This book is dedicated to the coating and converting industry, especially the adhesive tapes manufacturing industry. In this book, the author has attempted to look into the details of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape manufacturing and the applications. The book throws light on the raw materials required for tape manufacturing and the various processes involved. This book will work as a reference book for those associated with the adhesive tape manufacturing industry. The proprietor of SPA Technical Advisor and author of this book has worked for over 44 years in the rubber and adhesive tape manufacturing industry. This book is a result of the author’s experience in the production department and in the research and development department, at very senior levels, in many organizations in India and overseas. Read more

Design doesn't have to be complicated, which is why this guide to human-centered design shows that usability is just as important as aesthetics. Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious - even liberating - audiobook, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and hidden controls to arbitrary relationships between controls and functions, coupled with a lack of feedback or other assistance and unreasonable demands on memorization.The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible. The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time.The Design of Everyday Things is a powerful primer on how - and why - some products satisfy customers while others only frustrate them. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Read more

In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, both from private investors and from ports that aspired to be on the leading edge of a new technology. It required years of high-stakes bargaining with two of the titans of organized labor, Harry Bridges and Teddy Gleason, as well as delicate negotiations on standards that made it possible for almost any container to travel on any truck or train or ship. Ultimately, it took McLean's success in supplying U.S. forces in Vietnam to persuade the world of the container's potential. Drawing on previously neglected sources, economist Marc Levinson shows how the container transformed economic geography, devastating traditional ports such as New York and London and fueling the growth of previously obscure ones, such as Oakland. By making shipping so cheap that industry could locate factories far from its customers, the container paved the way for Asia to become the world's workshop and brought consumers a previously unimaginable variety of low-cost products from around the globe. Published in hardcover on the fiftieth anniversary of the first container voyage, this is the first comprehensive history of the shipping container. Now with a new chapter, The Box tells the dramatic story of how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur turned containerization from an impractical idea into a phenomenon that transformed economic geography, slashed transportation costs, and made the boom in global trade possible. Read more

Rapid increases in energy consumption and emphasis on environmental protection have posed challenges for the motor industry, as has the design and manufacture of highly efficient, reliable, cost-effective, energy-saving, quiet, precisely controlled, and long-lasting electric motors.Suitable for motor designers, engineers, and manufacturers, as well as maintenance personnel, undergraduate and graduate students, and academic researchers, Mechanical Design of Electric Motors provides in-depth knowledge of state-of-the-art design methods and developments of electric motors. From motor classification, design of motor components, model setup, and material and bearing selections to power losses, motor cooling, design integration, vibration, and acoustic noise, this comprehensive text covers the fundamentals, practical design and design-related issues, modeling and simulation, engineering analysis, manufacturing processes, testing procedures, and performance characteristics of electric motors today. Focusing on the mechanical design of modern electric motors, the book:Details the design and manufacture of major components and subsystems, such as rotors, shafts, stators, and framesReviews various cooling techniques, including forced air, liquid, and phase-changeDiscusses the analysis and calculation of motor power lossesAddresses motor vibration and acoustic noise issuesPresents engineering analysis methods and case study resultsEmphasizes construction, optimization, and applicationsFeaturing research results from the author’s own personal experience and the significant contributions of others, Mechanical Design of Electric Motors highlights innovative and advanced electric motors developed in recent decades. Read more

Packaging SustainabilityTake the lead with sustainable package design solutionsThe classic role of packaging is to “Protect, Inform, and Sell.” Today, packaging must do all that―but with minimal eco-impact. Packaging Sustainability: Tools, Systems, and Strategies for Innovative Package Design is a comprehensive guide to thinking outside the box to create practical, cost-effective, and eco-responsible packaging. With a broad range of contributions from pioneers of sustainability, Packaging Sustainability not only describes the concepts of sustainability but reveals the logic behind them, providing you with the tools to sift through and adapt to the ever changing barrage of materials, services, regulations, and mandates. The book: Enables the designer to make smart, informed decisions at all points throughout the packaging design processOffers a comprehensive overview of sustainable packaging design issues from leading practitioners, designers, engineers, marketers, psychologists, and ecologistsDescribes materials and processes in current use and helps the reader understand how they interconnectWith solid information and actionable ideas, Packaging Sustainability gives you all the tools for maximizing a product’s shelf impact―while minimizing its ecological footprint. Read more

