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- 3. Investigating the products that I will be analysing Dear Heinz, I am currently starting my first year at sixth form studying Graphics. For the first section of my course work I have to do a product investigation. I have chosen to investigate your plastics tomato ketchup bottle and your glass ketchup bottle and would like to request some information to help me. My product investigation must include information on performance analysis, materials and components, manufacturing and quality control. I hope to hear back from you as your information would be extremely appreciated. yours faithfully Courtney. In order to make the information in my product analysis reliable and true and to give a correct comparison and analysis, I contacted Heinz and asked for information about the bottles that I was investigating, This is what I wrote:
- 4. Heinz glass ketchup bottle Criteria Heinz plastic ketchup bottle Analysis This tomato ketchup bottle’s form is iconic as it is the original packaging for the sauce and has the old-fashioned style label. The form is very aesthetically pleasing as the glass is shiny and makes it look more expensive. The bottle has a flat top and bottom to be stored either way up but the lid has a very narrow base which may be slightly difficult store There is also an aluminium foil lid used to keep the contents fresh before being opened. Form This ketchup bottle has a curved shape which makes is easier to hold, it is also made out of PET which means it is squeezable. It has a flip lid which is easier to use than screw on lids. This bottle has a flat top and bottom to be stored either way without falling over. It has a large label with big font so can easily be read. There is also an aluminium foil used to keep the contents fresh before being opened. The flip lid is also attached to the bottle (screwed on) so it can be removed when needed but doesn’t need to be removed when being use. The glass ketchup bottle looks more aesthetically pleasing compared to the plastic bottle as the glass give it a more expensive look. The aluminium lid looks nicer than the plastic lid as it is smaller and a lot neater than the large, bulky plastic one. The labels are generally similar but the one on the glass bottle is appealing because it has a vintage look to it as it is the original label and the plastic one has a modern and more up to date label which are both appealing in the own ways. The function of this bottle is to dispense tomato ketchup as well as preserving the sauce inside for as long as possible by creating an air tight bottle and lid. The bottle has a flat to and bottom so that it can be stored either way up so that when the sauce is low it can be turned upside down and the sauce can sit at the top. Function The function of this bottle is to dispense tomato ketchup as well as preserving the sauce inside for as long as possible. The squeezable bottle is meant to make it easier to dispense the ketchup and also means that you have control of where the sauce comes out. The function of the flip-up lid makes it easier to open but also does the correct job of keeping the contents inside when not being used. The general function of the plastics bottle is generally better than the glass bottle. The plastic bottle is squeezable so it is easier to control the amount of fluid that comes out whereas the glass bottle has to be shaken out which means that the sauce is difficult to control coming out the bottle. Both of these bottles are successful at keeping the contents fresh and sealed as they are both made from waterproof materials. The bottle has a flat top and bottom so the user can store it either way up. This bottle is not so easy to dispense as it need to be shaken out of the bottle forcefully which means that when the sauce comes out there isn’t much control. The screw on lid may be difficult to open and close for younger users. The bottle is also thin and easy to store. The glass isn’t particularly user friendly as if dropped it could smash and become a hazard. User requirements The bottle has a concaved shape in the middle so it is easier to grip and not drop. The PET used to make the bottle is squeezable which makes it easy for users to function the bottle properly and makes it easier for children to use. The lid is easy to open as it just flips up. The flat top and bottom means that the user can store this easily and the plastic means that if the bottle is dropped it wont smash and break. The plastic ketchup bottle is a curved shape which makes it easy for the user to hold and grip onto but the glass bottle isn’t a curved shape and glass can also be a slippery material which means that is could be dropped by the user easily. Also if the plastic bottle is dropped it will not smash because of the plastic but the glass bottle has a possibility of smashing if dropped which could cause harm to the user. The squeezable form of the plastic bottle enables children to dispense the contents but the glass bottle has be forcefully shaken which may be difficult for children to use. The performance requirements of this bottle is simple. The lid needs to be able to screw on and stop the contents from leaking . The bottle needs to hold the liquid inside and also need