Principles of Package Development

Since the first edition of "Principles of Packaging Development" was published, the packaging industry has undergone many profound changes. These have included the virtual elimination of cellophane and its replacement with oriented polypropylene as a carton overwrap, fluid milk in blow-mol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffin, Roger C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1985, 1985
Edition:1st ed. 1985
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Origins of Packaging Development
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • The Birth of Packaging Development
  • National and International Recognition
  • 2 Package Development: An Overview
  • Interrelationships
  • Developmental Paths
  • 3 Packaging Materials
  • Ceramics
  • Metals
  • Plant Products
  • Plastics
  • ABS
  • 4 Package Forms
  • Rigid and Semirigid Package Forms
  • Flexible Package Forms
  • Converting of Flexible Packaging Materials
  • 5 Materials and Package Testing
  • Quality Testing of Packaging Materials
  • Identification of Unknown Packaging Materials
  • Quality Testing of Fabricated Packages
  • Product-Package Compatibility Testing
  • Shipping and Abuse Testing
  • 6 The Packaging Process: Testing a Segment of Manufacturing Operations
  • The Manufacturing Process
  • The Packaging Process
  • Development of Equipment
  • 7 Packaging Equipment
  • Can Packaging Equipment
  • Glass Packaging Equipment
  • Other Primary Packages
  • Paperboard Cartons
  • What Is Technological Forecasting
  • Objective of the Forecast
  • Qualifications of the Person or Institution Making the Statement about the Future
  • Methodologies Used to Provide a Picture of the Future
  • Interactions External to Technology
  • Process of Technological Innovation
  • Intuitive Forecasting
  • Trend Extrapolation
  • Monitoring
  • Structural Analysis
  • Modeling
  • Cross-Impact Analysis
  • Scenario Generation
  • Conclusion
  • Equipment for Flexible Packaging
  • Thermoformed Packages
  • 8 The Relationship of Packaging to Marketing
  • Product Life Cycle
  • Pricing Policy
  • Distribution Policy
  • Market Research
  • Product-Package Promotion
  • A Marketing Case History: Doy-N-Pack vs. BrikPak
  • Package Styling and Design
  • 9 Governmental Regulations Affecting Packaging
  • Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act—1938
  • The 1958 Food Additives Amendment to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
  • Food Additive Definition
  • New Amendment to Food Additive Legislation (1983)
  • Manufacturing Regulations
  • Future Activity
  • The FDA and Drugs
  • The Color Additive Amendment
  • The “Fair Packaging and Labeling” Bill
  • Other Governmental Regulations
  • FDA versus USDA
  • Freight Regulations
  • 10 Strategic Planning in Packaging
  • Text
  • 11 Technological Forecasting
  • Technology
  • Why Plan?
  • WhyForecast?
  • What Is Technology?
  • Why Is Forecasting Possible?
  • Origins of Technological Forecasting