Packaging technology

Bulk packaging

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:22:12 -0600

Bulk packaging is an economical solution for the shipment of many different types of product. Continuing advancements in the materials applicable to constructing bulk containers contribute to increasing acceptance in their use.

Wood boxes

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:12:50 -0600

The use of wooden boxes and crates dates back to the Industrial Revolution, when the building of roads and railways led to their development as the first ‘‘modern’’ shipping containers (1).

Solid-fiber boxes

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:59:11 -0600

Solid-fiber containers are used almost exclusively for applications in which container return and reuse are desirable and where return can be controlled by the distributor.

Rigid plastic boxes

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:53:41 -0600

Rigid plastic containers have been used for many years in a wide variety of consumer and industrial applications.

Rigid paperboard boxes

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:24:53 -0600

Rigid-paperboard boxes are also called ‘‘setup’’ boxes. Unlike folding cartons (see Cartons, Folding), they are delivered to the packager setup and ready to use.

Corrugated boxes

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:08:34 -0600

Corrugated containers (erroneously termed cardboard boxes) became the shipping package of preference in the early 1900s as a replacement for wooden crates.

Plastic bottle design

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:55 -0600

Like many of today’s popular packaging techniques, blow molding of plastic bottles became popularized soon after WorldWar II (see Blow molding).

Blow molding

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:50:46 -0600

Blow molding is a process for manufacturing containers, jars, and bottles. It is also a process for manufacturing other hollow objects such as double-walled tool cases, parts for toys, automotive ductwork, fuel tanks, flowerpots, flat cabinet panels, and so on.

Biosensor technology for food packaging applications

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:47:38 -0600

This article provides an introduction to the emerging technology of biosensors and its potential applications to food packaging. This biosensor technology may used to enhance the communication function of the intelligent packaging system (see the Intelligent Packaging article) to enhance the safety and quality of food products.

Biofilm development on packaging materials

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:01:36 -0600

The term ‘‘microbial biofilm’’ or ‘‘biofilm’’ refers to the complex aggregation of microorganisms growing on a solid substrate such as a packaging material, not a film that is made of biopolymer.