the room, and the reception staff need to work outside the door for a long time. It’s early spring, the wind is still cold wind. Jiang Hua in the domestic after-sales department said, “I’m not afraid of cold, I’m strong, I’ll come” and volunteered. We know that it’s not that you are not afraid of cold, but that you live in the sunshine in your heart. Your sense of responsibility protects everyone who enters the company. You make us feel more enthusiasm and courage.

Team leaders put the epidemic prevention and control at the same important position as the resumption of production, effectively deploy and implement disinfection and prevention measures, ensure that the virus prevention tools such as temperature measuring guns, masks, disinfectants were purchased and distributed in place in time, and resolutely implement the responsibility system of management team, strictly prevent and guard against risks of contagion, leave no unguarded space, hold on to the spirit of one for all, as employees of the company, no one can’t feel this warmth. At this moment, our leaders are not only our leaders, but also our friends and family.

Although we had a long holiday in this cold winter, but Labthink people will never be cold. The more difficult it is, the more determined to go forward we are. As long as we work together, we will surely win this battle against the virus. We share a common fate, let’s set sail in 2020!

People who were preparing to celebrate the Spring Festival were put to face this widespread epidemic. The impact of the epidemic on the whole society is all-round! In making a stance on key issues, we are facing the same situation! Because the traveling of all employees during the Spring Festival is limited, the company is having difficulty to restart work after the holiday. Many of our clients were expropriated for the production of frontline supplies, their process of purchasing our testing instruments is full of twists and turns in this situation

When an epidemic breaks out, a command is issued. It is our responsibility to prevent and control it

In the face of all kinds of adverse effects caused by the epidemic, the company’s senior management comprehensively analyzed the epidemic situation and considered all aspects of travel, return, health, safety of all employees, recognized the importance and urgency of epidemic prevention and control, made decision on control timely, made overall arrangements for all links, and inform the employees of the company’s decision and deployment as soon as possible. Ensure the safety of all employees during the Spring Festival and ensure the smooth operation of the company’s affairs during the holiday. The key is to ensure the urgent demand for testing instruments of the material production enterprises in the war of epidemic prevention and control!

Under the guidance of the notice of the State Council on the extension of Spring Festival holiday, the company put the life safety and health of all employees first. As early as January 27, the company issued the notice of “precautions for the extension of Spring Festival holiday and epidemic prevention”. The extension of the holiday was extended to the maximum, one week later than the resumption of work which was stipulated by the state. After the Lantern Festival, the company resumed work! This arrangement ensures the life safety and health of all employees and considers the safety and stability of the company’s operation. In this extended holiday, the company’s senior management made accurate schedules and swift decisions to make sure the smooth operation and efficient production during this difficult time, managed the payment all employees’ salaries as usual and guaranteed the interest of employees!

The time for resuming work and production is getting closer, but due to the severe situation of the epidemic situation, considering the risk of infection in the rush back to work, as well as the fact that the epidemic situation in Jinan at that time did not allow negligence, the company further stressed the principle of ensuring the life safety and health of employees and the safe and stable operation of the company, and made a decision—— Implement the special working schedule during the epidemic, to combine “home office” and “on-site office”, and take the home-based office as the primary way of work. If it is necessary to work on site, employees should report to the deputy general manager for approval, try to minimize the number of employees working on-site.

During the period of home office, the company deployed information technology for online office cooperation, effectively ensuring the normal operation of the company. The online office work style could only be realized by the support of the IT department. In the special period of epidemic, according to the overall strategy of the company, the information technology department responds quickly to all kinds of needs of all colleagues, handles and solves problems in a timely manner. The IT department successively developed employee health information system, collected all employee health information, and grasped the health status of each employee in real time; the information system enables barrier free communication among all employees in different places, and ensured the rapid processing of various work and processes; developed the home office time-writing system; supported the smooth and uninterrupted operation of Labthink US office. The impact of the novel coronavirus has highlighted the importance of building information system for modern enterprise to ensure smooth operation.

In the process of making a comprehensive decision in the face of the epidemic, Labthink, who has a history of more than 30 years, responded with calm, steadiness and positive attitude to ensure the efficiency of the whole system in the extraordinary time. In this epidemic, this enterprise with long history showed its strength to further realize global development in the future! In the extraordinary time, Labthink performs extraordinarily well.

