PKSC 1020 FINAL EXAM CORRECT
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS(RATED A+)
3 Ms of packaging - ANSWER materials, methods, machinery
ancient man-made packages - ANSWER woven grass baskets, shells, wooden bowls,
animal hides and skins
industrial revolution developments - ANSWER Quaker Oats using icon, NABISCO uses
paperboard, first major use of graphics
late 20th century developments - ANSWER convenience and brand expansion,
improvements in distribution, improvements in barrier films, environmental awareness
trends in packaging - ANSWER away from glass/metal, towards plastics
towards flexible/semi-rigid
metallized instead of foil laminates
more informative packaging
convenience packaging
more recycled materials
packaging users - ANSWER consumer, industrial, institutional
packaging suppliers - ANSWER converters, machinery, services
4 functions of a package - ANSWER contain, protect/preserve, inform/sell, utility of use
protect function - ANSWER from elements, shock and vibration, tampering, dangerous
contents
inform/sell function - ANSWER information required by law (contents, nutritional label,
warnings, shipping info)
motivational information
trade dress
trade dress - ANSWER includes shape, color, and print
,covered under trademark law, very highly protected
utility of use function - ANSWER provide convenience for customer, retailer,
shipper/distributor
four levels of packaging - ANSWER primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
4 types of packaging materials - ANSWER paper/paperboard
metals
glass
plastic
raw material of paper/paperboard - ANSWER wood / cellulose
wood contains - ANSWER cellulose, lignin, carbs
lignin - ANSWER brown, sticky substance that holds cellulose fibers together
paper - ANSWER 0.012" thick or less
measured in inches
paperboard - ANSWER 0.012" thick of more
thickness measured in points (EX 12 points)
point - ANSWER 0.001"
what plastic comes from wood? - ANSWER cellophane
three ways to make wood pulp - ANSWER mechanical
chemical
semi-chemical
mechanical wood pulp - ANSWER least expensive because no chemicals and uses all
of the wood
chemical wood pulp - ANSWER sulfate (Kraft)
sulfite
, higher quality than mechanical
semi-chemical wood pulp - ANSWER used for corrugated media
general papermaking procedure - ANSWER screen, squeeze, dry
RSC - ANSWER regular slotted container
steel uses - ANSWER non-beverage cans in US
beverage cans in Europe
aluminum uses - ANSWER beverage cans
trays
foil
raw material for steel - ANSWER iron
two basic types of cans - ANSWER three piece, two piece
methods of making two piece cans - ANSWER drawn and ironed (allows thinner walls)
draw redraw (evenly thick walls)
are there tin cans? - ANSWER no
TFS - ANSWER tin free steel
black plate - ANSWER uncoated steel
basebox - ANSWER 31,360 sq in of metal
plating weights measured in - ANSWER lbs/basebox
what's a double seam? - ANSWER cover hook and body hook for sealing cans creates
an overlap
raw material of aluminum - ANSWER bauxite
Bayer Process - ANSWER converts bauxite to alumina
Hall-Heroult Process - ANSWER alumina to aluminum
how thick is aluminum foil? - ANSWER 6 mil (0.006")
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS(RATED A+)
3 Ms of packaging - ANSWER materials, methods, machinery
ancient man-made packages - ANSWER woven grass baskets, shells, wooden bowls,
animal hides and skins
industrial revolution developments - ANSWER Quaker Oats using icon, NABISCO uses
paperboard, first major use of graphics
late 20th century developments - ANSWER convenience and brand expansion,
improvements in distribution, improvements in barrier films, environmental awareness
trends in packaging - ANSWER away from glass/metal, towards plastics
towards flexible/semi-rigid
metallized instead of foil laminates
more informative packaging
convenience packaging
more recycled materials
packaging users - ANSWER consumer, industrial, institutional
packaging suppliers - ANSWER converters, machinery, services
4 functions of a package - ANSWER contain, protect/preserve, inform/sell, utility of use
protect function - ANSWER from elements, shock and vibration, tampering, dangerous
contents
inform/sell function - ANSWER information required by law (contents, nutritional label,
warnings, shipping info)
motivational information
trade dress
trade dress - ANSWER includes shape, color, and print
,covered under trademark law, very highly protected
utility of use function - ANSWER provide convenience for customer, retailer,
shipper/distributor
four levels of packaging - ANSWER primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
4 types of packaging materials - ANSWER paper/paperboard
metals
glass
plastic
raw material of paper/paperboard - ANSWER wood / cellulose
wood contains - ANSWER cellulose, lignin, carbs
lignin - ANSWER brown, sticky substance that holds cellulose fibers together
paper - ANSWER 0.012" thick or less
measured in inches
paperboard - ANSWER 0.012" thick of more
thickness measured in points (EX 12 points)
point - ANSWER 0.001"
what plastic comes from wood? - ANSWER cellophane
three ways to make wood pulp - ANSWER mechanical
chemical
semi-chemical
mechanical wood pulp - ANSWER least expensive because no chemicals and uses all
of the wood
chemical wood pulp - ANSWER sulfate (Kraft)
sulfite
, higher quality than mechanical
semi-chemical wood pulp - ANSWER used for corrugated media
general papermaking procedure - ANSWER screen, squeeze, dry
RSC - ANSWER regular slotted container
steel uses - ANSWER non-beverage cans in US
beverage cans in Europe
aluminum uses - ANSWER beverage cans
trays
foil
raw material for steel - ANSWER iron
two basic types of cans - ANSWER three piece, two piece
methods of making two piece cans - ANSWER drawn and ironed (allows thinner walls)
draw redraw (evenly thick walls)
are there tin cans? - ANSWER no
TFS - ANSWER tin free steel
black plate - ANSWER uncoated steel
basebox - ANSWER 31,360 sq in of metal
plating weights measured in - ANSWER lbs/basebox
what's a double seam? - ANSWER cover hook and body hook for sealing cans creates
an overlap
raw material of aluminum - ANSWER bauxite
Bayer Process - ANSWER converts bauxite to alumina
Hall-Heroult Process - ANSWER alumina to aluminum
how thick is aluminum foil? - ANSWER 6 mil (0.006")
