Automated Production Today, automated production is essential. Neither volume nor product consistency can be achieved in any other way. Increasing production in a cost-effective manner is a difficult and complex undertaking. The project engineer overseeing such a project must have strong support from management

TOPS: Total Optimization Packaging Software. TOPS Pro: allows the packaging professional to size and shape package designs from concept to carton, to intermediate pack, to pallet stacking, to box strength analysis and to truck loading (Figure 17.1)

Short History of Distribution Packaging in the USA Distribution packaging emerged in the 1800s as the industrial revolution blossomed and manufacturers began shipping their goods nationwide via railroad. Paper did not enter the distribution arena as protective packaging until the early 1900s, when corrugated boxes first appeared as shipping containers

Introduction Packaging can be unnecessarily expensive in a couple of ways: 1. Inadequate design results in shipment damage 2. Over-design or poor design (more protection than is required or materials being incorrectlyused) results in excessive material cost. The procedure can be broken down into seven basic steps

Test Method for Product Fragility A shock machine is used to generate a damage boundary curve A vibration system is used to map out the natural frequencies of a product

Throughout the distribution system, packages are manhandled and mishandled in various ways: dropped, thrown, kicked and otherwise roughly abused; fall from conveyors or forklifts and crash to the floor;

Defined as an impact, characterized by sudden and substantial change in velocity. Shocks in the distribution environment: Accidental and deliberate drops during manual handling Drops from chutes, conveyors, and other machinery Falls from pallet loads Sudden arrests on conveyors Impacts occurring when vehicles hit potholes, curbs, or railroad tracks

Introduction The objective of package printing and decorating is to create a visibly identifiable image, consistently, for a large number of impressions. these have been divided into two groups: .\Printing\ in the context of this discussion refers to flexography, lithography and gravure--the methods that

Introduction Demographic and Psychographics The Retail Environment Fundamental Messages Equity and Names Graphic Design Basics Iypography

Introduction Color Perception Color Terminology Viewing Color