Technical and commercial considerations / D. R. Bain ; G. A. Giles1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Properties / 1.2: |
Testing and specification / 1.3: |
Marketing considerations / 1.4: |
Rigid packaging / 1.5: |
Flexible packaging / 1.6: |
Application areas / 1.7: |
Stock keeping unit (SKU) mix / 1.8: |
Costs / 1.9: |
Support technologies / 1.10: |
Packaging without plastics--image, environmental issues and recycling / 1.11: |
Conclusion / 1.12: |
Reference |
Types of plastics materials, barrier properties and applications / D. Brooks2: |
Commodity polymers / 2.1: |
Polyester / 2.2.1: |
Polypropylene / 2.2.2: |
Polyethylene / 2.2.3: |
Polystyrene / 2.2.4: |
Polyvinyl chloride / 2.2.5: |
Barrier polymers / 2.3: |
Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer / 2.3.1: |
Polyvinylidene chloride / 2.3.2: |
Polyesters / 2.3.3: |
Nylon MXD6 / 2.3.4: |
Other barrier polymers / 2.3.5: |
Technical polymers / 2.4: |
Olefin polymers / 2.4.1: |
Thermoplastic elastomers / 2.4.2: |
Polystyrene copolymers / 2.4.3: |
Polyamides / 2.4.4: |
Other polymers / 2.4.6: |
New and future developments / 2.5: |
Single-site catalyst polymers / 2.5.1: |
Barrier developments / 2.5.2: |
Biodegradable polymers / 2.5.3: |
Structural design, CAD/CAM, performance and finite element analysis / H. Hughes3: |
Design / 3.1: |
CAD/CAM / 3.3: |
Computer assisted drawing / 3.3.1: |
Computer assisted manufacturing / 3.3.2: |
Finite element analysis / 3.3.3: |
Further reading |
Rapid prototyping and tooling / M. Naylon4: |
Overview / 4.1: |
Rapid prototyping / 4.2: |
Concept modelling / 4.3: |
Stereolithography (SL) / 4.4: |
Selective laser sintering (SLS) / 4.5: |
Laminated object manufacturing (LOM) / 4.6: |
Fused deposition modelling (FDM) / 4.7: |
Advantages of prototypes / 4.8: |
Vacuum casting / 4.9: |
RTV silicone tool preparation / 4.9.1: |
Vacuum casting RTV polyurethane / 4.9.2: |
Use of rapid prototyping in packaging / 4.10: |
Keltool inserts / 4.11: |
History of Keltool inserts / 4.11.1: |
Technology of Keltool inserts / 4.11.3: |
Design and decoration formats / M. Shickle4.11.4: |
The role of design in determining packaging form and decoration / 5.1: |
Managing pack requirements / 5.2: |
The material selection process / 5.3: |
Brands, product communication and the impact on packaging shape / 5.4: |
Brands, products and packs never stand still / 5.5: |
Basic / 5.5.1: |
Discriminator / 5.5.2: |
Energiser / 5.5.3: |
Summary / 5.6: |
References |
Development of flexible plastics packaging / J. Dixon6: |
Design criteria / 6.1: |
Primary design criteria / 6.2.1: |
Secondary design criteria / 6.2.2: |
Basic properties of raw materials for flexible packaging / 6.3: |
Case studies / 6.4: |
Frozen vegetable bag / 6.4.1: |
Breakfast cereal liner / 6.4.2: |
Tobacco carton overwrap / 6.4.3: |
Biscuit roll wrap / 6.4.4: |
Potato crisp bag / 6.4.5: |
Confectionery countline flow wrap / 6.4.6: |
Modified atmosphere tray and lidding / 6.4.7: |
Soup sachets / 6.4.8: |
Shelf-stable pouch for ready meals / 6.4.9: |
The development process / 6.5: |
In theory / 6.5.1: |
In practice / 6.5.2: |
Plastics in active packaging / M. L. Rooney6.5.3: |
Overview of active packaging plastics / 7.1: |
Plastics with functional additives / 7.3: |
Removal of undesirable components / 7.3.1: |
Absorbers of odours and food constituents / 7.3.2: |
Addition of desired components / 7.3.3: |
Reactive polymers / 7.4: |
Oxygen scavenging / 7.4.1: |
Absorption of odours and food components / 7.4.2: |
Antimicrobial surface generation / 7.4.3: |
Physical property modification / 7.4.4: |
Plastics composite structures / 7.5: |
Absorption of water / 7.5.1: |
Conclusions / 7.6: |
The changing image of plastics packaging in the marketplace / A. Streeter8: |
The switch to plastics packaging / 8.1: |
Cost / 8.2.1: |
The environmental agenda / 8.2.2: |
Barrier / 8.2.3: |
Shape / 8.2.4: |
Decoration / 8.2.5: |
SDO (simplicity, diversity and opportunity) / 8.2.6: |
The evolution of lifestyle products / 8.3: |
Global trends in plastics packaging / 8.4: |
The application of flexibles / 8.4.1: |
The growth of PET bottles / 8.4.2: |
Plastics claiming to be an environmentally beneficial piece of packaging / 8.4.3: |
