Welcome to the Engineering Pack-A-Palooza summer honors program! This exciting project immerses you in the role of a consulting firm, working as Packaging Engineers to help brand and commercialize a startup company’s new sauce product. Your mission is to take the product from concept to market-ready, focusing on packaging design, food safety, transportation, and sustainability.
Role: Packaging Engineer Consultant
Client: A startup company launching a new sauce
Choose Sauce Bottles: Select the appropriate bottle type for the sauce.
Choose Sauce: Determine the specific type of sauce to be packaged.
Test Sauce for Food Safety: Ensure the sauce is safe for consumption using a pH meter.
Clean and Sanitize Bottles: Prepare the bottles to maintain product integrity.
Fill Bottles: Accurately fill the bottles with the chosen sauce.
Add Dispensing Feature: Incorporate an opening reducer or other dispensing feature.
Seal Bottles: Secure the sauce with an appropriate cap.
Tamper Evidence: Apply shrink seals for tamper evidence.
Label Design: Create eye-catching graphics for the bottle label using tools like Adobe Express or Canva.
Print and Apply Labels: Produce and attach the labels to the bottles.
Tertiary/Secondary Packaging Design: Develop the structure using ArtiosCAD.
Graphics for Packaging: Design visuals for the tertiary or secondary packaging.
Print and Apply Graphics: Ensure the packaging reflects the brand’s identity.
Packaging System Test: Evaluate the packaging's durability and effectiveness.
Life Cycle Analysis: Assess the environmental impact using Trayak tools.
Redesign and Polish: Refine the product packaging based on test results.
Showcase Your Work: Present the final product and packaging, demonstrating your solutions and innovations.
This project will challenge your creativity, technical skills, and understanding of the packaging industry, providing a comprehensive experience from concept to commercialization. Good luck, and let's create something amazing!
Morning (8:30 am - 11:45 am)
That’s Packaging!
Get started on Specright for specification management
Complete the following project components:
• Choose Sauce Bottles
• Choose Sauce
• Test Sauce for Food Safety Using pH Meter
• Clean and Sanitize Bottles
• Fill Products into Bottles
• Add Dispensing Feature (e.g., opening reducer)
• Seal Bottles with Cap
• Add Tamper Evidence with Shrink Seal
Afternoon (1:15 pm - 3:30 pm)
Begin working on graphics for bottle label using Adobe Express or Canva
Morning (8:30 am - 11:45 am)
Finish graphic design of bottle label
Print Labels
Apply Labels
Afternoon (1:15 pm - 3:30 pm)
Begin working on structure for tertiary and/or secondary packaging using ArtiosCAD
Morning (8:30 am - 11:45 am)
Finish structural design of tertiary and/or secondary packaging
Initial test of packaging systems; redesign if necessary
Afternoon (1:15 pm - 3:30 pm)
Begin working on graphics for tertiary and/or secondary packaging
Morning (8:30 am - 11:45 am)
Finish working on graphics for tertiary and/or secondary packaging
Afternoon (1:15 pm - 3:30 pm)
Begin generating a Life Cycle Analysis using Trayak
Morning (8:30 am - 11:45 am)
Finish generating Life Cycle Analysis
Afternoon (1:15 pm - 3:30 pm)
Time for redesigning and polishing of the final product
Morning (8:00 am - 10:00 am)
1 hour for redesigning and polishing of the final product
Show off the product!
