Key graphics from the Teacher Guide and short clips from the Videos have been selected for their use in classroom teaching. The graphics are available as pdf files from the links in the table below. See also Moulding and packaging chocolates: a PAC-IT supporting resource
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You will need Windows Media Player to play the short video clips. Download it from here. |
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Title (link to pdf version for printing) |
Teacher Guide |
Diagram (link to pdf version for printing) |
Description |
Video
Clips |
| Aseptic packaging (83kb) |
Pg 62 |
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Aseptic packaging is where the food product and package are separately sterilsed, then brought together in a sterile environment. |
Milk
Carton (7s 654kb) |
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Extrusion Blow Moulding (32kb) |
Pg 87 |
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A hollow tube is first extruded (the parison) then trapped between two halves of a mould before air is pumped in to expand the material to fit the mould. |
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Cardboard Corrugator (57kb) |
Pg 64 |
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Two reels of paper (liner and medium) are rolled together the medium being fluted before adhesive is added to bond the the layers together. |
Corrugator
(3s 256kb) |
| Flexographic printing (43kb) | Pg 126 |
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Ink is spread over the raised sections of a flexographic printing plate which sits on a roller. These raised section transfer ink to the material passing between rollers. |
Flexography
(6s 466kb) |
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Making glass bottles (50kb) |
Pg 99 |
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A summary of making glass containers from the original ingredients entering the furnace to the blowing of the gob, annealing, inspection and despatch. |
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| Glass bottle blow-blow (30kb) | Pg 100 |
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Air is used to shape the blank (or parison) as well as the final bottle. |
Blow
Bottle Moulding |
| Life cycle analysis (33kb) | Pg 42 |
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LCA is where the efect of packaging on the environment is assessed at all stages of packaging. |
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| PET bottle (39kb) | Pg 81 |
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Diagram showing the characteristics of PET for carbonated drinks and the resulting considerations for a manufacturer. |
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| Stretch blow mould (25kb) | Pg 89 |
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The warmed preform is first stretched downwards mechanically before the bottle is blown - used to make PET carbonated drink bottles. |
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| Function of packaging (36kb) | Pg 24 |
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A summary of packaging in relation to environments. |
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| Polymer ID codes (43kb) | Pg 75 |
A summary of polymer idenfication codes, characteristics and uses. |
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| Problem solving cycle (28kb) | Pg 39 |
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A chart that starts with What's the need or opportunity?, to Identify/select the problem, to Analyse the problem, to Generate ideas/solutions, to Select and plan a possible solution, to Develop and test chosen solution, and finally Evaluate the solution. |
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| Reducing packaging (27kb) | Pg 40 and 130 |
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A chart that shows the evaluation of a packaging design. |
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