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Jesse Sklar, sales manager of PTI Inspection Systems, will present an overview of package inspection technologies at the New Jersey Chapter IoPP Meeting on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Sklar will discuss some of the many challenges manufacturing companies face recently regarding package integrity issues including the following topics:

• Understanding leak rate/defect specifications
• Compare non-destructive vs. destructive testing methods, including some traditional test methods that have had longevity in the packaging industry that are no longer reliable.
• Highlight the numerous advantages of non-destructive package inspection technologies and how they can be beneficial quality and process control tools in the food, pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
• Provide an overview of three non-destructive inspection technologies for package integrity testing, seal quality analysis and pinhole leak detection.
• The advantages and benefits of implementing a non-destructive inspection method, with focus on the issues of cost savings, test method (subjectivity vs. hard data), reliability, repeatability, sampling, increasing efficiency and environmental issues.
• Current packaging trends and recent market developments.

Meeting Location: Snuffy's Pantagis Renaissance
Park Ave. & Mountain Ave.
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Phone: 908-322-7726 908-322-7726 (Click address Below for Directions)
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Meeting Schedule: 5:30 pm Cocktails & Networking
6:30 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Presentation and Chapter News

Please RSVP by emailing reservations to Jean Gerisch at: jean.gerisch@sypris.com, or you can reach her by phone at: 973-628-1363 x24.

About the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)
The Institute of Packaging Professionals is dedicated to creating networking and educational opportunities that help packaging professionals succeed. IoPP is dedicated to the proposition that packaging is a positive, environmentally responsible and economically efficient force, operating in a modern economic society for the benefit and improved well-being of its people. IoPP will be the central unifying force in packaging for the benefit of its members, the packaging community and society. IoPP is committed to leadership in packaging through the continuing education and growth of its members and other packaging professionals.

About PTI Inspection Systems
PTI Inspection Systems is a leading manufacturer of non-destructive inspection technologies for the pharmaceutical, medical device, food and container industries. Recognized as a thought leader in new delivery systems for seal, package and container integrity testing, PTI has set the standard for inspection systems that provide repeatable, reliable results. Having a PTI inspection solution in place for QA/QC process control guarantees that your package is "fit for purpose" from manufacturing through distribution.

SOURCE: PTI Inspection Systems