In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the first container voyage, this is the first comprehensive history of the shipping container. It recounts how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur, Malcom McLean, turned containerization from an impractical idea into a massive industry that slashed the cost of transporting goods around the world and made the boom in global trade possible. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, both from private investors and from ports that aspired to be on the leading edge of a new technology. It required years of high-stakes bargaining with two of the titans of organized labor, Harry Bridges and Teddy Gleason, as well as delicate negotiations on standards that made it possible for almost any container to travel on any truck or train or ship. Ultimately, it took McLean's success in supplying U.S. forces in Vietnam to persuade the world of the container's potential. Drawing on previously neglected sources, economist Marc Levinson shows how the container transformed economic geography, devastating traditional ports such as New York and London and fueling the growth of previously obscure ones, such as Oakland. By making shipping so cheap that industry could locate factories far from its customers, the container paved the way for Asia to become the world's workshop and brought consumers a previously unimaginable variety of low-cost products from around the globe. Read more

'Better Things is an indispensable source for any CMF designer. Its clear structure, insightful guidance around material choices, and beautiful visual design make it an essential resource for incorporating sustainable materials into stunning design solutions. Highly recommended!' - Sylvia Feichtinger, Design Director, Material Innovation, Lego'Better Things is a brilliant, timely resource for designers and a design sector facing a period of vital transition from 20th to 21st century design practice.' - Hugo Jamson, Business Innovation, Design CouncilHow often have you seen a label on a product proclaiming it to be made from 'recycled material', 'bioplastic' or similar, without it giving any details of the concrete environmental benefits? What do these terms really mean? A drive for greater transparency and demonstrable environmental benefits is happening in product design, through emerging legislation and standards, and consumer demand for more sustainable products and unambiguous marketing. In Better Things: Materials for Sustainable Product Design, Daniel Liden seeks to tackle the lazy 'greenwashing' terminology we see every day, providing a guide for product designers, manufacturers and consumers wishing to make better and more informed decisions about materials. The book comprises six chapters devoted to material categories - plastics, textiles, metals, ceramics and glass, wood and paper - and a seventh chapter covering emerging sustainable technologies. Each chapter includes interviews with industry experts, as well as photos, diagrams, environmental impact data, general material properties and more. Read more

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This popular Label Academy book title is now in its fourth edition. As before, it incorporates much of the combined knowledge and expertise of many of the world’s leading digital printing experts so as to provide a comprehensive guide to understanding the growth of digital printing, how these technologies work, and how converters should manage the digital label and package printing operation.Chapters include:Digital label and package printing - evolution and trendsDigital printing - technology, imaging and terminologyDigital printing using the electrophotographic processDigital printing using inkjet technologyDigital print finishing – options and opportunitiesThe potential of laser die-cutting and finishingInvesting in hybrid press solutionsPre-press strategies for profitable digital printingSubstrate selection and print qualityManaging the digital process in label and package printing plantsMarkets and applications for digital printing Read more

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This book presents creative and innovative packaging design examples, explaining the basic principles of packaging from different perspectives, such as structure, materials, and visual design. It features a variety of classic and new packaging materials, and provides an overview on the application of these materials in packaging. A good packaging design infuses energy into the product, as well as sparking consumers' interest in exploring the product within. The publication discusses fundamental issues relating to packaging structure and showcases innovative packaging design, taking into account the main functions of packaging: protection, portability and interactivity. With the die-cut patterns, the book also offers readers hands-on experiences of wrapping. Read more

The fully updated single-source guide to creating successful packaging designs for consumer productsNow in full-color throughout, Packaging Design, Second Edition has been fully updated to secure its place as the most comprehensive resource of professional information for creating packaging designs that serve as the marketing vehicles for consumer products. Packed with practical guidance, step-by-step descriptions of the creative process, and all-important insights into the varying perspectives of the stakeholders, the design phases, and the production process, this book illuminates the business of packaging design like no other.Whether you're a designer, brand manager, or packaging manufacturer, the highly visual coverage in Packaging Design will be useful to you, as well as everyone else involved in the process of marketing consumer products. To address the most current packaging design objectives, this new edition offers:Fully updated coverage (35 percent new or updated) of the entire packaging design process, including the business of packaging design, terminology, design principles, the creative process, and pre-production and production issuesA new chapter that puts packaging design in the context of brand and business strategiesA new chapter on social responsibility and sustainabilityAll new case studies and examples that illustrate every phase of the packaging design processA history of packaging design covered in brief to provide a context and framework for today's businessUseful appendices on portfolio preparation for the student and the professional, along with general legal and regulatory issues and professional practice guidelines Read more

