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| Selection of
Materials That Meet the Following Properties: |
- Cosmetic Appearance - Decorating
- Chemical Resistance - Product compatibility
- Environmental - Meet/exceed local,
state, and federal requirements
- Physical - Top load, product fill temperature, product shelf life (oxygen ingress
rate)
- END USE REQUIREMENTS - Side wall deflection,
product line speeds, vacuum requirements
- PACKAGING CONSTRAINTS -
Reshippers,
bulk, etc.
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| Coatings |
- Aesthetics
- Barrier Properties
- Chemical Resistance
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| Materials |
- ABS
- Polystyrene
- Polyethylene
- Polypropylene
- Engineering Resins
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Source Reduction
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- Lightweighting
- Alternate Material Selection
- Re-engineering e.g., (Four part
products
reduced to two)
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