Packaging is expected to protect the product against a variety of handling and environmental challenges, at minimal cost and environmental impact, whilst setting off the product and manufacture in a positive light. Engineering value into packaging requires a sound understanding of how materials can offer that protection at minimal cost and weight and to ensure that once no longer required, the design facilitates reuse or recycling.

Force measurement plays a major role in designing and testing packaging components, whether caps and closures which should release or parts which should stay firmly attached, or the performance of adhesives. Structured light scanning can be used to measure deformation in trials and after use. Our AI inspection product will automate and speed up the inspection of packaging components manufactured in bulk as well as packaged product on production lines.