Every man has a share of responsibility for fighting the virus

Facing of the impact of the epidemic, the normal working pace of many companies was disrupted. The holiday is delayed twice, but the correct, fast and accurate decision-making ability of the senior team still ensures the normal operation of the enterprise in an emergency! This situation is reflected by the urgent demands of special clients. The production capacity of many medical manufacturers in Liaoning, Hebei and Shanghai involved in the novel coronavirus epidemic prevention and control is largely expropriated. Due to the rapid increase of needs for test instruments, many clients turned to us for urgent orders.

In this race of urgent purchase orders, every colleague on every line is a heroes in harm’s way, and everyone is contributing despite the risk! The clients, logistics, traffic police are all players in a race with time, and warriors in the war with the epidemic. We worked hard to overcome all kinds of difficulties, gave unconditional support to clients, and achieved seamless connection in all links, and fully guaranteed to satisfy the instrument demand of the manufacturers which produce epidemic prevention and control medical supplies!

Client in Hebei

The novel coronavirus epidemic has been raging in Shandong, Hubei and Zhejiang provinces, and other provinces and cities, a Chinese herbal medicine “Lianhua Qingwen” was recommend as a preventive medicine. To ensure the supply of medicine, a pharmaceutical company in Hebei was expropriated to produce medical supplies. This company has been working overtime at it full capacity since the spring festival holiday. The medicine it produced need to be inspected, assessed and controlled at the same time to make sure that I could be on market as soon as possible.

The drastic increase of urgent demand for “Lianhua Qingwen”also increased the need for relevant testing instruments. Based on 100% trust in our company, the pharmaceutical company urgently called us on the 30th of the lunar new year’s eve , asking for support and cooperation for providing 4 sealing strength testers, which is the urgently needed for the quality control of Lianhua Qingwen capsule and Lianhua Qingwen granule production. After hearing about the urgent needs of this client, our company immediately called on employees and operated by special process to meet every need of this client. Because of this extraordinary time, which was also the public holiday, the logistics transportations were suspended, not to mention the traffic control and community control in and out of Jinan due to the epidemic, this task has become more difficult and urgent! In the face of these difficulties, all the staff of our company were in place, closely connected, and the leaders at all levels give strong support to conquer the difficulties. At the end, all logistics transportation problems were solved and this emergency task was accomplished.

Client in Shanghai

Shanghai municipal government urgently expropriated a manufacturer of medical protective articles, medicines and medical equipment packaging material to produce the novel coronavirus prevention and control medical supplies. It also required the manufacturer to strictly implement the production requirements and make every effort to arrange production to ensure the epidemic prevention and control work. The manufacturer immediately arranged production during the public holiday, and contacted our sales personnel on February 2, informing us that the Shanghai municipal government requisitioned the protective clothing for epidemic prevention and control, and needed to purchase a batch of protective clothing testing instrument urgently, and looked forward to our strong support and cooperation.

After hearing this, we acted immediately to cooperate and to guarantee this client’s needs. We made respond in no time to solve the problems of instrument technical parameters and logistics transportation. Although in the Spring Festival, but our company jumped in to work without hesitation. Marketing, sales, production and delivery, distribution, logistics and other departments worked together. The company attached great importance to this urgent task, which makes the senior management of this client put more trust in us. In the morning of February 4, the president of our company called in person to communicate the details of this purchase, including payment and delivery, completed the whole purchase process.

Then there is the issue of delivery. Our staff contacted many express companies such as SF, JD, China Railway Express, etc., and learned that all express services were out of service, which is more serious than the delivery problem faced by our clients in Hebei! The client needs this instrument before February 10th, what should I do? We didn’t give up on looking for logistics services and tried every possible way, meanwhile we kept actively in contact with the client who was also working on finding a transportation in Shanghai! In the end, everything comes to him who works hard, the client in Shanghai got in contacted a logistics service. Our senior management decided to share the cost of the transportation cost with the client to ensure that the instrument can arrive in Shanghai in a timely and safe manner, so as to ensure the smooth production of virus prevention and control materials and support the medical front line teams. By this time, most of the problems have basically settled! But in the communication, we learned that the transportation vehicle has a Zibo number plate, which was unable to enter the urban area of Jinan. We urgently contacted the relevant departments of Jinan municipal government for confirmation, and asked Shanghai to provide the relevant documents, and finally managed to obtain the emergency transport certificate and pass for the logistics vehicle. At about 19:40 that night, all matters were solved.

