
Michael Messina
Metal Packaging
March 30, 2018
Michael Messina
This eLearning course covers the metal packaging industry and outlines raw materials and processing. As you progress, you will learn the different types of metal applicable to packaging and go through the process of making cans and closure systems. From an applied perspective, you will see how consumers perceive metal packaging, where it makes sense in your decision-making strategy, along with real-world case studies of companies moving into or away from metal. As a takeaway, you will gain a stock container selection strategy for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, industrial and chemical metal packaging applications.
Skills / Knowledge
- Overview the industry for metal packaging in terms of major players and market segments.
- Describe how metal is manufactured including the key raw materials and treatment processes.
- Understand the consumer perceptions surrounding metal as a packaging material.
- Identify various formats of metal packaging including aerosols, three piece cans, beverage cans, flexible packages, tubes, trays, and distribution packaging.
- See the value metal packaging brings to the food, beverage, health and beauty, and household and industrial sectors of the industry.
Issued on
March 30, 2018
Expires on
Does not expire