Packaging definition and classification

In the primitive times, humans used plant leaves, husks, and animal beasts to bundle, wrap, and retrieve water in their lives. This was the germ of packaging. Its role is merely to contain items for easy access, and it is not until the human society has a commodity exchange and trade activity that packaging begins to gradually become an integral part of commodities. Modern packaging has formed a complete industrial system that uses advanced technology, materials, and equipment for mechanized automated production, and is an indispensable and important part of modern commodity production, storage, transportation, sales, and people's lives. The important principles of modern commodity packaging are: protection of products, convenient circulation, ease of use, attractive appearance, and promotion of sales.
Packaging is a new science and technology, most of the goods are inseparable from the packaging. Research packaging requires physics, chemistry, biology, aesthetics, psychology, printing, and other aspects of scientific knowledge, so packaging is a comprehensive discipline.
- Definition of packaging The definition of packaging is historic and staged and not a static concept. In the past, everyone thought that packaging was a tool to protect the quality and quantity of goods. It was later granted to facilitate the transportation and storage of contents. Until now, packaging has become self-contained and the content of sales tools has been increased.
Generalized modern packaging. Can be seen as using superb art and science technology, with the most reasonable price, accurate value, and appropriate protective materials, to ensure that the product is transported, kept, transported, and reaches the scheduled destination in a predetermined time. Stored in warehouses, and then transferred to stores, etc. for sale or use, to achieve protection of products, easy to use and transport, storage, and help sell a technical measure.
In the general terminology of the national standard GB4122-83 packaging, there is a clear explanation for packaging:
Packaging --- the general term for the protection of products in the circulation process, convenient storage and transportation, sales promotion, containers, materials and auxiliary materials adopted according to certain technologies, and some technical measures adopted to achieve the above-mentioned purposes.
Second, the functional packaging of packaging has a variety of functions, but summed up in three main ways:
(1) Protection of products Protection of products is the most important function of packaging. It usually takes several months and a long period of time before products leave the manufacturer to the sales outlets. It is necessary to ensure that all products are in good condition and that some products are effective even before they are completely used up. Generally, the packaging should be protected against mechanical damage, loss of theft, protection from volatilization, moisture, contamination, and microbiological effects. In some cases, it is also necessary to prevent exposure, prevent oxidation, and protect against heat and cold.
(2) Provide convenient packaging for the storage, handling, transportation, retail and consumer convenience of goods. Products from the manufacturer to the consumer must be handled, transported many times, so the packaging size, weight, shape must provide convenience. At the same time, it must be easy to identify, display is simple, the display window is good, easy to open sales, use and circulation are very convenient.
(3) The expansion of sales packaging has the function of expanding sales, that is, commercial functions. The packaging introduces trademarks, labels, code numbers, descriptions, etc., introduces the ingredients, properties, and methods of use of the products, facilitates management, recognizes and purchases exquisite designs, colors and decorations, makes the products attractive, and promotes the products and expands sales. The role. The effect is even as good as advertising.
Third, the packaging of the classification of a wide range of modern products, performance and use are very different, the purpose of the packaging requirements, features, forms, methods are also different. The packaging forms used for the same product can be divided into the following categories:
(1) According to the level of packaging: There are first packaging (inner packaging), second packaging (such as packaging), third packaging (such as packaging), and fourth packaging (such as pallets or containers) .
(2) According to the function of packaging: mainly transport packaging, sales packaging, in addition to storage packaging, discrete packaging, packaging, protection packaging.
(3) According to packaging materials: hard packaging (such as wooden boxes, metal composite materials, etc.), semi-rigid packaging (such as corrugated boxes, cardboard boxes, etc.), flexible packaging (paper bags, plastic bags, etc.).
(4) According to the type of packaging products: food packaging, liquid packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, metal packaging, electrical and mechanical packaging, powder packaging, cosmetics packaging, dangerous goods packaging.
(5) According to the packaging technology and methods: anti-mold rot packaging, moisture-proof packaging, moisture-proof packaging, waterproof packaging, rust-proof packaging, pest control packaging, shockproof packaging, vacuum and inflatable packaging, aseptic packaging, blister and body packaging , shrink and stretch packaging.
(6) According to the product's form: solid packaging (powder, granules, block), fluid packaging (liquid, semi-liquid, viscous, etc.), gas packaging.
(7) Processing by packing: disposable packaging and recycling packaging.
(8) According to the use of methods: commodity packaging (including domestic packaging and export packaging), industrial packaging (including military packaging and civilian packaging).
(9) According to the mode of transport: There are train transport packaging, car transport packaging, ship mooring transport packaging, aircraft transport packaging and human transport packaging.
(10) According to quantity and weight: There is a single package, combined package, set package; or small package, medium package, large package.
(11) No matter how the packaging is classified, people usually divide the packaging into two categories: transport packaging and sales packaging. The main purpose of the former is to reduce the damage during transportation and reduce the circulation costs. The main purpose of the main packaging, such as tying, is to protect the product, which is conducive to sales and price increase, and is mainly based on single packaging and medium packaging.