The use of materials in packaging systems

Abstract

A systematic approach to the selection of optimum materials for packaging systems based on analysis of the functions of the packaging, nature of contents, transit hazards and their various interactions is developed. Applicability of the approach to minimising packaging costs in several situations where packing serves a protective function is considered, and it is shown that the main requirement is for a better knowledge of the magnitudes and frequency distributions of hazards such as impact, humidity, crushing loads, etc, on packages in transit.