APCMA has its own full fledged and furnished office since the past 15 years. It has
climate controlled Laboratory with all the necessary Testing Equipments.
APCMA holds its periodical Managing Committee meetings and General Dinner meetings of members in its office. Testing of boxes and papers sent by its members are done free of charge.. Many others like paper dealers/mills and users of Corrugated boxes also get their samples tested at the Laboratory for nominal charges. The Test Certificates issued by APCMA are taken as authentic by the end users of boxes and are found very useful to members.
APCMA also supports IIP, Hyderabad to conduct an annual Training Programme on Corrugated boxes and the first such programme was held at APCMA's office before IIP, Hyderabad premises was operational.
The laboratory is open
between 10 am to 5 pm on all working days.
The following testing equipments are available for various tests:
- Bursting Strength Tester
- Grammage Tester
- Compression Strength Tester
- Ring Crush Tester
- COBB Sizing Tester
- Puncture Resistnace Tester
- Drop Tester