to be appropriate for storage. The Hole at the top of the bottle needs to be an appropriate size so that the sauce doesn’t come out too quickly or get suck in the lid and not come out at all. Performance requirements The tomato ketchup bottle needs to be able to dispense the contents easily this is why it has the squeezable bottle which forces the sauce through the top of the bottle where there is a small hole at the top with a convex ‘rubber’ seal which slits through it and as the sauce is pushes through the lid, the ‘rubber’ seal concaves and releases the contents with control and as the pressure releases (as the user stop squeezes) the rubber seal returns back to the original position and stops any leaks from occurring, Both of the performance requirements for the bottles of are the same as they both are required to contain, preserve and dispense. The plastic bottle performance is better as the squeezable bottle has a lot more control over the amount of sauce that comes out but with the glass bottle it is difficult to control the amount of sauce that comes out. But both of the bottles are successful in containing and preserving the contents because of the waterproof materials used and the air tight lids. The glass bottle is attractive to users as it is shiny and looks more expensive than materials such as plastic. The labels are appealing on this bottle as it is similar to label which was on the original Heinz glass bottle. The aluminium lid is small which makes it look appealing and takes up less room aluminium and glass is used as they are strong and waterproof which means that the sauce won’t leak out of the packaging. Materials and Components requirements The bottle itself is made from a thinner PET which enables it to be squeezed to function appropriately. The lid is made from a harder plastic; polypropylene (PP) to ensure it doesn’t bend and let the contents leak and also so the flip-lid does not break easily. Inside the lid, where the contents is squeezed out, there is a rubber style plastic which controls the direction and force of sauce coming out. The lid and the bottle are made from waterproof materials to keep the contents inside and fresh. Both of these bottles are economically friendly as the different materials can easily be separated and be recycled. For both of the bottles the materials used are suitable as they are all waterproof which stops the contents from leaking out. The PET lid on the plastic bottle is successful as it stops the sauce coming out but the flip-up lid can easily be snapped off and broken, but the aluminium lid wont get snapped or broken as it is strong and durable. These bottles are mass produced all over the world and are available in virtually all convenience stores and the RRP is £1.25. The glass bottle is blow moulded which is a quick mass producible process. The label is made using offset lithography as it is easily used for mass production and is a cheaper form of production. The aluminium lid would be pressed in a factory and could be produced on a mass scale easily. Scale of Production and Cost These bottles are also mass produced all over the world and are available in virtually all convenience stores and the RRP £1.75-£3.29. The PET bottle is made using blow moulding which is relatively cheap when mass produced. PET plastic is also recyclable which means that costs will be lowered because the materials can be continuously reused. The PP plastic lid would be created using injection moulding which would also be cheap on a large scale, PP plastic is also recyclable. Both of these bottles are mass produced to be shipped all around the world. They both have a similar RRP at around £2. Both of the bottles use manufacturing methods which are suitable for mass production in order to reduce costs; such as blow moulding, pressing, injection moulding. For these processes the initial set up costs will be high but as it is on a mass scale it will reduce the costs over time they are cheap manufacturing methods when mass producing. Also costs will be reduced by using recyclable materials and it will also make the process more environmentally friendly.
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Component Material Why Used Suitable Alternatives Sustainability Issues Food Dosing Valve Liquid Silicon • The valve is used to stop contents of the bottle leaking out of the top of the bottle as the waterproof liquid silicon creates a seal which blocks the sauce from coming out of the bottle unless pressure is put on it. • When pressure is put on it the rubber seal will concave and the slits in the middle will open up and allow the sauce to come out of the bottle. • As soon as the pressure is release the liquid silicon will return back to its convex position and will block the sauce again. • This material is used because it’s flexible and waterproof materials and also the fact that the material will return to it’s original shape (convex) after being used. • Also the material will not react or contaminate with the contents to contaminate the flavour. • ELASTOSIL® LR 3066 -prevents neighbouring silicone surfaces from reacting with each other irreversibly during subsequent heat treatment. • ELASTOSIL® LR 3065-50-70 percent lower friction so it doesn’t hinder silicone-part