Intro to Packaging Machinery
Integrate machinery into a packaging line by evaluating co-packer selection, packaging design impacts, and performance optimization techniques.
What you will learn
This course teaches how individual machines can be connected to create an efficient and successful packaging line, no matter the size of the operation. You will learn: best practices for co-packer selection, how the structural design of a package influences the performance of the line, and how to optimize your packaging designs and machinery to create the most proficient packaging line.
Course Objectives
Interpret how to make decisions in relation to packaging machinery
Learn about the types of packaging machinery used when producing high volume quantities
Review proper packaging machine terminology and apply when referencing machinery in the industry
Explore the fundamentals of packaging and automation levels
Review the production line in depth, from layouts and orientating equipment to processes such as filling, closing, and thermoforming
Comprehend the history and evolution of packaging machinery
Course Outline
1.0 Introduction
- 1.1Course Disclaimer(pdf)
- 1.2Navigation Tutorial (video)
- 1.3Packaging Machinery Workbook(download)
- 1.4Welcome to Packaging Machinery(video)
- 1.5Industry Overview(pdf)
- 1.6Evolution of Technology(video)
- 1.7Glossary(pdf)
2.0 Machinery 101
- 2.1Why You Need to Know the Fundamentals(video)
- 2.2Levels of Packaging (multimedia)
- 2.3Levels of Automation(multimedia)
- 2.4Layout and Orientation(multimedia)
- 2.5Machinery Speed(multimedia)
- 2.6Knowledge Check: Machinery 101(quiz)
3.0 The Packaging Production Line
- 3.1Introduction to the Packaging Production Line(video)
- 3.2Line Loading and Unloading(video)
- 3.3Container Cleaning(video)
- 3.4Liquid Product Filling(video)
- 3.5Solid Product Filling(video)
- 3.6Flexible Packaging(pdf)
- 3.7Form-Fill-Sealing(video)
- 3.8Capping and Closing(multimedia)
- 3.9Labeling(video)
- 3.10Coding and Inline Printing(video)
- 3.11Inspecting(video)
- 3.12Cartoning and Case Packaging(video)
- 3.13Conveyors(multimedia)
- 3.14Thermoforming(video)
- 3.15Knowledge Check: The Packaging Production Line(quiz)
4.0 Increasing Production Efficiency
- 4.1Maximize Throughput, Achieve Good Line Ergonomics, and Meet Your Timeline(video)
- 4.2Changeovers(multimedia)
- 4.3Creating a More Flexible Packaging Line(multimedia)
- 4.4Package Design and Machinability (video)
- 4.5Knowledge Check: Increasing Production Efficiency(quiz)
5.0 Bonus Content
- 5.1Exploring Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Laws(pdf)
6.0 Conclusion
- 6.1Machinery Wrap Up(video)
- 6.2Exam Instructions(pdf)
- 6.3Final Exam(quiz)
- 6.4Survey(multimedia)
Instructor
Andrew Hurley, PhDFounder
38 Lessons
18 Videos
4 Hours
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Or subscribe$69per month for 6 months
Certificate of Packaging Science (CPS)
This course as part of the Certificate of Packaging Science, a comprehensive program covering all major aspects of packaging materials, processes, and design.
