Stages in the industrial production of packaging
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Introduction
Stages in the industrial production of packaging Stage 1: A sales officer of representative meets up with the client to discuss ideas. Information is passed onto internal sales. Stage 2: The brief the clients make up is given to the structural design department. The department uses freehand or Cad packaging to create ideas. A special packaging program made for the company is used, as it contains a library of designs. Net/developments can also be produced using the program. Test stations for UN Standards have to be carried out if the package is going to be used to carry dangerous substances/items. ...read more.
Middle
is presented to the client for approval, a negative is produced from the approved artwork. Stage 5: The negative goes on to the plate room. The plate room produces plates for the artwork using the negative. There will be a separate plate for each of the printing colours. The form maker will then produce formers made from the packaging. Stage 6: Planning department (for production) The order is sent to planning and a schedule is made, of work for production. The schedule has to be updated every 24 hours, and the schedule will be sent to every department. ...read more.
Conclusion
paper is used. Flutes Print side Insides Outsides Stage 7: Production of package on factory/shop floors 3 machines are used: 1) Flexographic printer, which is a plate and former placed in a machine. 4 colours are produced, any shape. 2) A Case maker printer produces a standard case shape scores, slots and glues. 3) A flat bed dye shorts runs (5000) maximum of these of colours Stage 7a: A few designs require workers (stitchers) to fold and to stitch parts of the packaging. Stage 8: The package continues to stay flat-packed and is piled up and shrink-wrapped. Stage 9: The order stays in transport for delivery to the client of to the warehouse where the product is being made. ...read more.
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