Wests Packaging Quality Assurance
At West’s Packaging Services, we have a very strong technical capability that underpins all our Quality Assurance and product development activities. Our Quality Assurance / Technical Manager brings 20 years experience in the flexible packaging industry and is backed up and supported by well trained and experienced QA staff and a fully equipped testing laboratory.
Our QA lab has the latest equipment and technology for testing film properties and packaging performance.
QC/QA Lab Testing Includes:
- Gas chromatograph (GC) for retained solvents
- Coefficient of friction or slip characteristics (COF)
- Film thickness
- Film GSM
- Water bath leak testing
- Dye penetrant testing
- Seal integrity
- Dimensional analysis
- Print quality assessment
- Material analysis including PVDC coatings
- Heat seal strength tester
With quality being of utmost importance to us, our QA & Technical Department also runs a well established quality management system that is independently audited and certified to ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 22000:2005. This system includes a strong and rigorous program of Production QC as well as a HACCP food safety program. Our QA & Technical department can also issue you with detailed packaging specifications and certificates of analysis (COAs) should you require these.
Please find attached copies of our quality management certificates as well as our food safety & quality policy.
Please do not hesitate to contact our QA & Technical Department if you require any specific technical packaging information.