Manufacturing of packaging

Manufacturing of packaging

1. Paper and card as materials

   • It's light
   • Comes in different thicknesses and strengths

2. Printing

   • Lithiogrphy
     • Most common form of commercial printing
       • Works on the principle that water an oil don't mix
   • Flexography
     • Used for printing on card boxes and banners
     • Is a form of relief printing
   • Screen printing
     • A stencil is used
       • Can print complex patern
     • A squeegee is moved across the stencil and forces pumping ink into a woven mesh

3. die cutting and creasing

   • A piece of packaging is cut creased or perforated
     • Folding adds causes stress to board
       • Crack can tear wrongly
         • So they score the the crease
     • A die is made by cutting knives and scoring rules
   • The printer then prints the graphics on

4. Types of packaging

   • Blister
     • Inexpensive
     • Durable
     • Transparent
     • Tamper proof
     • A holding compartment is made
       • By vacum forming
       • Push thing out a side to get it
     • E.g. Medication in a foil strip
   • Skin
     • Sealing a product between a layer of heated plastic and adhesive paper
     • Product is put in oven
       • Is heated
       • Plastic forms over product
       • Plastic and paper bond together
   • Insulation
     • Polystyrene sheets
     • Bubble wrap
     • Corrugated card
     • Polyethylene foam
     • Insulation provides
       • Protection
       • Constant temperature

5. Security packaging

   • Security seals
   • Clam shell
   • Induction sealing
   • Holographic stickers