Material and Performance Evaluation of Shipping Containers Utilizing Alternate Materials and Styles

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Learn how materials and container style impact overall performance of shipping containers and get a holistic understanding of:

Key differences in material characteristics, style and performance qualities of corrugated high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) and paperboard containers.

How different material types, thickness and container style affect creep compression and compression strength characteristics as well as container performance during single parcel distribution simulation.

Cost comparative analysis of the evaluated container material, thickness and style.

Presenter: Monica D. Habash '09, '14, packaging engineer for West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.