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from Tesco. It shows the cooking time, number of servings, 'display until' date, 'best before' date, weight in kilogram, price, price to mass ratio in both £/kg and £/Pound (mass), freezing and storage instructions. It says 'Less than 3% Fat' and 'No Carbohydrate per serving' and includes a barcode. The Union Flag, British Farm Standard tractor logo, and British Meat Quality Standard logo imply that it is British pork., which was itself packaged in a folding carton made of paperboard.

Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of design, evaluation, and production of packages. Package labelling (BrE) or labeling (AmE) is any written, electronic, or graphic communications on the packaging or on a separate but associated label.

Packaging is heavily integrated into our daily lives, we see it all around us, on everyday items such as chocolate bars and potato chip (crisp) packets- As explained below, the main use for packaging is protection of the goods inside, but packaging also provides us with a recognisable logo, or packaging, we instantly know what the goods are inside

The purposes of packaging and package labels Packaging and package labelling have several objectives:

Physical Protection - The objects enclosed in the package may require protection from, among other things, Shock (mechanics), vibration, compression, temperature, etc.
Barrier Protection - A barrier from oxygen, water vapor, dust, etc., is often required. Package permeability is a critical factor in design. Some packages contain desiccants or Oxygen absorbers to help extend shelf life. Modified atmospheres or controlled atmospheres are also maintained in some food packages. Keeping the contents clean, fresh, and safe for the intended shelf life is a primary function.
Containment or Agglomeration - Small objects are typically grouped together in one package for reasons of efficiency. For example, a single box of 1000 pencils requires less physical handling than 1000 single pencils. Liquids, powders, and flowables need containment.
Information transmission - Packages and labels communicate how to use, transport, recycle, or dispose of the package or product. With pharmaceutical, food, medical, and chemical products, some types of information are mandatory labelling by governments.
Marketing - The packaging and labels can be used by marketing to encourage potential buyers to purchase the product. Package design has been an important and constantly evolving phenomenon for dozens of years. Marketing communications and graphic design are applied to the surface of the package and (in many cases) the point of sale display.
Security - Packaging can play an important role in reducing the security risks of shipment. Packages can be made with improved tamper resistance to deter tampering and also can have tamper-evident features to help indicate tampering. Packages can be engineered to help reduce the risks of package pilferage: Some package constructions are more resistant to pilferage and some have pilfer indicating seals. Packages may include authentication seals to help indicate that the package and contents are not counterfeit. Packages also can include anti-theft devices, such as dye-packs, RFID tags, or electronic article surveillance tags, that can be activated or detected by devices at exit points and require specialized tools to deactivate. Using packaging in this way is a means of loss prevention.
Convenience - Packages can have features which add convenience in distribution, handling, display, sale, opening, reclosing, use, and reuse.
Portion Control - Single serving or single dosage packaging has a precise amount of contents to control usage. Bulk commodities (such as salt) can be divided into packages that are a more suitable size for individual households. It is also aids the control of inventory: selling sealed one-liter-bottles of milk, rather than having people bring their own bottles to fill themselves.

Packaging types Packaging may be looked at as several different types. For example a transport package or distribution package is the package form used to ship, store, and handle the product or inner packages. Some identify a consumer package as one which is directed toward a consumer or household.

It is sometimes convenient to categorize packages by layer or function: "primary", "secondary", etc.

Primary packaging is the material that first envelops the product and holds it. This usually is the smallest unit of distribution or use and is the package which is in direct contact with the contents.
Secondary packaging is outside the primary packaging – perhaps used to group primary packages together.
Tertiary packaging is used for bulk handling and shipping.

Using these three types as a general guide, examples of packaging materials and structures might typically be listed as follows: Primary packaging

Aerosol spray can
Bag-In-Box
Beverage can
Box wine
Bottles
Blister packs
Carton
Cushioning
Envelopes
Plastic bags
Plastic bottles
Skin pack
Tin can
Wrappers

Secondary packaging

Tertiary packaging

Bales
Barrel
Crate
Container
edge protector
Flexible intermediate bulk container, Big bag, "Bulk Bags", or "Super Sacks"
Insulated shipping container
Intermediate bulk container
Pallets
Slip Sheet
Stretch wrap

These broad categories can be somewhat artibrary. For example, depending on the use, a shrink wrap can be primary packaging when applied directly to the product, secondary packaging when combining smaller packages, and tertiary packaging on some distribution packs.

