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Packaging Opportunities

Packaging Opportunities. Presented by Pong Malasri , PhD, PE, CPLP Technician Packaging Department Chair Healthcare Packaging Consortium Director Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN 38104 @ The 2013 Institute for Career and Technical Education Educators July 16-17, 2013

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Packaging Opportunities

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  1. Packaging Opportunities

    Presented by Pong Malasri, PhD, PE, CPLP Technician Packaging Department Chair Healthcare Packaging Consortium Director Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN 38104 @ The 2013 Institute for Career and Technical Education Educators July 16-17, 2013 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37129
  2. Agenda Why Packaging? Memphis & Packaging CBU Packaging R&D Projects Salaries Conclusions
  3. Why Packaging? Proper packaging protects products from damages during distribution. Attractive packaging increases sale volume. Population growth increases packaging opportunities. Packaging professionals earn good salaries. Packaging utilizes knowledge from various disciplines. www.wrsc.org
  4. Various Aspects of Packaging Packaging engineers Mechanical engineers Materials engineers Chemical engineers Industrial engineers Electrical engineers Etc. Materials Management Sales Design Testing Research Etc.
  5. Memphis & Packaging Known as America’s Aerotropolis Memphis International Airport has been ranked by Airports Council International as the top cargo airport in North America since 1992. It shipped 4.32 tons of cargo in 2011. Memphis is the third largest rail center in the U.S. with five Class I railroads: BNSF, Canadian National, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific. Memphis has six interstate highways: I-22, I-40, I-55, I-69, I-240, and I-269. The Port of Memphis is one of the largest ports in the U.S. It received 16.3 million tons of cargo in 2008. http://www.memphischamber.com/Community/Live/About-Memphis.aspx
  6. Memphis: America’s Distribution Center Geographic advantage Home of the world headquarters Hub of shipping powerhouse, FedEx, and over 400 trucking companies Provides the most cost effective distribution and logistics services in the country http://www.memphischamber.com/Economic-Development/Industry/Logistics.aspx
  7. Manufacturing & Memphis Half of new jobs in Memphis during the last two years are in manufacturing. Over 44,300 Memphians work in manufacturing. Recent manufacturing projects: Conwood Co LLC, $133M, 319 new jobs Flextronics, $25M, 740 new jobs SFI, $8.5, 250 new jobs Pacific Paper, $5.7M, 43 new jobs KMA, $5M, 40 new jobs KTG, $20M, 27 new jobs http://www.memphischamber.com/Economic-Development/Industry/Manufacturing.aspx
  8. CBU Packaging
  9. CBU Packaging Programs B.S. in Engineering Management with Packaging Concentration (122 credits): This is a well-blended program based on a 2007 survey of the Memphis-area packaging managers. Students may be able to complete B.S./M.S. in Engineering Management at CBU in five years. The B.S.E.M. consists of: 13 credits of packaging, 16 credits of engineering, 15 credits of mathematics/sciences, 45 credits of business/management, 27 credits of liberal studies 6 credits of elective courses Packaging Minor (16 credits): This minor is for students in any engineering discipline. It consists of: PKG 101 Intro to Packaging (1 cr.) PKG 201 Packaging Seminars (1 cr.) PKG/ChE 319 Principles of Packaging (3 crs.) PKG/ChE 320 Distribution & Medical Device Packaging (3 crs.) PKG 490 Packaging Project (2 crs.) PKG 495 Packaging Internship (3 crs.) Materials related elective (3 crs.) Packaging Engineering Certificate (11 credits): This certificate consists of the following courses: PKG/ChE 319 (3 crs.) PKG/ChE 320 (3 crs.) ChE 393 Packaging Special Project (2 crs.) Materials related elective (3 crs.)
  10. CBU ISTA Certified Packaging Test Lab Certified by the Int’l Safe Transit Association One of seven certified packaging labs and the only one in an academic setting within the tri-state area of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi
  11. Founded on June 1, 2010 7 Founding Members: Evergreen Packaging, FedEx, Medtronic, Merck, Plastic Ingenuity, Smith & Nephew, and Wright Medical 3 Other Members: Olympus Surgical Technologies, The Pallet Factory, and WS Packaging Its mission is to advance knowledge in healthcare packaging through education and research Mid-year and end-of-the-year meetings (Now Fall & Spring Meetings) Provides timely and meaningful R&D projects
  12. Plastic Tote Project Sponsored by Merck
  13. Correlation of Peel and Burst Tests Project Sponsored by Smith & Nephew
  14. Peel Test Analysis Sponsored by Smith & Nephew 180o RESTRAINED UNRESTRAINED 90o RESTRAINED
  15. 100% Recycled Cardboard Analysis Sponsored by FedEx
  16. Pallet Project Sponsored by FedEx
  17. Compression Test (Static Loading)
  18. Drop Test (Impact Loading)
  19. Water Absorption of Wooden Pallets
  20. Undergraduate Research
  21. Some Recent Internships
  22. IoPP Salary Report - 2011 Overall New graduates
  23. For more info: www.cbu.edu/packaging
  24. www.iopp.org
  25. Packaging Programs (www.iopp.org)
  26. www.ista.org
  27. www.tappi.org
  28. Conclusions Packaging is a unique discipline combining knowledge from various engineering, scientific, and business areas. Packaging is a niche area where not many students have discovered. Packaging career is challenging and payback is very competitive with many engineering and scientific disciplines. CBU is the only institution in the mid-south that offers a packaging program which is supported by its unique commercial certified packaging lab and industrial-support Healthcare Packaging Consortium.
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