On February 5, the transportation vehicle entered the site for loading, production director Li Zhongming supervised in person for this loading! Our colleagues Ma Shikai, Zhou Lanhua from the Distribution Department, Yang chuanchong from the production department, Zhang Xueming, Dong Liang, Li Zhaochang, Qin Zhanxing and other comrades from the sales department participated in the whole emergency task. At noon of that day, all the instruments required by client were sent out!

Labthink will strive to be worthy of your trust and fulfill our mission

The epidemic is a touchstone for the whole society. It can assess the ability and level of enterprises facing the risks. The efficient operation of the whole Labthink team in this extraordinary time highlighted the high-quality management level of the enterprise and the modernization of the corporate governance level. It can be said that every colleague in every link has played a key role in the fight against the epidemic!

Accomplish a task with ease in wind and waves, rise vigorously in wind and waves. When urgent demand emerged in this extraordinary time, customers’ trust and support for Labthink reflect the extensive influence of Labthink in the industry as an enterprise with a 30 years history. The client thought of Labthink without hesitation, which is the great honor of the enterprise! This is the highest praise to us for our process of high-quality development! At this critical time to storm and shatter the enemy, facts fully prove that Labthink is worthy of entrustment. Labthink is trustworthy. The high recognition from our clients is the embodiment of the good reputation accumulation of Labthink over the years.

In this national wide joint battle against novel coronavirus, to provide prevention and control supplies is Labthink’s escapable responsibility, and our sense of honor makes it impossible to refuse. Many manufacturers pharmaceutical industry made urgent to contact us; this is because of their deep trust in us as a test instrument manufacturer committed to global development. It is also because of the excellent quality and comprehensive strength of Labthink products, brand and industry reputation!

The epidemic is merciless and human beings have feelings. At present, the battle against the epidemic has reached the most strenuous stage, and we need to approach without any slackness. We believe that under the great power of the people of the whole country, no difficulties or obstacles can’t defeat by the heroic Chinese people. We can do it! We certainly can win a great victory in this battle without gunpowder against epidemic!

No matter how great the impact of the epidemic, no matter how the future will, no difficulties and obstacles will defeat the heroic Labthink people! Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Labthink has fully demonstrated the great vitality of the enterprise in response to the adverse impact of the epidemic! In the future, all Labthink’s colleagues will be warriors galloping on the battlefield! In the future, Labthink will also become a bright pearl amongst multinational technology companies!

On the 30th anniversary, Labthink launched a commemorative innovative product, C130H Gas Permeation Test system, a high precision laboratory testing instrument based on differential pressure method, to help realize gas permeability, solubility coefficient and diffusion of thin films and sheets tests in fields of scientific research and food, pharmaceuticals, packaging materials and many others, efficiently enhance product quality control and new product R&D processes.

Mr. Chen Xi, Director of Labthink Global Markets Center, said: “C130H has completely overturned the appearance and structure of Labthink’s barrier instruments in the past 30 years, brought together many key technological innovations in Labthink. We hope that through simple operation, powerful functions and comprehensive customization services, users can complete more test tasks in their working hours and obtain more reliable test results.

Test has never been simpler

Labthink designed a revolutionary overall structure to simplify operation and improve performance, in order to create a simple, comfortable and intelligent operation process. Based on users’ demand, C130H provides three test modes: intelligent test mode, scientific research test mode and high efficiency mode, to fit users’ needs at different levels.

Intelligent test mode – Only a small number of parameters such as test temperature need to be set, one-button operation and automatic stop. Simplified parameter setting process requires less operation and offers more comfortable experience.

Scientific research mode – Provides flexible and rich parameters and functional settings, users can “freely design” a variety of testing schemes.

High efficiency mode – Set the test time in high efficiency mode, and the instrument will stop automatically in the preset test time.

Accurate, stable and outstanding

For 30 years, Labthink has been exploring for “extreme test precision”. The newly born C130H, which benefits from the continuous improvement and creative integration of cutting-edge technology, presents excellent data reproducibility and test reliability, and represents a significant progress in the accuracy of current differential pressure gas permeation test.