installation. • liquid latex. • Liquid silicon is more cost effective than ELASTOSIL® and is a lot more resourceful and can be purchased from a wider range of places as it is more globally available. • There is a lot of waste materials made in to process of creating Liquid silicon and it also consumes a large amount of materials as well. • They use wind power which reduces CO2 emissions but wind power is always used which means that there is still lots of CO2 emissions being released in the process of making liquid silicon,. • Nuclear power is used to smelt it which is extremely dangerous to the environment and uses lots of energy • the manufacturing process involves toxic chemicals and leaded fluxes and films which are bad for the environment and expensive to dispose of. • But liquid silicon can be recycled which makes it more sustainable. Lid polypropylene (PP) • Low cost makes it budget friendly for a wide number of uses • Has a moderate strength and stability. • Has flexibility, which makes it easy to mould into different shapes. • Colourfast, which means that any colours will stay bright and beautiful. • Resistant to fatigue, which allows it to be used for things such as water bottle hinges and spouts. • Offers good insulation for pipes, cables, and more. • Chemically resistant to most oils and solvents. • Excellent impact strength. • Low coefficient of friction. • Excellence moisture resistance. • High temperature resistance, which means it can be used in laboratories. • Polycarbonate –is a tough, dimensionally stable, transparent thermoplastic that has many applications which demand high performance properties. This versatile thermoplastic maintains its properties over a wide range of temperatures. • Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)-provides a strong gas and moisture barrier. easy to reprocess, and readily breaks down into its basic monomers. • Polypropylene was used instead of PET and polycarbonate as the material can be made into different colours which is more aesthetically pleasing than the clear polycarbonate. Also Polycarbonate has been known to stress crack which is not suitable for the bottle lid and would fail the Quality checks. • Even though polypropylene is not recyclable in a substantial number of municipalities, it is considered a sustainable material because it can be designed to reduce packaging and creates new packaging alternatives. But as it cannot be recycled perhaps Heinz should use a recyclable material instead even if that means having to use another form of packaging which is recyclable. • This material is being considered more as an alternative to PVC and PET because of its clarity and its ease of converting. bottle Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) • Excellent barrier against atmospheric gases. • Prevents gas from escaping the package. • Does not flavour the contents. • Sparkling ‘crystal clear’ appearance. • Very tough • Lightweight- low density • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)- weather resistant, chemical resistant, can be manufactured into rigid or flexible so can be formed to create the squeezable material that is required for this bottle. • Polypropylene (pp)- lightweight, excellent chemical resistance, can be stiff or flexible which means that it is suitable because it will also be able to bend to squeeze out the sauce and it is also has good impact resistance. But using this for the bottle would lower the shelf life as it has a low moisture absorption whereas Pet is a waterproof material and also prevents gas from escaping the bottle which means that the shelf life would be a lot longer because I wouldn’t get contaminated but external moisture or gasses. • Pet is 100% recyclable • lighter secondary packaging and reducing fuel requirements and greenhouse gas emissions during transport. • But during the manufacturing of PET, there is a tendency for the material to break and jam on the rollers if the temperature isn’t correct. This means that there will be lots of waste materials as the overheated plastic would need to be recycles down again which then uses as lot of energy. Label Varnished paper sticker • Paper is a cost effective material to use. • Varnishing has an expensive initial set up but is cost effective when used in manufacturing on a mass scale. • The varnish is very aesthetically pleasing as it creates a shine. • The sticker is used because it shows up clearly of the transparent bottle if a printing method was used on it, it wouldn’t be as clear or stand out as well and you wouldn’t be able to achieve the • Flexography is another option use as it is flexible and is successful at printing onto curved surfaces. It also removes the adhesive section that would be needed to glue the sticker onto the bottle. • The varnished paper sticker was used as it is a much easier process to print onto a sticker and then stick onto the bottle in comparison to using a complicated and expensive printing technique onto the curved shape of the bottle. • The sticker would have to be removed from the bottle and put into separate recycling containers which many people wouldn’t do and therefor the paper wouldn’t get recycled. • Also the material that the sticker is removed from the has to be thrown away as a waste material.