As you are aware, pneumatics is a modern technology dealing with circuits, automation, machines and systems. A deep understanding of the concepts, components, circuits, and applications of pneumatics will assist every engineer or technician or student in the field in designing, developing, operating, and maintaining industrial machines and systems confidently.The book on ‘‘Pneumatic Systems and Circuits - Basic Level (in the SI Units)’ presents the basic concepts, components, symbols, circuits, and systems. The book describes the topics of compressed air generation, contamination control, actuators, control valves, and single-actuator pneumatic circuits. Further, the book presents the maintenance, troubleshooting, and safety aspects of pneumatic systems. The topics are up-to-date, given in simple language, and arranged logically. Many pneumatic circuits are given in multiple positions to make your learning almost similar to what you absorb while doing practical exercises. Objective type questions and review questions help test your learning. The exercises for the development of circuits for some typical pneumatic systems given at the end of the book are of great learning value and stimulating.The book is designed with great effort and care. It is prepared with the aim to make your learning systematic, quick, and easy. It helps you to build a strong foundation for your subsequent learning of more complex concepts of pneumatics. If you are looking for a complete knowledge of basic pneumatics, then this book is a valuable resource.The book is available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle eBook versions. You may have a copy of the book and make it a reference guide while you carry out your technical assignments. Read more

Products that Last starts where most books on product development end. This new edition (first self-published by the TU Delft in 2014) contains new examples and insights from recent publications. From the perspective of designers and entrepreneurs, once a product has been designed, produced and sold, it disappears beyond the newness horizon. They are little aware of the opportunities that exist in the next product universe, where money is made from products in use, as well as from a product's afterlife. These opportunities clearly exist, otherwise they would not be providing an income for so many people. However, to be recognized as segments of a circle of continuous value creation, they need reframing. The book offers readers an innovative and practical methodology to unravel a product's afterlife and systematically evaluate it for new opportunities. It introduces business models that enable us to benefit from the opportunities offered by a much longer product life. Products that Last changes the way designers and entrepreneurs develop and exploit goods, helping reduce material and energy consumption over time. Nothing more, nothing less. Read more

Explores new and innovative materials designed to change the way consumers experience product packaging. The third in a series of ten volumes exploring the constantly evolving frontiers of design, Material Innovation: Packaging Design presents products whose packaging reaches new heights of innovation. The range is diverse and international, from “plantable” packaging that can be buried in dirt after consumer use, later to emerge as a plant to alcohol bottles with labels that react to music, and bespoke, collectible jars of Marmite XO.Material Innovation: Packaging Design explores not only the latest advances in consumer product packaging but also how such advances could fail or flourish within the increasingly digital landscape of the twenty-first century. Case studies featured throughout the book profile the innovative use of materials by a particular practitioner, practice, or company, offering specific and elegant solutions. Clearly structured and illustrated throughout, this book will connect reader (whether student or professional) to material. 350+ illustrations Read more

"Giants Of The Sea: Ships & Men Who Changed The World" covers the history and development of the modern cargo shipping industry in 330 pages spread across 30 discrete chapters. The history of cargo shipping going back to the Egyptians moving obelisks by barge on the Nile is covered, but the focus is on the post-war revolution in shipping cost efficiency through specialization and geometric increases in vessel size. With detailed information on what comprises each major shipping segment today, it also includes chapters on the nine men whose fingerprints are still all over the industry. Three Americans, two Danes, two Greeks and two Chinese. The modern worldwide cargo shipping industry stands on the shoulders of these giants. The author, who worked on a daily basis for twenty years with Malcom McLean, the inventor of container shipping, demonstrates the direct link between the efficiency of the shipping industry and the explosion in world trade it has enabled. The book outlines how today's shipping industry touches almost everyone on the planet in ways that they may not even be aware. In addition to highlighting the industry's contribution to the global economy, the book makes the case that it has been a prime catalyst in reducing poverty and even increasing peace around the world. Packed with interesting and fun facts in an 81/2" x 11" hardcover format, it is the author's hope that this broad sweep of a largely invisible industry is an informative and enjoyable read for people both inside and outside of shipping. Read more

