These are only a few questions that our Structural Designers need to ask themselves.
What functions/features does the carton need to include?.
Will it be appealing to the customer on the store shelf?.
Based on the dimensions, will it fit on a store shelf?.
Can it be used with carton erectors on the production line?.
Can it be used on the product production line without any filling issues?.
Does the customer want the carton to be easy or difficult to open and close?.
There are a lot of questions that need to be answered before beginning. In most cases, they are provided with samples of the customer’s product to be packaged so that they can design a multi-dimensional CAD drawing of the carton. Structural Package Designers not only need to create unique cartons, but also have to keep in mind many other features. Folding Carton Structural Design Structural Package Design can be defined as the ‘the engineering of a carton or a box out of paperboard to create a package to hold a specific product.’ Structural design is very complicated and involved on many levels.