Paper Packaging Plus
Virtual Course
Course Overview
This course considers the combination of various materials and structural choices available in constructing a package as well as evaluating the strength of packaging materials, especially corrugated fibreboard. Packaging machinery and the production line complete the knowledge base of packaging as an integral part of distributing products.
Course Details
Next Date
March 4, 5, 6, 2025
Course Time
9:00am – 11:00am EST
1:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Additional Info
Courses are non-refundable, however transferrable up to one (1) year.
Location
Virtual | Zoom platform
Learning Objectives
- Paper fibre, standard testing and specifications
- Orientation, folding and dimensioning
- Corrugated board manufacture and conventional measurements of flutes & fibreboard
- Principal physical distribution environmental hazards
- Glass container manufacture and applications
- Metal can construct, aerosol propulsion and regulations
- Packaging machinery and production line design
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
Course Topics
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
Corrugated Fibreboard
- Containerboard caliper, basis weight and types
- Corrugated board flute sizes and applications
- Edge-crush test values and box compressions strength
- Carrier rules and class stamps
- Corrugated board manufacture
Box Compression Strength
- Compression strength vs. stacking strength
- Effect of humidity, time, pallet patterns & contents
- Estimating compression strength using environmental multipliers (workshop)
The Distribution Environment
- Nature of the distribution environment
- Sources of and damage related to shock inputs
- Sources of and damage related to vibrational inputs
- Unit load efficiencies
- Tracking and assessing damage
- Joint Industry study and recommendations
Glass Packaging
- Glass raw material and formulation
- Pharmaceutical glass classifications
- Glass production
- Blow & blow and press & blow bottle manufacture
- Coating and annealing
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
Packaging Machinery
- The nature of the packaging machinery industry
- Custom nature of package machinery and lead times
- Package design, machinablity and productivity
- Intermittent motion vs, rotary motion designs
- Fast changeovers
Course Lecturers
The PAC Global Paper Packaging Plus Course is developed and presented by industry professionals, ensuring you get the most up to date information while advancing your career.
North American Packaging Manager
IPEX
Shaun is responsible for cost reduction in packaging, manufacturing improvements and automation at IPEX.
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He has a 30 year packaging career, covering corrugated design, packaging consulting, Owning a business, teaching at Ryerson University, Conestoga, Mohawk and Humber College and traveling the globe for packaging innovation research. A multiple packaging award winner for design, a World Star award for an infectious disease shipper and previous brand ambassador for Gluckstein home and TV personalities Colin and Justin for their home products. Outside of work a father of 2 boys, a car enthusiast and home renovator.