Because of the complex and uncertain factors such as temperature and pressure, the differential pressure gas permeation testing instrument requires extremely stable and precise control technology. To this end, Labthink has made many innovative designs, such as:

Using imported sensors with higher accuracy - excellent sensitivity and analysis rate, the ultra-high barrier material with 0.01-0.09 cm3/m2* 24h*0.1 MPa can be accurately measured, showing unprecedented test repeatability.

Unique temperature control technique – A unique technology based on thermodynamics and hydromechanics is adopted to make the constant and uniform temperature air flow circulate in test chambers. The temperature fluctuation in the test chambers is controlled below 0.05 after rigorous test verification.

Wide range pressure setting – support flexible pressure setting of high pressure chamber in 10KPa~210KPa range, accurate pressure sustaining of system.

Full automatic precise pressure compensation technology – during the test process the pressure is compensated automatically for high pressure chamber to achieve constant pressure difference between high and low pressure chamber. The test results show that the pressure change is controlled within 0.2KPa.

Test Temperature and Pressure Calibration Port – Provide Fast and Convenient Verification of Temperature and Pressure Accuracy.

Real-time display of test curves – including pressure-time curve, transmission rate-time curve, temperature-time curve, to facilitate users to fully grasp the test situation, and temperature and pressure fluctuations.

Imported pneumatic control system – upgraded reliability, with ultra-low failure rate and ultra-long service life, excellent air tightness, eliminates unstable factors of manual operation.

“C130H shows the proved accuracy and stability in the permeability test of medium and low barrier materials, and its performance in the test of high barrier materials is even more surprising. This innovative gas permeability test scheme provides accurate data for inspectors, helps them to make more intelligent improvements or quality control programs.

Focusing on best efficiency

Accuracy and efficiency achieve high test throughput and reduce laboratory operating costs. Labthink knows this well. Therefore, in the industrial design of this instrument, “high efficiency” runs through the whole process of optimizing the structure, components and system. The innovative three-chamber design enables the system to measure three or even more sample in one test. Upgraded automation technology and vacuum pumping technology can optimize the efficiency while minimizing the complexity of operation.

When using C130H for gas permeability testing, the test time is greatly shortened. “Taking vacuuming time into account, the test of medium and low barrier materials can be completed in 4 hours, and the test time of high barrier materials can be controlled in 8 hours.” Labthink R&D Engineer said.

More functions for various user needs

Based on technological innovation, Labthink has always been committed to the research and development of personalized customization functions. User needs and suggestions are the core driving force of Labthink’s continuous innovation and the reasons of Labthink‘s industrial foresight. At present, C130H provides users with the following mature technology applications. Beside, Labthink will do its best to meet the specific requirements of users.

Hazardous Gas Permeability Testing Technology – Through special customization, to achieve the permeability testing of toxic, harmful, flammable and explosive dangerous gases.

Data Curve Fitting in Permeation (DCFP) – Obtain gas permeability, permeability coefficient, diffusion coefficient and solubility coefficient of materials at non-standards temperature in a simple, convenient and economical way.

Test Gas Humidification Technology – Supports test gas testing with different humidity, automatic and precise control, without manual intervention.

Software System Required by GMP – Customize the Software System that meets the data traceability requirements of GMP in China to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical industry.

Data ShieldTM System – secure and reliable data centralized management facilitates convenient connection with information systems, and can be shared by multiple Labthink products.

C130H is designed based on GB, ISO, ASTM and other national and international standards. It meets the system requirements of differential pressure test standards, adopts the integration of instrument and software and automatic design. Reliable unattended operation facilitates different levels of operators to quickly learn and use for obtaining high-precision transmission rate data.

Labthink Instruments Co., Ltd, is dedicated to providing customers with packaging testing solutions and helping the manufacturers to reach their goals of quality and safety assurance through improvement of packaging testing techniques and development of high-end packaging testing instruments.

Thirty years of development, Jinan Labthink Instruments has illuminated the world packaging industry with technology capability and won the praise of the global market. Over the years, the company has continuously led the development of global packaging testing technology, and has made outstanding contributions to the construction of a global green, environmentally friendly and sustainable packaging industry. Labthink is recognized by World Packaging Organization (WPO) and become the first enterprise partner of WPO in 2018.

