Clemson Packaging Science Final Exam Review 2023 with
complete solution
what are the levels of packaging?
primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
primary packaging
contains product
secondary packaging
contains one or more primary packages
tertiary packaging
physical distribution package
quaternary packaging
unit load
What are the 3 basic areas of testing?
Quality, environmental, shipping and abuse (distribution and transportation)
What is Quality Testing?
using standard methods and machines to determine quality of materials or combinations
of materials
What is environmental testing?
uses a fully made and approved packaging to see if it can withhold real world conditions
by accelerated agin
What are two advantages of abuse testing?
short testing time and uniformity
What are 4 options for increasing line production?
Buy new equipment
Do something with existing equipment
Buy refurbished equipment
Hire a contract packager
What is linespeed?
speed of all individual machines connected together to form the production line and how
fast that production line produces product
What really counts the most in a packaging machinery line?
output
What are the 2 main types of fillers?
Constant Level
Constant Volume
What's the difference between Constant level and Constant Volume fillers?
Constant level uses a laser to maker sure that all of the bottles will look the same on the
shelf; there is typically more giveaway with this filler
Constant Volume dispenses the exact same amount of product into your package,
because packages can vary, the levels will appear different on the shelf
Package design consists of 2 components. What are they?
Technical and Physical
Features and characteristics of package design do what 3 things?
complete solution
what are the levels of packaging?
primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
primary packaging
contains product
secondary packaging
contains one or more primary packages
tertiary packaging
physical distribution package
quaternary packaging
unit load
What are the 3 basic areas of testing?
Quality, environmental, shipping and abuse (distribution and transportation)
What is Quality Testing?
using standard methods and machines to determine quality of materials or combinations
of materials
What is environmental testing?
uses a fully made and approved packaging to see if it can withhold real world conditions
by accelerated agin
What are two advantages of abuse testing?
short testing time and uniformity
What are 4 options for increasing line production?
Buy new equipment
Do something with existing equipment
Buy refurbished equipment
Hire a contract packager
What is linespeed?
speed of all individual machines connected together to form the production line and how
fast that production line produces product
What really counts the most in a packaging machinery line?
output
What are the 2 main types of fillers?
Constant Level
Constant Volume
What's the difference between Constant level and Constant Volume fillers?
Constant level uses a laser to maker sure that all of the bottles will look the same on the
shelf; there is typically more giveaway with this filler
Constant Volume dispenses the exact same amount of product into your package,
because packages can vary, the levels will appear different on the shelf
Package design consists of 2 components. What are they?
Technical and Physical
Features and characteristics of package design do what 3 things?
