What sort of testing does Skolnik do?
We do two types of testing. One is the production testing described above and is carried out on 100% of the containers that are manufactured. The second type of test is the United Nations (UN) recommended performance tests that are carried out on every design of container that we offer at least once a year. A design is essentially a type of container. If, for example, you change the steel, you are considered to have changed the design. The tests carried out on a design will consist of the following: If the container is designed to hold liquids, six tests will be performed where the container is filled with water and dropped (The height depends on the packing group, the higher the performance the higher the drop.). Three of these drops will occur on the bottom of the container and three on the next weakest point. If the container is to hold solids then the tests are repeated with the contents of the containers being a solid material and an additional six drops are performed. All contain