Since 2000, under the leadership of the party and national policies, Labthink rides with the tide of joining WTO, mapped out a strategy of development, establish the “Labthink” brand on international market.In the past 10 years,Labthink obtained the Import and Export Right of Self-operated Foreign Trade and CE marking. Labthink products are sold in regions and countries in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and South Asia. Labthin entering international market is the first step of global development, the second step is establishing international branches in developed countries. Labthink has established international companies in the United States, Germany and other developed countries and regions, and has gradually built its own huge development system in the global scope.

Labthink’s construction of modern management system entered a new phase. Innovation incentive system, lean production system, project management system, global after-sale service system, information management system, safety and compliance management system are consolidated into enterprise management system, this is a measure for global development strategy.

Today, Labthink has grown into a leading brand in global packaging testing instrument industry. It is a technology company with international competitiveness and influence, and a leading global model enterprise in instrument manufacturing. In the future, Labthink will continue to compete with quality, technology, service, and a complete industrial manufacturing system in the global market, to meet the needs of and create value for global customers, to strive to develop the company into a leading international technology group with pulls the development of upstream and downstream industry.

My motherland and I cannot be separated for a moment; no matter where I go, there is a song of praise.” Yes, I and my country cannot be separated for a moment! It is with the strong support of the country that Labthink has the courage to go abroad and compete in global market. Our country is the strong backing for our participation in global economic development! The country has given us the strength to march forward! Although there will be many difficulties on the way of enterprise development in global competition, we firmly believe that under the strong leadership of the Party, our country and our cause will surely create new and greater miracles!

Labthink is always with China. Happy birthday to motherland.

This comparison was centered on five test items: oxygen permeability, water vapor permeability, breaking force, elongation and thickness. A total of 137 laboratories from around the world participated, the testing equipment are world-renowned brands including Labthink, MOCCON, SYSTECH-Illinois, Brugger, Instron, MTS, ZWICK, MAHR and many others.

The comparison results are as follow:

From the overall data distribution, the results of barrier test (oxygen permeability, water vapor permeability) are generally discrete and have broader range. It can be seen that there are great differences between different laboratories in the measurement of oxygen permeability and water vapor permeability. In addition, in this comparison, the results of some laboratories obviously deviate from the normal data, indicating that for barrier testing, laboratories should still pay attention to the accuracy of equipment and standardization of operation, make effort on periodic verification of equipment according to requirements, to ensure the correctness of test results.

For the test of breaking force and elongation, the results of some laboratories are on the low side. Excluding the factors of equipment, for most laboratories the problems occur in the sample preparation process, such as the sample preparation operation is not standardized, the table is not flat enough, the cutting knife is not sharp, the sample is skewed, etc. In this comparison, the effect of sample preparation on the test results is obvious. After adjusting the sample preparation operation in some laboratories which had deviated data, their test results have been significantly improved. However, the influencing factors of sample preparation level are complex and difficult to discover, which requires laboratories to control the aspects of personnel training, tool selection, operation experience and so on.

Thickness testing returned good results. Some laboratories are less sensitive to the unit of test results, and didn’t convert the results in the corresponding unit before submission. Laboratories should pay attention to this problem. Because thickness is a basic measurement item, it is often used for calculation in other plastic film physical performance tests. The unit error may lead to magnitude errors in the related physical performance test results.

Thickness testing returned good results. Some laboratories are less sensitive to the unit of test results, and didn’t convert the results in the corresponding unit before submission. Laboratories should pay attention to this problem. Because thickness is a basic measurement item, it is often used for calculation in other plastic film physical performance tests. The unit error may lead to magnitude errors in the related physical performance test results.

During the conference, a 30 minutes presentation entitled Integrated Solutions for Flexible Packaging Testing was made by the director of Labthink International Sales Department, Mr. Richard Tseng. His presentation took food industry as an example and demonstrated an effective and efficient way of avoiding the hidden food quality and safety risks relating to packaging. His wonderful and professional presentation received favorable responses from more than 300 audiences who were elites of local packaging and related industries.

After the presentation, audience had a face to face discussion with Mr. Richard on applications and features of Labthink products. Some of them showed great interests in purchasing from us.