Labthink’s Medford, MA, Lab Now Open for Testing Services for Flexible Packaging Materials

Labthink opens a packaging testing laboratory in Massachusetts to provide comprehensive quality control solutions for flexible packaging materials in North America.

PERME VAC-V2 (EX) Gas Permeability Tester
PERME VAC-V2 (EX) Gas Permeability Tester
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Labthink has a Packaging Testing Laboratory in Jinan, China, and now also in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. With many testing instruments, a wide array of specific tests can be performed for your project.

Exciting developments are happening every day with the aid of Labthink’s innovative scientific instruments. Here are a few recent examples.

Discover Labthink Instruments for improving protective coatings. Labthink’s Water Vapor Permeability Tester and Oxygen Transfer Rate Testers were recently referenced in an article in the Journal of Materials Research and Technology where a study to improve superhydrophobic gradient coatings in different environments (1).

In a recent study in Polymers in the Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers Section, Labthink Oxygen Transfer Rate Test Instruments and a W3/031 Water Vapor Permeability Instruments were used to test edible coatings to preserve fruit (2). In LWT – Food Science and Technology, March 2025, Labthink’s thickness tester (CHY-C2, Labthink, Jinan, China), water vapor transmission rate tester (W3-031, Labthink, Jinan, China) and gas permeability tester (VAC-V2, Labthink, were used in a study to develop packaging film that would prolong the freshness of produce (3). In Foods 2025 Labthink’s XLW(EC) intelligent electronic tensile tester and i-OXTRA 7700 gas penetration tester were used to test Melatonin/P34HB Films for Active Packaging (4).

Labthink International, Inc. is a global enterprise that provides professional quality control solutions for packaging materials and products. Our headquarters is based in Boston/Medford, Massachusetts, well known for being the hub of technological innovations. Our core businesses include the R&D of laboratory testing instruments, packaging testing, and test data processing services. In addition, we provide integrated professional quality control solutions for packaging manufacturers, food and beverage producers, medical and pharmaceutical companies, and the daily chemical and printing industries. Our Greater Boston headquarters combines the American sales division, the R&D center, the packaging testing laboratory, and the customer service center and administration.

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