title: Implications of material selection on the design of packaging machinery.
abstract: Material selection has significant implications on the design and cost of horizontal-form-fill-seal packaging machinery. To avoid excessive costs, machine redesigns and project delays, material selection must be reconciled early in the project and revisited throughout the construction of the machine.
authors.affiliation: Oliver Medical Packaging, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504-5298, USA. jmerritt@olivermedical.com
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Merritt
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D008420:Manufactured Materials / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*