Course 3

Sustainability, adhesives, aerosols, metal and glass containers,
paperboard and folding cartons and speciality containers

Overview:

Legacy packaging includes many traditional types of packaging and packaging materials. This course considers the combination of various materials and structural choices available in constructing a package, and also introduces the concept of sustainability and environmental impact.

Learning objectives:

Types of adhesion
Metal can construct, aerosol propulsion and regulations
Paper fibre, standard testing and specifications
Orientation, folding and dimensioning
Closure applications
Specialized packaging

Course modules:

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Sustainability Basics (2 Hours)
- Serves as an excellent primer for
  "The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging" (Module 5)
- Municipal waste materials mix
- Source reduction options
- Recycling model for plastics
- Incineration percentage
- Environmental regulations
- Ontario's Waste Diversion Act
- Material levies
Packaging Adhesives
- Mechanical and specific theories of adhesion
- Bonding non-polar substrates
- General adhesive properties
- Natural polymer adhesives (starch, dextrin and casein)
- Emulsion, hot melt and elastromeric adhesives
- GMP, and trouble shooting adhesive failure
Aerosols & Metal Cans
- Three piece metal cans; steel types and manufacture
- Drawn, draw & iron and impact extruded containers
- Can dimensioning conventions
- Aerosol formulations, dispensers and propellants
- Piston and bag-in-can dispensers
- Pressurized container regulations
Glass Packaging
- Glass raw material and formulation
- Pharmaceutical glass classifications
- Glass production
- Blow & blow and press & blow bottle manufacture
- Coating and annealing
Paper & Paperboard
- Cellulose fibre sources and significance of fibre length
- The manufacture of paper and paperboard
- Directionality and related key physical properties
- Sizing, bleaching, calendaring, and clay-coating
- Common paperboard grades
- Paper mill practice and measuring paperboard
Folding Cartons
- The carton production sequence and sign-offs
- Basic design considerations
- Tube style folding carton designs and variations
- Designs for manual set-up, fifth panel designs
- Internal supports and features
- Beers, Brightwood and other tray-style designs
- Carton production
Closures
- General design considerations
- Finish & closure dimensioning conventions
- Closure and finish thread profiles
- Liner constructions
- Significance of mould type on closure threads
- Overview of common metal & plastic closure designs
- Child resistance and tamper evidence
Speciality Packaging Designs
- Blister and skin carded display packages
- Chubb packages
- Spiral wound and convolute wound fibre cans
- Metal, plastic and laminated tube applications

Who should attend?

Everyone interested in packaging options for a variety of products including paperboard and closure requirements
Professionals in the areas of Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, Packaging, Design and Production
Employees changing fields in packaging
Employees new to the packaging industry