- 6. Manufacturing process Describe the process including justification for its use for the level of production Advantages disadvantages Alternative method of manufacture Impact on the environment Injection moulding- Lid • Granules of plastic powder are poured or fed into a hopper which stores it until it is needed. • A heater heats up the tube and when it reaches a high temperature a screw thread starts turning. • A motor turns a thread which pushes the granules along the heater section which melts then into a liquid. The liquid is forced into a mould where it cools into the shape (in this case it is the bottle shape). • The mould then opens and the product can be removed. • Injection moulding suits the lid because it can be made on a mass scale cheaply (although the initial set up is expensive) but this reduces the overall costs. • Injection moulding has a high pressure which enables more details to be created • The injection moulding process is also very fast compared to other moulding processes. A full injection moulding process takes very little time, which allows for far more products to be generated from the same mould. • Injection moulding is a highly automated process. • Injection moulding is a monomer-free process. Monomers are a type of plastic that create a lot of fumes, which many people have a negative physical reaction to. The injection moulding eliminated the produce of the harmful gasses • When you use injection moulding, you have the option of moulding two different types of plastic at once. • Injection moulding makes use of thermoplastics. Thermoplastics can be injected into the mould, then the excess can be re-melted and used again • Injection moulding provides you with the option of using fillers in your mould which reduces the density and gives greater strength. Black specks spots of streaks- • Plastic burning onto the cylinder walls and then flaking off into the melt. • Air trapped in mould causing the burning. • Partial burning of granules against the wall. Bubbles are showing in the finished part- • due to the fact that there is moisture on the plastic granules. Warping- • This happens because the part is ejected too hot. Surface Marks- • This happens because of an unbalanced flow in the gates and runners •Blow moulding: •Well suited to low and high production rates •Many types of materials to choose from •Quick product revisions for increased flexibility •Plastic parison formed process to make hollow parts •Tooling is less expensive than Injection Moulding •Plastic products made by the process of blow moulding aren't biodegradable •Lots of waste materials •The process requires petroleum which means the process plays an ongoing threat with the diminishing world oil supplies. •Vacuum forming •Has a low tooling cost •faster than in injection and pressure forming. •Vacuum forming wasn’t used because it would be difficult to get out of the mould unless it had a tapered edge, this means that the design of the bottle lid would have to be changed. • There are some materials used in Injection Moulding, that can produce extremely harmful fumes if you don't take the right precautions with handling, ventilation etc. This could put both the employees and the company at risk. Not only these two but the Earths ozone layer also feels the full force. • As far as the scrap materials are concerned, if they are improperly disposed of such as not recycling the products after usage, it will stay in the landfills for years. If you recycle anything e.g. paper, plastic, glass etc. it can be used over and over again saving the landfills from becoming contaminated with these items. • There are some materials used in Injection Moulding, that can produce extremely harmful fumes if you don't take the right precautions with handling, ventilation etc. This could put both the employees and the company at risk. Blow Moulding- Bottle • Parison inserted into mould. • Base of parison squeezed by mould. • Air blown in to parison, parison expands to fill mould. • Finished product. As the air spreads the parison against the mould it takes the required shape of the bottle and creates the hollow shape needed to contain the water. This process is suitable for making the bottle as it is cheap on a mass scale. • Well suited to low and high production rates and Heinz require high production rates so in that aspect it is suitable for the ketchup bottle. • Outperforms metal counterparts in high speed impact tests, showing that the process cant cope with the high amount of work it is required to do. • Tooling is less expensive than Injection Moulding, saving Heinz money and allowing them to make more profit via mass production. • Excellent part performance under pressure, Blow Moulding will work the tools and materials under pressure so its crucial that the results are high quality each and every time. • Plastic products made by the process of blow moulding aren't biodegradable this is damaging to the environment. • The initial set us cost of blow moulding is high. • The process of blow moulding requires petroleum which means that the process plays with the ongoing threat with the diminishing world oil supplies. • Blow moulding is limited to only create hollow shapes which doesn’t affect Heinz because the bottle is a hollow shape. • Wall thickness is also hard to control, as the larger the product being built gets, the thinner the polymer has to be stretched. This does not affect the ketchup bottle as it is fairly small and the mould is continuously used so it is the correct thickness. • Vacuum forming • Vacuum forming could be used as an alternative to blow moulding in order to make the ketchup bottle as it is able to create the hollow shape that it necessary to hold the sauce. • But the bottle would have to be vacuum formed in two halves and the glued together which wont look as nice as the blow moulded bottles as that doesn’t require any adhesives. • Vacuum forming would be a good for on a mass scale as the mould can be reused; this is suitable for the ketchup bottles as it is needed on a mass scale • Vacuum forming is also cheap of mass scales which means that Heinz can reduce their costs However like most processes involved with plastic, Blow Moulding isn't great in terms of sustainability and the environment. When the process is in full flow the chemicals that are being heated release CO2 into the atmosphere, this harms the Earth’s ozone layer leading to global warming. The plastics used are non biodegradable, so will take millions of years to rot in a landfill Site, unless Heinz decide to reuse recycle them it will require heat to melt the plastic all together in to a bigger shape ready to Blow Mould again, this strategy however is bad for the environment as heating plastic requires energy, if not produced correctly the energy could waste some valuable resources, all when plastic is heated it lets off extremely harmful fumes which can harm the environment and ozone layer. This process would however be made easier if Heinz were willing to use biodegradable plastics instead of non-biodegradable plastics.