Symbols used on packages and labels Many types of symbols for package labelling are nationally and internationally standardized. For consumer packaging, symbols exist for product certifications, trademarks, proof of purchase, etc. Some requirements and symbols exist to communicate aspects of consumer use and safety. Recycling directions, Resin identification code (below), and package environmental claims have special codes and symbols.

Bar codes (below), Universal Product Codes, and RFID labels are common to allow automated information management.

Shipments of hazardous materials or dangerous goods have special information and symbols as required by UN, country, and specific carrier requirements. Two examples are below:

With transport packages, standardised symbols are also used to aid in handling. Some common ones are shown below while others are listed in ASTM D5445 "Standard Practice for Pictorial Markings for Handling of Goods" and International Organization for Standardization 780 "Pictorial marking for handling of goods".

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Package development considerations Package design and development are often thought of as an integral part of the new product development process. Alternatively, development of a package (or component) can be a separate process, but must be linked closely with the product to be packaged.Package design starts with the identification of all the requirements: structural design, marketing, shelf life, quality assurance, logistics, legal, regulatory, graphic design, end-use, environmental, etc. The design criteria, time targets, resources, and cost constraints need to be established and agreed upon.

An example of how package design is affected by other factors is the relationship to logistics. When the distribution system includes individual shipments by a small parcel carrier, the sortation, handling, and mixed stacking make severe demands on the strength and protective ability of the transport package. If the logistics system is for uniform pallet loads that are unitized, the structural design of the package can be designed to those specific needs: vertical stacking, perhaps for a longer time frame. A package designed for one mode of shipment may not be suited for another.

Sometimes the objectives of package development seem contradictory. For example, packaging for an over-the-counter drug might require tamper resistance and child resistant features: These intentionally make the package difficult to open. The intended consumer, however, might be handicapped or elderly and be unable to readily open the package.

Package design may take place within a company or with various degrees of external packaging engineering: contract engineers, consultants, vendor evaluations, independent laboratories, contract packagers, total outsourcing, etc. Some sort of formal Project planning and Project Management methodology is required for all but the simplest package design and development programs.

Package development involves considertions for sustainability, environmental responsibiity, and applicable environmental and recycling regulations. It may involve a life cycle assessment which considers the material and energy inputs and outputs to the package, the packaged product (contents), the packaging process, the logistics system, waste management, etc. It is necessary to know the relevant regulatory requirements for point of manufacture, sale, and use.

The traditional “three R’s” of reduce, reuse, and recycle are part of a waste hierarchy which may be considered in product and package development.

Prevention – Waste prevention is a primary goal. Packaging should be used only where needed. Proper packaging can also help prevent waste. Packaging plays an important part in preventing loss or damage to the packaged-product (contents). Usually, the energy content and material usage of the product being packaged are much greater than that of the package. A vital function of the package is to protect the product for its intended use: if the product is damaged or degraded, its entire energy and material content may be lost.anon: "Packaging Matters", page 5 - 8. Institute of Packaging Professionals, 1993
Minimization – (also ‘’source reduction’’) The mass and volume of packaging (per unit of contents) can be measured and used as one of the criteria to minimize during the package design process. Usually “reduced” packaging also helps minimize costs. Packaging engineers continue to work toward reduced packging.
Reuse – The reuse of a package or component for other purposes is encouraged. Returnable packaging has long been useful (and economically viable) for closed loop logistics systems. Inspection, cleaning, repair and recouperage are often needed.
Recycling – Recycling is the reprocessing of materials (pre- and post-consumer) into new products. Emphasis is focused on recycling the largest primary components of a package: steel, aluminum, papers, plastics, etc. Small components can be chosen which are not difficult to separate and do not contaminate recycling operations.
Energy recovery – Waste-to-energy and Refuse-derived fuel in approved facilities are able to make use of the heat available from the packaging components.
Disposal – Incineration, and placement in a sanitary landfill are needed for some materials. Material content should be checked for potential hazards to emissions and ash from incineration and leachate from landfill. Packages should not be littered.

