DDL Adds Package Design, Development & Prototyping to Service Offerings

Minneapolis, MN, April 13, 2007 --(PR.com)-- www.testedandproven.com -- DDL, a leading package, product and material testing services laboratory, has expanded both its Minnesota-based testing facility and its menu of service offerings.

DDL is now able to provide Package Design, Development & Prototyping Services, designed to help manufacturers and package engineers design packaging that will satisfy industry requirements and successfully pass package testing and validation procedures.

"We feel that there is definitely a market for prototyping services," said John Hart, CEO of DDL Inc. "Packaging often fails testing procedures because it isn't properly developed in the design and prototyping stages."

Package Development & Prototyping Services from DDL include:

Package design & consultation
Primary, secondary and shipping unit packaging
Rapid package prototyping
Small volume production
Project management
Regulatory compliance & feasibility testing
Gap analysis for compliance to ISO 11607
Environmental conditioning
Cold chain packaging support
Altitude testing

"By offering comprehensive package development & prototyping services, DDL hopes to minimize the need for re-testing and help customers deliver their products to market on time," said Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL Inc. "Combining package design, prototyping, development and testing services reduces the risk of packaging failing to meet industry requirements."

More information on DDL's new Package Design, Development & Prototyping services is available at:
http://www.testedandproven.com/lp/prototyping.html

About DDL Inc.
DDL offers expert package testing, product testing and material testing services including shock testing, vibration testing, tensile testing, leak testing and validation. DDL package testing clients find value through its growing suite of PackServices: PackAdvice, a package testing consulting service, and PackReview, a DDL approved certification to demonstrate compliance with ISO 11607 (clause 6). DDL Testing Services maintains full service testing labs in Minnesota and California.

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