- 7. Manufacturing process Describe the process including justification for its use for the level of production Advantages disadvantages Alternative method of manufacture Impact on the environment Offset-lithography Ink is not applied directly from the printing plate (or cylinder) to the substrate as it is in gravure, flexography and letterpress. Ink is applied to the printing plate to form the "image" (such as text or artwork to be printed) and then transferred or "offset to a rubber "blanket". The image on the blanket is then transferred to the substrate (typically paper or paperboard) to produce the printed product. This is used for the label of the bottle because this process is inexpensive when used on a mass scale and the stickers will need to be mass produced to be stuck onto the mass produces bottles. • Offset-lithography has a constant image quality which is required for ensuring that all of the labels are the same and of the same quality in order for it to be constant in design. • Longer printing plate life than on direct litho presses because there is no direct contact between the plate and the printing surface; this is useful for Heinz as it means that to cost of maintaining the equipment will be cheaper as less replacements will be needed. • Offset printing is the cheapest method to produce high quality printing in commercial printing quantities which is good for reducing Heinz’s production costs. • The process of offset-lithography is very fast which means that many labels can be produced in a short amount of time again reducing the costs of production for Heinz and also reduces time consumption. • The quality of offset-lithography printing isn’t very high which means that the label may not be too aesthetically pleasing to the customers. • It cannot do small print runs so people who want to print in small numbers cannot; this doesn’t concern Heinz as all of their production runs would be long but it. • Propensity for anodized aluminium printing plates to become sensitive (due to chemical oxidation) and print in non-image/background areas when developed plates are not cared for properly. • Time and cost associated with producing plates and printing press setup. This makes smaller quantity printing jobs impractical. As a result, smaller printing jobs are now moving to digital offset machines. Flexography • Flexographic printing offers a variety of ink types, many of which require little or no drying time. • Flexography enables printing on a wide variety of both porous and non-porous surfaces. • The easy plate-making process enables you to print millions of images with one template, this would be good for printing the labels as they need to be mass produced. • The impressions per plate are more limited than offset. • Pin holing is a problem as small holes can appear on the printed image, which makes the quality less. • This is an environmentally friendly process as there is little waste product. This is good for the environment as it means that more of the tree will be used in the process of offset- lithography meaning that there is more yield off one tree meaning that less trees would have to be chopped down. • Offset-lithography requires lots of energy to power all of the instruments in the process. • it also consumes huge amounts of water, paper, aluminium and plastics. • Waste inks and varnishes can be used as low grade fuel or mixed with concrete and buried in 'special (or hazardous) waste landfill'. A large printer could be chucking out around 9000 tins worth of waste ink per year. • Ink tins are usually crushed and recycled so this is good for the environment. • Waste chemicals (solvents, developer, fixer). In a year a large printer could chuck out around 65,000 litres of waste solvent and 85,000 litres of waste developer. • The choice of paper can be limited to approved papers, which are rarely recycled or FSC certified Varnishing The paper is fed through a conveyor belt when it is then sprayed with varnish from the ‘spray nozzle's’. It is then carried along the conveyor belt to a UV light which then dry's the varnish. This is process is good for Heinz as it is cheap on a mass scale. • Varnish looks more aesthetically pleasing to the consumer as it gives it a shiny clean look. This means that the customer will be more appealed to the shiny label on the Heinz bottle compared to if it was matte. • The varnish also prevents stains from appearing on the label as it creates a waterproof barrier, this ensures that if any sauce is spilled onto the label while being used, it will be able to be wiped off and still look appealing. • The varnish also protects the ink underneath for smudging. This is useful for Heinz as it helps keep the quality of the product high. • A disadvantage to varnishing is that over time the varnish will change colour, into a yellow shade which isn’t very appealing. But this does not affect Heinz as because of the shelf-life of the tomato ketchup bottle, the sauce should have been completely consumed before the discolouration starts occurring. Laminating: Laminating uses a lot of energy as it has to heat and seal the polymers. It is also more expensive than varnishing as it requires a lot of plastic and energy. • Traditional petroleum-based inks emit high levels of VOCs. VOCs are pollutants which are harmful to the environment and have contributed to climate change. • Certain pigments which give ink its colour are formulated with metals which can result in environmental and worker health hazards when metals are extracted, processed, or disposed. These ink colours require additional steps in the press cleaning process, which may be hazardous as well. Metal content in ink is not easily decomposed and can contaminate groundwater.
