PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

1. Packaging Terminology.

   • Parcel: Final product of packaging, prepared for shipping, including gas containers or large objects transportable without packaging.
     • Excludes unwrapped items or bulk goods in containers/vehicles.
       • Maximum Capacity: internal volume of packaging in liters.
         • Dustproof Packaging: prevents the release of dry, fine solids during transport.
           • Inner Packaging: Requires external packaging for transportation.
             • Container: Retention structure for holding substances or objects (includes closures).
       • Closure: device to seal a container's opening.
         • Outer Packaging: External protection for certain packages.
           • Intermediate Packaging: Between inner packaging/objects and outer packaging.

2. Key Packaging Concepts.

   • Net Maximum Weight: Maximum allowable net weight of content in kilograms.
   • Sealed Packaging: Complete protective system for goods, ensuring safety, identification, and ease of handling during transport.

3. Packaging and Its Relationship with Transportation.

   • Definition of Packaging: Container or wrapping used for grouping and transporting products.
     • Functions of Packaging: protect contents, provide handling instructions, legal requirements, and product details (composition, ingredients, etc.), promote the product via graphic design, assist in selling the product at the store through visual and structural design.

4. Types of Packaging, Coding, and Marking.

   • Packaging is crucial to ensure product quality during transportation.
     • Goal: Minimize risks (mechanical, climatic, chemical, biological) during distribution and transportation.
       • UN System for Transporting Dangerous Goods: 1- packages up to 400 kg or 450 liters, 2- bulk containers up to 3,000 kg, 3- tank containers.