Packaging Packaging has been a question in the exam paper for many years. A lunch box would need to be packaged in order to be sold in a shop. What’s the best way to do this, in to best display the product? Card sleeve wrapped around the product so you can see the actual lunch box. A cardboard box, so the product is fully contained in it. Shrink wrapped with the product details printed onto the film (flexography). A small printed card tag attached to the handle of the product. Other. The function of packaging: Protect it protects the product from damage. – Inform It displays information for some of this has to be displayed by law. – Contain The packaging must contain all the pieces until opening. – Transport how the packaging will allow the product to be transported more easily. – Preserve especially food products have to be prevented from deteriorating. – Display the way packaging looks often allows customers to see it more easily. – Materials used in packaging: Paper The fibres that create wood are made from cellulose, which is extracted from wood. – Additives and dyes can be added to change the colour, texture and surface finish. Stock forms The sizes are the most common. Papers are also specified by weight. This – ‘A’ weight refers to the weight of a square metre. Above 200 gsm is classed as board. made from several layers of pulp. Types - Cardboard, carton board, corrugated board – and mounting board. Thicker board is made by laminating sheets of paper or board. Types of board: Cardboard a heavier form of paper, often made form recycled paper or card and available – from 200 gsm upwards. Can be laminated together to create thicker board. white board made form pure wood pulp, with a bleached liner on one side. Mainly – used in food packaging. Foil lined board made by laminating aluminium foil onto one side of any board. – Corrugated board made from a flat sheet on the outside (linerboard) and the corrugated – sheet in between (medium). It is cheap, strong but not heavy and is used for large boxes. Types of packaging: Blister Packaging inexpensive, durable and transparent. Clear plastic blisters are used with – a cardboard backboard. The blister cavity is vacuum-formed to fit the product. What is HIPS?
Packaging Packaging has been a question in the exam paper for many years. A lunch box would need to be packaged in order to be sold in a shop. What’s the best way to do this, in to best display the product? Card sleeve wrapped around the product so you can see the actual lunch box. A cardboard box, so the product is fully contained in it. Shrink wrapped with the product details printed onto the film (flexography). A small printed card tag attached to the handle of the product. Other. The function of packaging: Protect – it protects the product from damage. Inform – It displays information for some of this has to be displayed by law. Contain – The packaging must contain all the pieces until opening. Transport – how the packaging will allow the product to be transported more easily. Preserve – especially food products have to be prevented from deteriorating. Display – the way packaging looks often allows customers to see it more easily. Materials used in packaging: Paper – The fibres that create wood are made from cellulose, which is extracted from wood. Additives and dyes can be added to change the colour, texture and surface finish. Stock forms – The ‘A’ sizes are the most common. Papers are also specified by weight. This weight refers to the weight of a square metre. Above 200 gsm is classed as board. – made from several layers of pulp. Types - Cardboard, carton board, corrugated board and mounting board. Thicker board is made by laminating sheets of paper or board. Types of board: Cardboard – a heavier form of paper, often made form recycled paper or card and available from 200 gsm upwards. Can be laminated together to create thicker board. white board – made form pure wood pulp, with a bleached liner on one side. Mainly used in food packaging. Foil lined board – made by laminating aluminium foil onto one side of any board. Corrugated board – made from a flat sheet on the outside (linerboard) and the corrugated sheet in between (medium). It is cheap, strong but not heavy and is used for large boxes. Types of packaging: Blister Packaging – inexpensive, durable and transparent. Clear plastic blisters are used with a cardboard backboard. The blister cavity is vacuum-formed to fit the product. What is HIPS?
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