Packaging Systems and Design Fall/Spring Semester Packaging Systems and Design Introductory Courses
Students to view the timetable for any of the classes follow: https://banweb.banner.vt.edu/ssb/prod/HZSKVTSC.P_DispRequest Set the “Subject” box to “SBIO” and click “FIND class sections” for the desired semester.
To help you explore your interest in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials, we recommend the following courses for the fall and spring semesters, depending on your area of interest.
Fall Spring Wood Pallet, Container & Unit Load Design (3) (SBIO-4224) Recommendations Recommendations Wood pallet design and performance. The Principles of Packaging (SBIO Food and Health Care design of wood containers and crates. Design 2104) Packaging (3) (SBIO-3214) and performance of unit loads. Design and performance of unit load equipment, i.e. Packaging systems, materials, and forms and Major types of food and health care packaging. conveyors, racking systems, automatic guided their relationship with the requirements of Types, materials and properties, fabrication, vehicles, fork trucks. Principles of unit load global societies for the distribution and storage functions, and packaging life cycle for food and design. Mechanical interactions between of industrial and consumer products; packaging health care packaging systems and design. laws and regulations. Pre: none (3H,3C) Sustainable food packaging, medical device pallets, packaging, and unit load handling packaging, aseptic packaging, package/product equipment. Unit load stabilization techniques, Packaging Distribution Systems interactions, smart active packaging, handling i.e. strapping, stretch wrapping. International (SBIO-3224) of packages, and modified atmospheric phytosanitation regulations of solid wood packaging. Pre 2104, 3122 and 3124 (3H, 3C) packaging; Principles of dunnage, blocking and
Unit load and parcel supply chains. Principles of bracing. Pre 3534, 4124, 4315 (2H, 3L, 3C) operation and design of warehouse distribution Packaging Polymers and and fulfillment centers. Principles of operation Production (3) (SBIO-3122) and design of shipping and distribution systems. The relation between packaging design, pallet Unit load and parcel supply chains. Principles of For more information, contact us design, and unit load design and the operation operation and design of warehouse distribution at [email protected]. of industrial consumer goods supply chain. Pre: and fulfillment centers. Principles of operation 2104 (3C, 3H). and design of shipping and distribution systems. The relation between packaging design, pallet Packaging Design for Global design, and unit load design and the operation Distribution Systems (SBIO- of industrial consumer goods supply chain. Pre: 2104 (3C, 3H). 4024) Paper and Paperboard (3) Understanding, identification, and (SBIO-3124) measurement of hazards in physical distribution. Design and analysis of packaging protection against such hazards as shock, Detailed study of sustainable packaging vibration, compression, and climate. Includes materials focusing on sheets, wood, paper, laboratory tests of shock, vibration and paperboard, biodegradable synthetic and compression, and performance testing of natural polymer as well as glass, metal and packaging and components. Pre: 3224 (2H, 3L, metal foils. Provides a comprehensive, hands- 3C) The course will cover the major aspects of on exploration of paper and paperboard this multidisciplinary field including introduction packaging Technologies. Includes understanding about packaging systems, materials, of packaging materials, manufacturing effects, requirements of global societies, environmental characteristic test comparisons, die cutting and aspects of packaging, international marking scoring. principles, and laws and regulations. There are no pre-requisites.