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# Cal Poly Packaging Research Consortium

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## Pages

- [Cal Poly Packaging Research Consortium](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/) - About the Consortium In 2008, Cal Poly organized a Cooperative Research Consortium in Packaging Technology with the goal of recruiting member companies from the packaging industry – both providers of packaging products and technology and major users of packaging products and technology. The Cooperative Research Consortium in Packaging Science and Technology serves the packaging industry through
- [Cal Poly Team](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/cal-poly-team/) - Jay Singh PROFESSOR,INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND PACKAGING PROGRAM DIRECTOR. PH.D., PACKAGING SCIENCE, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. Areas of Expertise: Distribution Environment Measurement and Simulation, Dynamic Cushion Characteristics, Package Design, Product-Package Compatibility and Integrity, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Testing of Pallets, Reusable Racks and Single & Multiple-Use Containers, Thermal Properties of Insulating Containers, Life Cycle Assessment jasingh@calpoly.edu
- [Current Projects 2013-2014](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/current-projects-2013-2014/) - Research Reports on 2012-2013 Projects (password protected)[To be Posted] Project 1. Open Lab: Packaging Design and Testing Jay Singh and Koushik Saha, Faculty Researchers Project Description Companies will be open to submit proposals for packaging design and testing utilizing the capacity of the research labs under the direction of Drs. Jay Singh and Koushik Saha.
- [Research Capabilities](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/research-capabilities/) - Consortium CapabilitiesTesting and Analytical Equipment What are the Research Thrusts of the Consortium? Reflecting the particular expertise resident at Cal Poly, as well as the program’s working relationships with other investigators elsewhere in the world, the Consortium tends to focus its R & D activities on the following domains of packaging science and technology: Package
- [Past Projects](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/current-projects-2013-2014/past-projects/) - 2011 – 2012 Project 1. Effects of Heat and Microwaving on Off-gassing of Volatiles from Virgin and Recycled Plastics Onto Food Wyatt Brown and Keith Vorst, Faculty Researchers Project Description There is increasing concern about the possibility of contamination to foods and the environment from plastics. Part 1) In this study, a pyrolyzer, or controlled-heat
- [Testing and Analytical Equipment](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/research-capabilities/testing-and-analytical-equipment/) - Distribution Testing Accelerometers, data recorders & instrumentation Climate control chambers (T, RH) L.A.B. compression tester (3,000 lb) L.A.B. Incline Impact Tester Lansmont compression tester (30,000 lb) Lansmont precision drop tester Lansmont Test Partner data acquisition system Lansmont electro-hydraulic vibration system Lansmont shock test system MTS transportation simulator Package Design ACME silver stitcher Artios-CAD software Artios
- [Members](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/members/) - Current Members What are the Advantages in Joining the Packaging Research Consortium at Cal Poly? Access to early-stage research in packaging science and technology; Working
- [Become a Member](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/members/become-a-member/) - Membership Form ’12 – ’13 Download File What is the Cost of Participating in the Consortium? A present, annual membership in the Consortium is $16,500. In recognition of the significant contribution that the Consortium is making in supporting industrially-relevant graduate theses, the Dean of Research and Graduate Programs at Cal Poly has set the “overhead”
- [Events](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/events/) - Save the Date!! Cal Poly’s Packaging Program will host freshPACKmoves on May 20-21 in Monterey. The first day there will be presentations for growers and packers covering quality, postharvest handling and packaging, and tracking and traceability. The second day will be comprised of field trips to farms and packing facilities followed by an interactive session
- [List of Testing Capabilities](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/research-capabilities/list-of-testing-capabilities/) - Bioactive packaging and antimicrobial – evaluation and modeling Biodegradable polymers characterization and development Package closure testing Determination of produce and flower respiration Distribution environment measurement and simulation Dynamic data acquisition for shocks vibration, temperature and humidity Dynamic testing and performance modeling Evaluation of barrier properties Evaluation of mechanical properties Heavy metals content analysis of plastics
- [Reports](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/reports/) - Innovative Corrugated (Fiberboard and Plastic) Cut-back Designs for Standardized Fresh Produce Shippers: Final Report (pdf) Analysis of Retail-Ready Fresh Produce: Final Report (pdf) Validation of Reliability Claims for an Optical Fluorescence System Used to Determine Oxygen in Produce Bags: Final Report (pdf) Effects of Microwaving and Heat-Sealing on the Off-Gassing of Volatiles from Virgin and
- [Cal Poly Packaging Research Consortium](https://cpprc.calpoly.edu/home/) - Staged CPPRC website