by Amber Livesey | Jan 14, 2026 | Test Selection
Choosing which packaging tests reduce risk is one of the most important decisions packaging engineers and quality teams make before commercial release. Packaging failures rarely come from a lack of testing. They come from choosing the wrong test for the real...
by Amber Livesey | Jan 7, 2026 | Testing
Packaging failures after peak season often surprise teams because the packaging already passed required lab tests. Yet once shipping volume increases, handling becomes less controlled, and transit times extend, damage appears that was never seen during validation. In...
by Amber Livesey | Jan 2, 2026 | Testing
Peak season shipping has a way of clarifying things, especially when packaging teams begin planning how to re-test packaging in Q1. By the time volumes slow down, most teams already know where the cracks showed up. Damage claims, seal issues, pallet instability,...
by Amber Livesey | Dec 17, 2025 | Testing
Peak season packaging failures are rarely caused by skipped testing. Instead, high shipping volume exposes stress combinations that standard packaging validation doesn’t fully replicate. Higher volume means more handling, taller stacking, faster movement, and less...
by Amber Livesey | Dec 11, 2025 | Temperature Testing
During a recent endurance trek through Patagonia, Perry (gh Testing’s President) felt extreme temperature swings that changed within minutes. The morning started below freezing. By afternoon, the rocks were radiating heat and the wind shifted the temperature...
