Packaging

Packaging

1. Function

   • To protect a product
     • Prevent contamination
     • Prevent Damage
   • To keep the product together
     • Prevent it from spilling
   • To identify the product
     • Name & product shown
   • Stacking and Storage
     • stack efficiently
   • Printed Information
     • Product name
     • Ingredients
     • Bar code
     • Price

2. Materials

   • Paperboard (Cardboard)
     • Much thicker than paper
     • can be cut and shaped easily
     • Easy to recycle
     • Takes ink and print easily
       • Lithography
     • sustainable
     • book covers, cards, CD and DVD covers
   • Corrugated board
     • packaging large electrical items
     • protect the contents from damage
     • Strong
       • composed of a top and bottom layer; triangulated section in between
   • Foil lined board
     • cardboard with a aluminium foil lining
     • for ready made meals or take away meals
     • retains the heat
       • Keeps food warm
   • Duplex Board
     • used for containers
     • water-proof liner on the inside
     • can have a wax feel
     • used by the food industry
     • Prints well