Packaging qualification services

Körber's packaging qualification services cover full IQ/OQ/PQ phases: risk analysis, documentation, testing strategies, and implementation support to fast-track compliant pharma product launches.

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Our testing processes ensure the integrity of your pharmaceutical packaging.

Our comprehensive qualification services enable your pharmaceutical packaging to meet strict standards—allowing you to optimize your designs and accelerate your time to launch. 

Benefits

Faster time-to-market

We eliminate the time-consuming search for external testing laboratories by offering in-house qualification services.

Cost efficiency

Quick, flexible pre-testing at any stage helps you identify issues early, avoiding the additional costs associated with retesting.

Quality assurance

We subject folding cartons to numerous tests, using a range of relevant methods to optimize your packaging.

Flexibility

Körber offers services regardless of whether the folding carton has been developed in-house by us or by another provider.

Simulate extreme conditions

Our climate cabinet exposes packaging to temperatures from -75°C to 180°C to test behavior under specific ambient conditions.

Processability check

We calculate the coefficient of friction (COF) to determine resistance between carton blanks during machine feeding.

Transport simulation

Drop tests simulate free falls onto corners, edges, and surfaces to demonstrate package intactness and product protection.

Material durability

The Sutherland-Rub-Test controls the resistance of carton surfaces to mechanical stress and liquids according to ASTM D5264.

Compliance as standard

All tests are carried out in accordance with applicable ASTM, DIN, or ISO standards to ensure regulatory compliance.

In numbers

-75°C to 180°C

The climate cabinet exposes packaging to a wide temperature range, from conditions needed for Covid-19 vaccines to tropical climates.

10% to 98%

We test packaging behavior under specific humidity conditions to ensure stability in diverse ambient environments.

5 months

Through accelerated aging, we can simulate what your product will look like after three years of aging, in just five months.

Körber Pharma Packaging Materials Services

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The Körber advantage

Seamless integration

We integrate pre-tests directly into the development process, offering a seamless solution for your pharma folding cartons.

In-house capability

With our on-site testing, there is no need for third-party laboratories—meaning your qualification phase is streamlined.

Real-time adjustments

Get instant, precise, implementable recommendations for alterations, minimizing any delays.

Market leader

We’re world experts in packaging development, having been a leading packaging manufacturer since 1936.

Safety & efficiency

Our packaging qualification solutions

We offer tests as early as the qualification phase, and regardless of whether or not the folding carton was developed by us.

"With our Packaging Qualification Service, we efficiently support customers in the development, implementation, and qualification of new packaging solutions—everything from one source."

Rob Jones

Head of Packaging Development & Innovation, Körber Pharma Packaging Materials AG

Downloads

Documentation

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Brochure: Packaging Qualification Services

Learn how Körber’s Packaging Qualification Services help pharmaceutical manufacturers test, qualify, and optimize secondary packaging for product protection, compliance, and faster time‑to‑market.

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Flyer: Packaging Qualification Services - All services from a single source

Learn how packaging qualification services ensure material performance, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance for pharmaceutical packaging applications.

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Speak to our specialists about our range of flexible, scalable, end-to-end solutions—tailored to you.