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How Does Shatter-Resistant Packaging Work?
You want to keep employees safe on the packaging line, as well as make sure pieces of packaging don’t fall into the product for consumer safety. Here are answers to six burning questions about packaging’s breakability.
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Shatter resistance is one of the most desirable traits of reliable packaging. Manufacturing plants rely on breakage-resistant packaging to prevent injuries, while consumers also benefit from packaging solutions that bounce instead of shattering when dropped. It ensures plastic or shards of glass do not get into the products, allowing them to stay safe for consumption.
In a perfect world, all packaging resists shattering. In reality, some popular materials can be brittle. Which ones are somewhat immune to breakage? Is there a difference between shatter-resistant and shatterproof materials? Discover how specific plastics and glasses preserve their unbroken condition under stress.
Start the slideshow to get answers to:
1. What is plastic ductility?
2. What is the ductile-to-brittle transition?
3. Which packaging plastics are the most shatter-resistant?
4. Why is glass prone to breakage?
5. How does shatterproof glass work?
6. Will there ever be 100% shatter-resistant packaging?
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