Transportation Simulation
National Technical Systems (NTS)
Transportation simulation testing involves the application or simulation of environments found in the transport of goods and equipment. These environments may include vibration, drop or shock, temperature, loose cargo or bounce, as well as other dynamic or climatic environments. Products and equipment are usually tested in the “shipping” configuration which means they would be packed in the default shipping container or transit case during the test. However, some items may also be tested in an unpacked state if there is an expectation that they might frequently be transported in that manner. Tests are performed not only to test the effects of transport on the product itself, but also to test the adequacy of shipping container design and the interaction between product and container during shipping. There are a number of possible modes of transport for any given item subject to shipping.
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Package Testing
When the required testing of a product includes a transport simulation test, there are several standards that various organizations have published for package testing methods. These include the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Military Standards (MIL-STD-810), and in more recent years the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) whose test standards are becoming more widely accepted. ISTA has organized its test protocols into Series, and there are a total of seven Series. Testing must be performed in an ISTA certified lab and must comply with minimum requirements of a current ISTA testing procedure. But In order to perform a proper ISTA certified test, which of the series should be used?
