Packaging industry
Supported agency: Korea Packaging Center (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
What is the packaging industry?
A hidden force in the product-packaging manufacturing industry, a future smart sensitivity convergence industry, rather than mere packaging, with a distinctive competitive edge in the global market to attract consumers
Business areas
01 R&D technical development, technology transfer and technical guidance leading domestic packaging
02 Prototype manufacturing support and product analysis evaluation for technical support provided to small and medium companies
03 Policy development and technical planning for development of packaging industry
04 Development of education curriculum and fostering of professional talents for each area and level of packaging
05 Government rewards for new technology in packaging and operating domestic and overseas exhibits
06 Construction of domestic packaging statistics and corporate support database
07 Operating technical exchange seminars, symposiums, conferences, etc. in packaging
08 Promotional activities for propagation of technology to small and medium companies
09 Global cooperation through international packaging agency activities
Major tasks
1. Promoting next-generation convergence packaging R&D
Research in core technology for competitive technical development in the global market
Technical development in next-generation packaging and introductory research in packaging
Packaging Engineering, Sustainable packaging, Active Intelligent Packaging
2. Technical support for small and medium companies
One-stop (total solutions) service specializing in packaging
Support packaging design/analysis and manufacturing of engineering design prototypes
Support packaging engineering design technology to which customer needs are addressed by using the latest engineering design tool
Support buffer design sketch and modeling for each item of demand
Support design of optimum and lightweight packaging containers and trays
Manufacturing of optimum packaging through customized 2D and 3D buffer structure design
Achieving stabilization of packaging through engineering analysis
Support manufacturing of packaging film prototypes
Support manufacturing of film prototypes for the development of competitive packaging film materials in the global market
Support manufacturing of prototypes of multi-layered soft packaging materials
Support technology in die casting and blown film manufacturing
Support setting of M/B contents and final recipes
Support setting of optimum processes considering minimization of deviations in gauges and maximization of productivity
Support packaging test analysis evaluation
Support accurate product analysis/ evaluation by the latest packaging testing analysis devices
Technical support in evaluation in terms of environmental impact and functionality, etc.
Support resolution of difficulties in small and medium companies’ product evaluation
Close-to-site technical guidance by fielding difficulties and providing accurate feedback from product manufacturing to analysis
MOCON CERTIFIED LAB certification
Designated as “Korea’s first officially certified lab” by Mocon of U.S., a manufacturer of ASTM international standard devices
3. Professional development training in packaging
Professional training in packaging and analysis device training for development of work competency of packaging technical manpower
Professional packaging training
Professional packaging training
Training curriculum in common packaging technology
Professional training curriculum in packaging materials
Training education in packaging spatial ratio design, etc.
Packaging device analysis training
Packaging penetrance analysis theory and training education
Packaging thermal analysis theory and training education
Packaging material analysis and training education
Packaging component analysis and training education
Packaging technical seminar
4. Operating government awards (Korea Star Awards) for future packaging technology and exhibit halls
Implementing government awards for those who contribute to the development of outstanding technology in the packaging industry to nurture the pride and self-esteem of workers in the packaging industry, spread an atmosphere of technical innovation through sharing of the latest technology and instill a willingness for technical development (since 2007)
Designate qualifications of submission to overseas packaging awards
ASIAN PACKAGING FEDERATION (APF)
WORLD PACKAGING ORGANISATION (WPO)
Operating promotion halls to showcase winners of domestic and international packaging-related exhibits
Hosted by: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Supervised by: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, held every year
5. Establishing a basis for entry into the global market through international exchange activities
World Packaging Organization (WPO) activities
WPO is an agency that collects feedback from various nations for the promotion of the global packaging industry and public interests related to packaging in which 43 countries around the world (38 Full Members, 5 Affiliate Members) are members.
Asian Packaging Federation (APF) activities
APF is Asia’s only private organization founded for public interests throughout Asia related to packaging through, for example, policy and technical exchanges on packaging, and 14 countries including Korea, Japan and China are its members.
6. Investigation of current conditions of domestic packaging industry
Through an investigation of current conditions of the packaging industry, the scope and status of the domestic packaging industry are analyzed and estimated, and it is to be utilized as base materials for establishing packaging-related policies and development plans in the future.Through periodic investigations, time series data is secured, which may be utilized for accurate prediction of the growth of the packaging industry in the future
7. Technical exchanges and networking in packaging
Establishing a basis for formation of industry, academia and research network in packaging Establishing a place of efficient technical and informational exchanges and cooperation Developing and proposing specialized policies to foster each area of packaging through technical exchanges and analysis of difficulties faced by companies
