Packaging

Inspiration Pump Sprayer

Concepts

Concept 1: Tilt motion causes kibbles to fall into into different levels and delivery accurate portions. A base opening may also mean no dog food bowl required.

Concept2: First used as a handle then after use as a food bowl. In the lock position when being used as an handle and after as a pump. Lifting an internal base layer. Not sure if cardboard can be used.

Concept 3: Using a scoop with a long handle to retrieve food and pouring into bowl. The scoop has a second use as a ball thrower.

Week Three

 

This week i struggled to come up with the mechanism to work, and i realised that the material costs would be too high. 

Tutor Tom's comments:  I think we've realised that the foot mechanism wouldn't work without increasing cost. So now you've got to step back and look at another way to solve the problem. Shaking the box from an above height but making it so its design to dispense. A second use would also be great. So a handle 

Pam: I think your posters look great, easy to read and simple

Richard: I think your logo is appropriate. 

Reflection: This week was difficult, i was working on a mechanism that was too hard to reach. Looking at the problem seems like the only solution would have to use alot of material, thus a second use would be advise.

I have alot to work, by reworking the design and making easier for user to pour food but from an above height. 

Video Reflection

To optimize for environmental performance, you need to consider impacts through the entire lifecycle of your product or service. The first step being define the problem by looking at the whole System,  Prioritize objectives by assessing lifecycle impacts, brainstorm solutions by looking at the whole system, and use metrics to evaluate & choose solutions and repeat the process. By looking at the entire process you can solve problems by looking at the source.


Lightweighting can have significant impacts on making your product more durable and portable. Lightweighting has the greatest environmental benefit when materials are a big part of your product’s environmental impact or when you’re designing something that moves. It is best if you use lightweighting when you fully understand the forces at work.

Looking at energy efficiency is also another thing designers should have in mind, unwanted sound, heat, light are sometimes wasted energy. Thus designers should consider ways of reducing unwanted energy waste when designing product. 



 When considering the environmental properties of materials, look for materials that are abundant, non-toxic, have low embodied energy, and meet or exceed regulations.You also need to ensure that the material has the right physical properties to get the job done and that it won’t drive up costs.Another thing when choosing the right material is to look at what toxic material will you be using when designing products. There are possibilities that the material chosen can have dire consequences for people that come into contact with it. If you’re using recyclable materials, you’ll also want to design your product to ensure those materials can be recovered at the product’s end of life.  

In conclusion looking at the entire system and reducing environmental impact by finding appropriate materials and reduce energy wastage.

Week 2 Development and reflection

Today we presented our research and mock ups and got some questions answers as to how far I could push the packaging forward. As to ease transportation of a 5kg bag, wheels will be required adding significantly to the cost. I presented two mock

Tutor's comment:
I think wheels would not be necessary considering this will placed in a supermarket and trolleys have made it convinient to transpor t goods. However looking at ways to lift the packaging off the shelf by grooves or handles would be better.

Peers comments:

Pam: I like the foot mechanism idea. maybe try adding a lever at the back of the box.


Anthony Chen:
I think a second use would be cool.

Reflection:
My main concerns at the moment, my chosen material would be cardboard, as it provides, stability.
However the mechanism is really difficult.

Week one

Tutor Tom's comments: Go with either the jar concept developing further, price of plastic could be the issue or the dog food one looks like it could use a lot of innovations. I would that for people with arthritis bending can be an issue, and the company would invest more for bulk packaged foods. I reckon inside of a push release, it can just a food release or simply by shaking it, food can come out.

Pamela: But probably people with arthritis just buy the small bags, or get there children to get their dog food them.
Tom's Teacher: But pensioners have a tight budget, and bigger usually has more value, company is willing to invest more into packaging.

Richard: I think you should look at the automatic food dispensers and see how they work.

Mar: While observing Mar I realised that we need to look into the product has to actually be a common need by the consumer.



My reflection: I like the concept of looking at other alternatives that the teacher gave such a foot lever to give the food or by shaking it to release the food. I realized that i really need narrow who my consumer is, and what activities they would usually perform when feeding their pets. This will determine the weight and size of the packaging. I also need to figure a cheap but efficient way for manufacturing the mechanism. Looking a different materials available, while still being environmentally friendly. As large sizes of plastic drum would contribute to land fill and be inefficient.