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Top 10 of 2023 - #7: Merck Expert Shares 5 Tips for Qualifying Pallet-Sized Thermal Shippers

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2023. At #7, find out why Lee Menszak advocates for shipper-to-shipper variability testing from his talk at ISTA’s TempPack event.

Merck's Lee Menszak at the ISTA TempPack event in May 2023.
Merck's Lee Menszak at the ISTA TempPack event in May 2023.

At the ISTA Forum’s TempPack in Houston, Lee Menszak, associate director, engineering at Merck, shared tips and considerations for qualifying pallet-sized shippers, where the risk is often much greater than that of a small parcel-sized shipper.

“Large shippers are different than small shippers for a variety of reasons. The ones that I would point out the most are that the payloads are larger, they are expensive, and they would be difficult and time-consuming to replace. So it's important that you get it right the first time, and that you have a robust solution,” said Menszak.

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