For more than two decades, The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns has served as an indispensable source of ideas and practical solutions for a wide range of packaging design challenges.This Fourth Edition offers more than 600 patterns and structural designs—more than any other book—all drawn to scale and ready to be traced, scanned, or photocopied. Online access to the patterns in digital format allows readers to immediately use any pattern in the most common software programs, including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Every pattern has been test-constructed to verify dimensional accuracy. The patterns can be scaled to suit particular specifications—many are easily converted to alternate uses—and most details are easily customizable. Features of this Fourth Edition include:More than 55 new patterns added to this edition—over 600 patterns in allA broad array of patterns for folding cartons, trays, tubes, sleeves, wraps, folders, rigid boxes, corrugated containers, and point-of-purchase displaysProven, scalable patterns that save hours of research and trial-and-error designPackaging patterns that are based on the use of 100% recyclable materialsIncludes access to a password protected website that contains all 600+ patterns in digital form for immediate useComprehensive and up to date, The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns, Fourth Edition enables packaging, display, and graphic designers and students to achieve project-specific design objectives with precision and confidence. Read more

Hermeticity of Electronic Packages is a book about the integrity of sealed packages to resist foreign gases and liquids penetrating the seal or an opening (crack) in the packageùespecially critical to the reliability and longevity of electronics. The author explains how to predict the reliability and the longevity of the packages based on leak rate measurements and the assumptions of impurities. Non-specialists in particular will benefit from the author's long involvement in the technology. Hermeticity is a subject that demands practical experience, and solving one problem does not necessarily give one the background to solve another. Thus, the book provides a ready reference to help deal with day to day issues as they arise.The book gathers in a single volume a great many issues previously available only in journalsùor only in the experience of working engineers. How to define the ""goodness"" of a seal? How is that seal measured? How does the integrity of the seal affect circuit reliability? What is the significance of the measured integrity of the seal? What is the relationship of Residual Gas Analysis and the seal integrity? The handbook answers these questions and more, providing an analysis of nearly 100 problems representative of the wide variety of challenges that actually occur in industry today. Read more

As recently as 1970 self-adhesive made up less than ten per cent of total label usage in Europe and the US, with label markets dominated by wet-glue applied and gummed paper labels. Since then self-adhesive labels have experienced consistent and rapid growth worldwide of between 4-7 per year – generally keeping 1-2 percentage points above GDP growth – to become the dominant label technology.Key to this growth has been the flexibility of the self-adhesive label format, with end users able to specify bespoke constructions using a vast range of different materials, top coatings, adhesives and liners. This has allowed end users to meet the challenges of labeling products and containers even in the harshest environments from deep freezers to chemical drums on oil rigs, and from automobile and aerospace to the FMCG retail shelf.This Label Academy book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to self-adhesive/pressure-sensitive label technology, materials and end use applications. It looks in detail at each element which makes up the self-adhesive laminate: the release liner and its thin coating of silicone; the pressure-sensitive adhesive; the various types of paper and film label face materials available; and the process by which these elements are brought together into the laminate delivered to the label converter.Chapters include:Introduction to the self-adhesive label market Self-adhesive laminates and their manufactureSilicone release liner technologyPressure-sensitive adhesive technologies Paper face materialsFilmic face materialsIdentification and characteristics of PS label materialsTest methods for pressure-sensitive labelsManaging a self-adhesive label inventory Read more

Wherever you shop, be it online or in a brick-and-mortar store, the first thing you notice about a product is its packaging. The quality of the packaging has a significant influence on whether or not a customer decides to buy a product. In fact, packaging has become more important than ever in recent years: Unboxing videos are watched by millions of followers on social media platforms, college Packaging Design courses are full to bursting, more and more agencies are specializing in this area, and companies are investing ever greater sums of money in the outward appearance of their products. Packaging design has long since grown to become not just part of our everyday lives, but a powerful marketing tool as well. High-quality packaging can increase the value of an entire brand.With over 500 projects from more than 45 different countries, the sixth edition of TASCHEN’s The Package Design Book celebrates the 14th anniversary of the Pentawards, one of the industry’s most important international competitions. We will be casting our spotlight on all the winners from 2019 and 2020. With awards in six major categories – Beverages, Food, Body, Luxury, Other Markets, and Packaging Concepts – this spectacular and inspiring collection presents an array of unusual, intelligent and charming packaging concepts, demonstrating once again the importance of this design discipline. Read more