Paperboard Packaging Syllabus

This syllabus was developed to assist packaging school professors in presenting information related to the paperboard packaging industry to their students. Information on paperboard making and printing is general in nature as many packaging schools have other courses on papermaking and printing that treat these subjects in more extensive detail.

The material covered here is designed to provide students with a general understanding of paperboard making and printing as the subjects apply to paperboard packaging.

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1. History of Paperboard 10. Converting Paperboard
2. Paperboard Packaging Today 11.

Folding Carton Filling Equipment

3. End-use Applications 12. Aseptic Packaging
4. Advantages of Paperboard 13. Beverage Carriers
5. How Paperboard is Made 14. Carded Packaging
6. Grades of Paperboard 15. Composite Cans
7. Paperboard Design Process 16. Gable Top Cartons
8. Paperboard Printing 17. Ovenable Paperboard
9. Paperboard Testing 18. Rigid Paperboard Box