FedEx. FedEx Procedures for Testing Packaged Products Weighing More Than 150 Ibs. At FedEx, we believe that smart packaging strategies can help your goods arrive at their destination on time; they can also save you money. To eliminate the recommends a series of shipping-integrity tests for your FedEx? shipments. We can perform the tests for you, or you can follow our instructions to simulate the freight shipping environment. Overview of General Testing Procedures shipment weighing more than 150 Ibs. contain a base that permits movement with a forklift or standard FedEx package-testing procedures are based on industry freight pallet jack, the strength of the shipping unit data, as well as international testing procedures and base is also tested for mechanical handling. Finally. standards, to provide reliable packaging tests. Here we the load integrity and stability in the shipping and outline the general simulation procedures for testing handling environment are also tested. packaged products weighing more than 150 Ibs. We follow a strict sequence of testing procedures, We use impact, compression and vibration tests to performing tests on each sample in the sequence evaluate the integrity and protective performance of indicated in the following table. the packaging. And because FedEx requires that any Tests for Packaged Products Weighing MoreThan150 Ibs. U.S. Shipments International Shipments* Product/Service Electronic, Powered, Medical Items All Other Items All Items Side Impact Test** X Bottom Impact Test** X X X Tip Test X Raised Edge Impact Test X Raised Corner Impact Test X X Compression Test X X X Rotary Vibration Test*** X Random Vibration Tes+*** X X * For international shipments, a second series of impact tests is performed following the vibration test. ** Computer-aided data acquisition and analysis are available upon request. *** Currently the random vibration system can test samples up to 200 Ibs. and the rotary vibration table can test samples up to 1,250 Ibs. Contact FedEx Packaging Design and Development before sending test samples weighing more than 200 Ibs. The FedEx Packaging Design and Development department reserves the right to alter the test sequence or equipment used to accommodate special package characteristics, commodities or testing equipment limitations to provide the most representative test possible. When package or content conditions are uncertain, or conditional on customer input, a "Post-Test Inspection Notice will be sent with the report after the test is completed. For packaged products weighing up to 150 Ibs., please refer to the FedEx Procedures for Testing Packaged Products Weighing Up to 150 Ibs. brochure. Page 2 Bottom Impact Test Procedures Impact Tests We perform the bottom impact test on a free-fall drop Side Impact Test tester. We drop the test sample onto a flat, nonyielding surface. To perform this test, we use the following procedures, 1. Raise the base of the test sample 8" above the impact surface. 2. Release the test sample and allow it to fall freely. Tip Test Side Impact Test Procedures We perform the side impact test on an inclined impact tester equipped with a velocity meter. To perform this test, we use the following procedures. 1. Position the test sample on the center of the carriage with the face receiving the impact placed 2" beyond the front edge of the carriage. 2. Position the carriage at the distance necessary to achieve a minimum impact velocity of 5.75 per second at impact. Tip Test Procedures 3. Subject each side of the test sample to a single impact. We perform the tip test with mechanical assistance on a flat, nonyielding surface. To perform this test, we use the following procedures. Bottom Impact Test 1. Tip the test sample to create a 22 degree angle between the impact surface and the bottom of the test sample, then release it. 2. The test sample should return to its initial orientation. 3. Repeat the test on all four sides of the sample. Page 3 2. The te