MATERIALS & PRINT
Peel Adhesion or Static Shear for Packaging Tape
Match tape evidence to peeling or sustained in-plane loading on the actual sleeve joint.
Journal · 349 articles
Packaging notes from the floor
Supplier briefs, material notes and pricing explainers for small brands sourcing custom packaging.
STRUCTURES & FIT
Gift Bag Balance: Contents and Handle Support
Distinguish fit, static balance and carrying strength when the gift is placed off-centre in a bag.
MATERIALS & PRINT
Paperboard GSM, Thickness and Bending Stiffness
Compare thickness, material direction and support as well as grammage when selecting a bending-resistant panel.
MATERIALS & PRINT
Starting a Film Tear and Extending It Are Different Mechanical Questions
Compare hypothetical initiation and propagation evidence in MD with a proposed TD propagation question, keeping all actual film performance unknown.
MATERIALS & PRINT
Packaging Windows: Light Transmission and Detail
Define silhouette, colour or fine-detail visibility before treating window transmittance as a complete viewing score.
MATERIALS & PRINT
Paperboard Water Entry at Faces and Cut Edges
Locate plausible liquid contact on faces and cut edges before extending a face-absorption result to the sleeve.
MATERIALS & PRINT
A Fixed Foam Gap Can Remain Unchanged While Its Pushback Force Falls
Calculate hypothetical held-force retention separately from unloaded residual height loss, without inferring foam lifetime or jewellery retention.
MATERIALS & PRINT
Paperboard Hinge Life After the First Fold
Review the finished hinge and actual opening route rather than converting a clean first fold into a life claim.
MATERIALS & PRINT
Sliding Gift Boxes: Starting and Moving Resistance
Distinguish the first pull from resistance later in travel when investigating a sliding gift box.
MATERIALS & PRINT
Sealed Air Cushions Can Respond Differently When Pressure, Volume or Temperature Is Constrained
Use a rigid ideal-gas example to distinguish a 10% absolute-pressure increase from a larger pressure-difference change without predicting a real air pillow.
SHIPPING & RULES
Pallet Stacking: Column and Interlocking Load Paths
Compare carton contacts, pallet deck and restraints rather than maximizing cartons per layer alone.
SAMPLES & APPROVAL
Box Lid Clearance Across Component Tolerances
Calculate minimum and maximum assembled lid clearance rather than relying only on nominal component dimensions.