Packaging design for glass blowing products, Bangkrabao glass knitting occupational group, Nakhon Chai Si district, Nakhon Pathom province

Abstract

The objective of this research is to design the packaging of blown glass products Bangkrabao glass knitting Occupational Group, Nakhon Chai Si District, Nakhon Pathom Province, and to test the package performance. This research is Research and Development: (R&D). The results showed that blown glass products of Bangkrabao glass knitting Occupational Group have many products depend on customers’ needs in natural forms and appliance forms and can divide into 3 sizes according to the average weight of the products The main problems for glass entrepreneurs are the products can be broken easily and fragile. Therefore, wrapping the products with cushioning material such as compressed air plastic sheet, mulberry paper, and packing into a corrugated paper box in a separate compartment can prevent shock then transport by car. The designed packaging has a structure made from 1-layer single wall corrugated, natural colored, wavy type B paper grade KI125/CA125/KI125 and the inner packaging made of 1-layer corrugated sheet, wavy type E-paper grade KI125 / CA105 / KI125 with flexible PVC plastic 11 microns thickness, seal with staples. Experts' opinions on the of 5 developed blown glass products packaging found that in the overall package form no.1 and no. 2 are in a high level with the same mean (Mean= 4.27) and the standard deviation equal to 0.57 and 0.88 respectively. The compression strength test results the developed blown glass product packaging found that the package has external dimensions of 279 x 241 x 100 millimeters under test conditions at 27 ± 1 degrees Celsius, relative humidity 65 ± 2 percent. It can be concluded that form no.1 can withstand a pressure force of 412 kilograms, which is the most from all 5 forms before the package collapse and become deformed and followed by form no.2, no. 5, no. 4, and no. 3, respectively.