The creative urge / 8.4.4: |
Plastics packaging and the environment / T. McCormack8.5: |
Sustainable development / 9.1: |
Plastics and sustainable development / 9.3: |
Economic development / 9.3.1: |
Social justice / 9.3.2: |
Environmental protection / 9.3.3: |
Packaging as a concept / 9.4: |
Leverage / 9.5: |
The anatomy of a dustbin / 9.6: |
The situation without plastics packaging / 9.7: |
Waste management (WM) / 9.8: |
Prevention / 9.8.1: |
Preventative design / 9.8.2: |
Technological innovation / 9.8.3: |
Packaging trends / 9.9: |
Impact of plastics packaging / 9.10: |
Total resource savings in packaging through plastics use / 9.11: |
Assumptions / 9.11.1: |
Plastics waste management / 9.12: |
Reuse / 9.12.1: |
Recycling of plastics / 9.12.2: |
Eco-efficiency model / 9.12.3: |
Waste management options / 9.12.4: |
Life-cycle analyses (LCA) / 9.13: |
Legislation / 9.14: |
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PandPWD) / 9.14.1: |
Marking / 9.14.2: |
Essential requirements / 9.14.3: |
Legislation and the plastics industry approach / 9.14.4: |
Acknowledgements / 9.15: |
Bibliography |
Recycling and reuse of plastics packaging for the consumer market / I. S. Dent10: |
The legislative pressures for recycling / 10.1: |
The sustainability pressures on packaging / 10.2: |
Plastics as a material of choice / 10.3: |
Life-cycle analysis / 10.4: |
Future legislation / 10.5: |
Plastics packaging recycling in the consumer goods sector / 10.6: |
Recycling in the US and Japan / 10.7: |
Plastics packaging reuse systems / 10.8: |
Consumers and reusables / 10.9: |
Plastics recycling technology / 10.10: |
Technical problems in mechanical recycling / 10.11: |
Feedstock recycling / 10.12: |
Mechanical recycling technologies / 10.13: |
Feedstock recycling technologies / 10.14: |
Solvolysis routes / 10.14.1: |
Thermolysis routes / 10.14.2: |
The German experience / 10.15: |
Use in blast furnaces / 10.16: |
Other feedstock recycling developments / 10.17: |
Polymer cracking process / 10.18: |
Texaco gasification process / 10.19: |
Degradability / 10.20: |
Analysis of polymer usage for plastics packaging in Western Europe / C. CrossAppendix: |
Trends in total demand for packaging polymers in all Western Europe / A.1: |
Drinks / A.2.1: |
Non-foods / A.2.2: |
Fresh foods / A.2.3: |
Processed foods / A.2.4: |
Total polymer demand in consumer goods markets--Western European countries / A.3: |
Polymer demand for flexible packaging in consumer goods markets--Western European countries / A.4: |
PE / A.4.1: |
PP / A.4.2: |
Polymer demand for thin-walled plastic containers in consumer goods markets--Western European countries / A.4.3: |
PS / A.5.1: |
Polymer demand for blown plastic containers in consumer goods markets--Western European countries / A.5.3: |
HDPE / A.6.1: |
PET / A.6.2: |
PE demand for liquid packaging cartons in consumer goods markets--Western European countries / A.6.3: |
Polymer demand for plastics closures in consumer goods markets--Western European countries / A.8: |
Total polymer demand in industrial markets--Western European countries / A.8.2: |
Polymer demand for flexible transit packaging in industrial markets--Western European countries / A.10: |
Polymer demand for rigid plastics containers in industrial markets--Western European countries / A.11: |
List of Polymers |
Index |
Technical and commerical considerations |
The printing process |
Linking lithography to packaging decoration formats |
Linking rotogravure printing to packaging decoration formats |
Linking flexographic printing to packaging decoration formats |
Linking screen printing to packaging decoration formats |
Design and manufacture of labels and sleeves |
Application of labels and sleeves |
Direct printing / decoration on metal |
Direct printing on glass |
Selecting suitable decoration formats |
Graphic design and the launch process |
Labelling legislation and barcoding |
Future decoration systems |
Technical and commercial considerations / D. R. Bain ; G. A. Giles1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Properties / 1.2: |
Testing and specification / 1.3: |
Marketing considerations / 1.4: |
Rigid packaging / 1.5: |