Brainstorming

Fold and shape paperboard into

intended packaging design

N.C. State Packaging Team John May & Grant Pearce

Fall 2013 Engineering & Technology Senior Design

Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Project Objective Motivation

Design Flow Chart

Project Design Book

Benchmarking

Sketching concept that meets design expectations

Methodology, Prototypes & Results

Natralock ® Paperboard Hook

Adjustable Band Design Molded Hook Design Non-Woven Polypropylene Laminated with Paperboard

Circular Package Design Open Front Case Wave Lock Design Lock n’ Roll Design

Sketch and cut out shape of package onto paperboard

Design innovative open-structure packaging for commodity products. Product Constraints & Criteria • Meet the needs of manufacturing,

distribution, retail appearance/durability, and marketing

• Utilize paperboard for sustainability We took a systematic, fast forward approach to all of our design concepts.

This design was first created in Solid Works and then produced by a 3-dimensioanl printer. The Circular Package design is intended to be a paper pulp mold .

Our secondary objective was to redesign the current hook design to improve quality and consistency. We used an Instron tensile testing machine to determine the strength of our designs.

3-Dimensional printer “Maker Bot”

Design created in Solid Works

Top to Circular Package created in Solid Works

Physical prototype printed by a 3-dimensional printer

Percentage of net sales for HBI

Improving the appearance of common commodity products. Increase probability of consumer purchase