Materials and development of plastics packaging for the consumer market
By: edited by Geoff A. Giles and David R. Bain
Contributors: Giles, Geoff A; Bain, David R
Series: Sheffield packaging technology
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press; CRC Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Sheffield, England; Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Plastics in packaging
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Technical and commercial considerations / D.R. Bain and G.A. Giles; title: Types of plastics materials, barrier properties and applications / D. Brooks; title: Structural design, CAD/CAM, performance and finite element analysis / H. Hughes; title: Rapid prototyping and tooling / M. Naylon; title: Design and decoration formats / M. Shickle; title: Development of flexible plastics packaging / J. Dixon; title: Plastics in active packaging / M.L. Rooney; title: The changing image of plastics packaging in the marketplace / A. Streeter; title: Plastics packaging and the environment / T. McCormack; title: Recycling and reuse of plastics packaging for the consumer market / I.S. Dent; title: Appendix : Analysis of polymer usage for plastics packaging in Western Europe / C. Cross