Stress Engineering Services to Launch Virtual Package Testing Platform
Stress Engineering Services, Inc. (SES), the global leader in delivering complex engineering services and solutions, is launching Virtual ISTA 6 (VI-6™) in the fall of 2023. VI-6 is a self-service platform that allows packaging engineers to test package designs in a virtual environment. This virtual testing environment produces a digital twin of physical environments, which eliminates the need to produce costly and time-consuming physical package prototypes typically required to gauge the durability of material and design. VI-6 also helps customers create packaging with less material while maintaining the levels of structural integrity needed to withstand the rigors of commercial transport and delivery.
SES collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and their Digital Innovation program to design and develop VI-6 with a goal of delivering an improved experience around four core customer needs: self-service, speed, reliability, and lower costs. The resulting platform allows packaging engineers to quickly test package designs in a more economical way that delivers reliable results and insights which inform the final design of packaging, including materials.