Overview

The packaging closure is the primary interface between the product and the customer. Closures have undergone much evolution and development in recent years. The basic function of a closure is to allow easy access to a packaged product and to reclose the package, when the contents are not used fully in a single serve.

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Author:   Nigel Theobald ,  Belinda Winder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Sheffield Academic Press
Volume:   v. 8
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.674kg
ISBN:  

9781841273372

ISBN 10:   1841273376
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   11 October 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. Nigel Theobald, Consultant to the Packaging Industry, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, UK. 2. Design of packaging closures. Belinda Winder, Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, UK. 3. Closures for metal containers. Bev Page, Technical Consultant to the Packaging Industry, Ravenshead, Nottingham, UK. 4. Closures for glass containers. Nigel Theobald. 5. Closures for composite containers. Victor Spong, Consultant to the Packaging Industry, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. . 6. Closures for plastics bottles and tubs. Richard Larbey, Packaging and Quality Consultant, Milton Keynes, Bucks, UK. 7. Push-on closures. Nigel Theobald. 8. Closures for flexible packaging. John Durston, Amcor Flexibles, Bristol, UK. 9. Child Resistance, tamper evidence and openability. Nigel Theobald. References. Index

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"""Each chapter has been written by an authority within their own particular field, but the chapters have been written in such a way that they can be readily understood even by those with limited knowledge of the specialist area being discussed."" Beverage & Food World, June 2007"

Each chapter has been written by an authority within their own particular field, but the chapters have been written in such a way that they can be readily understood even by those with limited knowledge of the specialist area being discussed. Beverage & Food World, June 2007

Author Information

Nigel Theobald, Consultant in Packaging Technology, Durham, UK Belinda Winder, Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, UK

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