Packaging machines A choice of packaging machinery includes, technical capabilities, labor requirements, worker safety, maintainability, serviceability, reliability, ability to integrate into the packaging line, capital cost, floorspace, flexibility (change-over, materials, etc.), energy usage, quality of outgoing packages, qualifications (for food, pharmaceuticals, etc.), throughput, efficiency, productivity, ergonomics, etc.

Packaging machines may be of the following general types:

Blister, Skin and Vacuum Packaging Machines
Capping, Over-Capping, Lidding, Closing, Seaming and Sealing Machines
Cartoning Machines
Case and Tray Forming, Packing, Unpacking, Closing and Sealing Machines
Cleaning, Sterilizing, Cooling and Drying Machines
Conveying, Accumulating and Related Machines
Feeding, Orienting, Placing and Related Machines
Filling Machines: handling liquid and powdered products
Package Filling and Closing Machines
Form, Fill and Seal Machines
Inspecting, Detecting and Checkweighing Machines
Palletizing, Depalletizing, Pallet Unitizing and Related Machines
Product Identification: labelling, marking, etc.
Wrapping Machines
Converting Machines
Other speciality machinery: slitters, perforating, laser cutters, parts attachment, etc

Market structure Global packaging industry was worth $424 billion in 2004 dominated by paper and plastic materials.

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Adhesive
Aluminium
Aluminium foil
Authentication
Blow molding
Bubble wrap
Calendering
Corrugated fiberboard
Cigarette packet warning signs
Compression molding

Containerization
Distribution (business)
Flexography
Food labelling regulations
Food safety
Freight
Glass
Glass recycling
Good Manufacturing Practice

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
Heat sealer
Injection moulding
Mandatory labelling
Moisture vapor transmission rate
Molded pulp
Packaging engineering
Paper
Paper recycling

Paperboard
Plastic
Plastic recycling
Polyester
Polyethylene
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
Resonance
RFID

Rotogravure
Shock (mechanics)
Shrink wrap
Solid waste
Statistical process control
Tin can
Thermoplastic
Vacuum forming
Vibration

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References External links Further reading

Brody, A. L., and Marsh, K, S., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 1997, ISBN: 0-471-06397-5
Calver, G., What Is Packaging Design, Rotovision. 2004, ISBN 2-88046-618-0.
Dean, D.A., 'Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology", 2000, ISBN: 0748404406
Fiedler, R, M, "Distribution Packaging Technology", IoPP, 1995
Jankowski, J. Shelf Space: Modern Package Design, 1945-1965, Chronicle Books. 1988 ISBN 0-8118-1784-9.
Leonard, E. A. (1996). Packaging, Marcel Dekker. ISBN 0-8247-9755-8.
Lockhart, H., and Paine, F.A., "Packaging of Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Products", 2006, Blackie, ISBN: 0751401676
McKinlay, A. H., "Transport Packaging",IoPP, 2004
Opie, R., Packaging Source Book, 1991, ISBN-10: 1555215114, ISBN-13: 978-1555215118
Pilchik, R., "Validating Medical Packaging" 2002, ISBN: 1566768071
Robertson, G. L., "Food Packaging", 2005, ISBN: 0849337755
Selke, S, "Packaging and the Environment", 1994, ISBN: 1566761042
Selke, S,. "Plastics Packaging", 2004, ISBN: 1569903727
Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, 2002, ISBN: 1-930268-25-4
Stillwell, E. J, "Packaging for the Environment", A. D. Little, 1991, ISBN: 0814450741

Packaging Digest Magazine, "Sustainability in Packaging Study." http://www.packagingdigest.com/sustainstudy/SustainabilityReport.pdf

Institutions and professional bodies

Institute of Packaging Professionals
International Safe Transit Association
Packaging.com Information
Packaging Association of Canada
Packaging Machinery Manufactures Institute
Transport Information Service: Technical information about fit-for-purpose packaging
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INCPEN
The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment

+Magazines and Journals+

Brand Packaging
Canadian Packaging
Converting
Flexible Packaging
Food & Drug Packaging
IDS Packaging
IoPP Journal of Packaging
Package Printing
Packaging
Package Design Magazine
Packaging Digest
Packaging Europe
Packaging News
PackExpo Packaging News
Packaging Technology and Science
Packaging World
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News
TAPPI Journal

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