Packaging engineering
Packaging engineering, also Package engineering and Packaging Science, is a broad topic ranging from design conceptualization to product placement. All steps along the manufacturing process, and more, must be taken into account in the design of the package for any given product. Package engineering includes industry-specific aspects of industrial engineering, marketing, materials science, industrial design and logistics. Packaging engineers must interact with Research & Development, Manufacturing, Marketing, Graphic Design, Regulatory, Purchasing, Planning and so on. The package must sell and protect the product, while maintaining an efficient, cost-effective process cycle.[2]
Engineers develop packages from a wide variety of rigid and flexible materials. Some materials have scores or creases to allow controlled folding into package shapes (sometimes resembling origami[3]). Packaging involves extrusion, thermoforming, molding and other processing technologies. Packages are often developed for high speed fabrication, filling, processing, and shipment. Packaging engineers use principles of structural analysis and thermal analysis in their evaluations.
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Education [edit]
Some packaging engineers have backgrounds in other science or engineering disciplines while some have college degrees specializing in this field.[4]
Formal packaging programs might be listed as package engineering, packaging science, packaging technology, etc. BE, BS, MS, and PhD programs are available. Students in a packaging program typically begin with generalized science, business, and engineering classes before progressing into industry-specific topics such as shelf life stability, corrugated box design, cushioning, engineering design, labeling regulations, distribution testing, project management, food safety,[5] robotics, RFID tags, quality management, package testing, packaging machinery,[6][7] tamper-evident methods,[8] recycling, computer-aided design,[9] etc.
History [edit]
In 1952, Michigan State University became the first university in the USA to offer a degree in Packaging.[10] Shenyang agricultural University offer a degree in Packaging from 2003,this major is subordinated to the Food Science School,which features food packaging and degradable packaging materials.[11]
While Central Philippine University in Iloilo City in the Philippines in 2006, is the first to offer (and considered as the first in Asia) in the Philippines a (5-6 year) bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering.[12]
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- ^ Wood, Marcia (April 2002). "Leftover Straw Gets New Life". Agricultural Research.
- ^ Johnson, C (1995). "In-House Testing of Computer Packaging". In Fiedler, R M. Distribution Packaging Technology. IoPP
- ^ Merali, Zeeya (17 June 2011), "Origami Engineer Flexes to Create Stronger, More Agile Materials", Science 332: 1376–1377
- ^ "Packaging Directory-Packaging Schools". Packaging Today. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ Lee, Ki-Eun; Kim, An, Lyu, Lee (November 1998). "Effectiveness of modified atmosphere packaging in preserving a prepared ready-to-eat food". Packaging Technology and Science 21 (7). doi:10.1002/pts.821.
- ^ Braglia, Maracello; Frosolini, Montanari (January 2003). "Fuzzy logic controller in a packaging plant". Packaging Technology and Science 16 (1): 1–45. doi:10.1002/pts.608.
- ^ Hicks, A. J.; Medland, Mullineux (September 2001). "A constraint-based approach to the modelling and analysis of packaging machinery". Packaging Technology and Science 14 (5): 183–225. doi:10.1002/pts.553.
- ^ Johnston, R.G. (July 1997). "Effecctive Vulnerability Assessment of Tamper-Indicating Seals". J. Testing and Evaluation 25 (4).
- ^ Han, Jongkoo; Park (January 2007). "Finite element analysis of vent/hand hole designs for corrugated fibreboard boxes". Packaging Technology and Science 20 (1): 1–76. doi:10.1002/pts.741.
- ^ "Michigan State School of Packaging". Michigan State University. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ^ "Shenyang Agricultural University". Shenyang Ageaicultural University. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/06/19/cpu.offers.packaging.engineering.the.first.and.only.in.the.philippines.html CPU offers 'Packaging Engineering' the first and only in the Philippines .08-13-2012
Bibliography [edit]
- Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6
- Hanlon, Kelsey,and Forcinio, "Handbook of Package Engineering", CRC Press, 1998
