PKSC 1020 DR. BATT PAST EXAMS
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
What are the 4 basic functions of packaging? - ANSWER Contain
Protect
Inform
Utility of Use
The package that comes directly in to contact w/ the product is usually considered to be
which of the following? - ANSWER Primary
One of the major future trends in packaging is to:
use mostly________ to avoid________ - ANSWER plastics
the weight of materials like glass and metal
What component provides the structural component of paper and paperboard? -
ANSWER Cellulose
(T/F) The distributor's name and address is a mandatory component of the information
contained on a package; - ANSWER True
Basis weight is a concept that categorizes paper based on the weight per ream; The
basis weight of paperboard is? - ANSWER lbs/1000 sq.ft.
The first evidence of protective packaging? - ANSWER The use of a corkstopper
Microflute corrugated is used for? - ANSWER small appliances
fast food
bulk packaging for club stores
(T/F) Each package produced has a secondary package; - ANSWER False;
(Deodorant;Fridge)
This test is analogous to someone kicking the sidewall of box; - ANSWER Mullen Burst
Test (MBT)
Earliest recorded times - ANSWER Seashells and animal parts used
3000bc - ANSWER Glass invented by Egyptians
c.1500 - ANSWER Corkstoppers
1810 - ANSWER Durand; Tin Cannister
, 1897 - ANSWER First major use of paperboard by Uneeda International Biscuit Co.
1930 - ANSWER PE discovered in England
Today - ANSWER Industry trend towards global packaging
3 M's of the packaging definition? - ANSWER Materials; Methods; & Machinery
Some materials are polar and some are nonpolar; Paper looses strength when it is wet
b/c the structural component of paper is________ - ANSWER Polar
The raw material of Steel is? - ANSWER Iron
SBS refers to what specific type of board?
END OF EXAM 1 - ANSWER Solid-Bleach Sulfate
The raw material of Aluminum is? - ANSWER Bauxite
The Raw material of Steel? - ANSWER Iron
Thermoset plastics? - ANSWER None of the answers
Raw material of glass - ANSWER sand
What type of can is this?; Soda Can; - ANSWER 2 pc. Can
*What is the top type of seam called - ANSWER Mechanically cinched seam
A disadvantage of using glass in packaging is: - ANSWER energy intensive; heavy;
breakable
What commonly used plastic was developed in 1930? - ANSWER Polyethylene (PE)
This method of sealing the body of a can to the top is used on? - ANSWER Double
Hook Seam
2pc. and 3pc. cans
All petroleum-based plastics are based chemically on what element? - ANSWER
Carbon
Steel cans are coated to? - ANSWER Prevent corrosion of the metal
*What is the function of the side wall beading in 3pc. cans? - ANSWER maintain
package integrity during processing
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
What are the 4 basic functions of packaging? - ANSWER Contain
Protect
Inform
Utility of Use
The package that comes directly in to contact w/ the product is usually considered to be
which of the following? - ANSWER Primary
One of the major future trends in packaging is to:
use mostly________ to avoid________ - ANSWER plastics
the weight of materials like glass and metal
What component provides the structural component of paper and paperboard? -
ANSWER Cellulose
(T/F) The distributor's name and address is a mandatory component of the information
contained on a package; - ANSWER True
Basis weight is a concept that categorizes paper based on the weight per ream; The
basis weight of paperboard is? - ANSWER lbs/1000 sq.ft.
The first evidence of protective packaging? - ANSWER The use of a corkstopper
Microflute corrugated is used for? - ANSWER small appliances
fast food
bulk packaging for club stores
(T/F) Each package produced has a secondary package; - ANSWER False;
(Deodorant;Fridge)
This test is analogous to someone kicking the sidewall of box; - ANSWER Mullen Burst
Test (MBT)
Earliest recorded times - ANSWER Seashells and animal parts used
3000bc - ANSWER Glass invented by Egyptians
c.1500 - ANSWER Corkstoppers
1810 - ANSWER Durand; Tin Cannister
, 1897 - ANSWER First major use of paperboard by Uneeda International Biscuit Co.
1930 - ANSWER PE discovered in England
Today - ANSWER Industry trend towards global packaging
3 M's of the packaging definition? - ANSWER Materials; Methods; & Machinery
Some materials are polar and some are nonpolar; Paper looses strength when it is wet
b/c the structural component of paper is________ - ANSWER Polar
The raw material of Steel is? - ANSWER Iron
SBS refers to what specific type of board?
END OF EXAM 1 - ANSWER Solid-Bleach Sulfate
The raw material of Aluminum is? - ANSWER Bauxite
The Raw material of Steel? - ANSWER Iron
Thermoset plastics? - ANSWER None of the answers
Raw material of glass - ANSWER sand
What type of can is this?; Soda Can; - ANSWER 2 pc. Can
*What is the top type of seam called - ANSWER Mechanically cinched seam
A disadvantage of using glass in packaging is: - ANSWER energy intensive; heavy;
breakable
What commonly used plastic was developed in 1930? - ANSWER Polyethylene (PE)
This method of sealing the body of a can to the top is used on? - ANSWER Double
Hook Seam
2pc. and 3pc. cans
All petroleum-based plastics are based chemically on what element? - ANSWER
Carbon
Steel cans are coated to? - ANSWER Prevent corrosion of the metal
*What is the function of the side wall beading in 3pc. cans? - ANSWER maintain
package integrity during processing