- 8. Quality Control Quality AssuranceThe HEUFT squeezer QA checks the tightness of plastic packages by compressing the packages in order to check for leakages, overfill and under fill and also to check the internal pressure of the container. For this a belt drive exerts a precisely controlled amount of pressure on the containers which are passing though freely. Gas escapes from the headspace and the fill level rises when a container has a leak. However the fill level remains almost unchanged if there is no leak present. Even the smallest leaks are identified in this way. Modular combinable systems monitor that the positioning and the integrity of the closures are correct as well as the presence of metal foil closures. Each pallet is issued with a 3 part pallet ticket, showing a unique pallet reference number, batch reference and QC details. A copy of the pallet ticket is held by quality control and a copy is kept with despatch records, so the supplier knows the batch details of every product on every consignment. A copy of the pallet ticket also travels on each pallet, providing our customers with batch, quality and pallet reference number details at all times. Effect Packaging design requirement mechanical shock check supportable impact levels deformation determine safe compressive load vibration check for resonant frequencies temperature establish critical temperature limits relative humidity establish critical humidity limits liquid water ensure effective water barriers abrasion eliminate/isolate abrading effects Closure/seal testing (including closing torque/ease of opening): Top Load Vent Test : This allows testing the resistance against leaking while a strong vertical force is applied to the closure, thus simulating the stacking of the containers (bottles or cans) in trays. The process of this is done under water so that the leakages can easily be seen as bubbles coming out of the bottle. Heinz need to do this test for their plastic ketchup bottle to check to see if the lid/seal will stay sealed wile pressure is being put on it while being stacked to be transported and also if it is dropped on the lid and there is a large amount of pressure applied onto the top. Drop testing: Many products that are subject to handling during transport, installation or repair must be able to withstand impact such as that which would be experienced when dropping the item from the average height of a table (approximately 30 inches) or more. The drop testing methods include free fall, corner and edge drops. This test is necessary for the Heinz plastic ketchup bottle because it is transported and sold all around the world and the packaging needs to be able to withstand the transportation. Vibration testing: Packages and the products that they protect can be exposed to complex dynamic stresses during transportation as well as other events and environments. Vibration testing controls the input of these stresses and is used to determine the package's ability to function and protect in real world conditions. DDL performs vibration testing on packaging and products to simulate various environments: • Transportation environment • Operating environment • Storage environment Vibration testing is necessary for Heinz as the need to check that the bottle is able to cope with the different environments it is in. For example the bottle would need to be transported from the factories into the stores, this means that the bottle would have to be suitable to be transported via air, sea, and truck. The vibration test analyses whether or not the materials and components in the bottle are appropriate for the type of transportation it will be going through. Preparation: Materials would be acquired from a reliable source, using the most environmentally friendly processes as possible. Materials that will be used have need to be reusable or recyclable and also cheap. materials can’t contaminate the contents. Where the materials will be produced can’t contaminate them. Processing and assembly: This is where the quality control measures (QC) are tested to ensure that all of the components are manufactured correctly. For example the bottle will be drop tested to ensure that the bottle will be able to withstand the conditions when being transported. Finishing: The bottle would then be boxed up in a corrugated car box or in crates to en sure that the bottles do not get damaged this would have to be on a constant flowing production as the Heinz Ketchup bottle needs to be transported constantly around the word to ensure that all of the stores have a constant stock. After-sales: The ketchup bottle unopened would have a shelf life of 1-2 years unopened and a shelf life of 1 year once it has been opened. Once the bottle has been completely used, the different components of the bottle can be taken apart and can be recycled. Overfill and under fill, leakage and pressure control: Traceability control:
- 9. Design Stage (30 marks) Courtney Hill
- 10. Mood Board My new school build will be designed around a futuristic and modern theme. These building resemble the futuristic look with the either extremely clean and sharp edges or curved. As well as keep the clean feel with the simplistic whites and greys. They also have lots of windows and light which is necessary for my school as I could like lots of natural light. I also like the idea of a bright coloured school as it creates a more fun and enjoyable scenario and can be a lot more creative. I would like to use the colours to highlight different departments within the school e.g. Yellow would be allocated to Biology. As shown from the photographs the bright colours can be used successfully in a modern futuristic way without making it look ‘tacky’. The bright colours also fit the school as it will be an art and design school and the bright colours capture the theme of art. I like the concept of the building being made from blocks (like Lego) where the buildings/rooms/departments all connect together as shown on the image on the left. The theme of Lego would be suitable as the bright colours could be incorporated easily and I idea of the connecting building can be shown through the connecting links of the Lego. The new school will require sports facilities including football pitch/ rugby pitch, netball/ tennis/ basketball court and a swimming pool. These again have to fit into the same theme as the rest of the building.