Obituary – Chester J. Mackson

Chester J. Mackson, PhD., former Director of the School of Packaging, Michigan State University (MSU), died on May 21 at the age of 88. He was Director of the School from 1977 to 1986 during one of the School's most expansive, successful periods. Dr. Mackson's vision led to a much expanded school in terms of staffing and student numbers, and in programs and international prominence. During his time as Director, he hired many of the faculty currently on staff and laid the foundation for the broadened programmatic mission that we enjoy today. Chet was instrumental in the building expansion that added several world‐class labs, a conference room and faculty offices. Prior to this, faculty had been housed in two buildings that he felt did not create a good work environment. Today the School is well known both on and off campus for its harmonious work environment and team attitude. Internationally, Chet was very proactive, perhaps a little surprising for a small town boy from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He was one of the pioneers and long‐time board members of the International Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI). IAPRI is now a thriving association made up of member organizations from all around the world; its recent 16th World Conference was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Chet was the organizer of the 4th World Conference in Lansing, Michigan. It was the first one held outside of Europe and remains one of the most successful. Together with Frank Paine he started the first packaging overseas study program for students, offered in London, England, which has now expanded to also include programs in Sweden, Spain and Japan. Chet worked with the World Bank, the US Agency for International Development and the United Nations to secure short term assignments for faculty in Mexico, Brazil, Morocco and Korea, among others. Due, in part, to Chet's early leadership, the current faculty is well traveled internationally and the School is respected globally. Chet Mackson was an educator, an innovator and an entrepreneur. He loved his family, MSU, Michigan's upper peninsula and a good golf match. He served MSU for over 34 years as a professor in Agriculture Economics and as Director of the School of Packaging. He served the USA as an officer in World War II in Patton's Third Army, was wounded in battle and received the Purple Heart. Chet is survived by Marilynn, his wife of 61 years, 6 children, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Chet was honored by the Packaging Education Foundation in 1992 when they elected him to the Packaging Hall of Fame, and again by the School's alumni in 2007 when they elected him to MSU Packaging Alumni Association Hall of Fame. One of the things he said most often, and which exemplifies his professional career was, ‘it is surprising how much you can accomplish, as long as you don't care who gets the credit’. Chet will be missed by the faculty, staff and alumni of the School of Packaging.     

日本设计师鹿目尚志

鹿目尚志的造形理念 我作为职业包装设计师已近30年了。年轻时曾在东京美术学校（现东京艺术大学）学习油画。后来从绘画转入设计领域。在思考设计的过程中我始终怀有艺术家的情结。     

Journal Editor awarded the R. David LeButt Packaging Education Award

The 2009 recipient of R. David LeButt Packaging Education Award is David Shires of Pira International, Editor‐in‐Chief of the journal Packaging Technology and Science. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Edward Steichen

Abstract

‘The camera’, Steichen wrote in 1947, ‘serves as an instrument for waging war and as an historian in recording the war’.¹ He spoke from experience. By this time, as a veteran of both world wars, he was reflecting upon a long life devoted to photography as art, as an advertising medium, as social commentary, and as war documentation. Although Steichen often used his camera as a very effective propaganda device in wartime, his hatred of war motivated him to use the same instrument to persuade people that war would never provide a lasting solution to human problems.²     

GDX2 包装机非接触式条包美容装置的设计与应用

对 GDX2 包装机条包透明纸松弛、皱褶的原因进行了分析研究,采用热风干燥原理设计了非接触式条包美容装置。 该装置由加热器、温控检测器、条包翻转机构以及防护装置等组成,通过热空气对条包透明纸进行加热收缩,改善香烟条包外观质量。 该装置可以广泛地用于食品、药品、各种礼品的透明纸外包装美容,对提升产品包装质量有实际意义。     

包装纸盒CAD系统的设计研究

提出了一种从包装纸盒二维平面图出发自动构造出三维立体盒型的方法.根据二维平面图自动搜索出盒型面并进行盒型拓扑结构分析,最后以"图"的数据结构为基础建立包装盒三维模型构造的算法.该系统还能实现纸盒动画、贴图等效果,提高了纸盒设计的效率和质量.     

纸箱封装机折页机构的设计与研究

目的 为解决现有的纸箱自动化包装生产线上纸箱封装机的折页机构折侧页不可靠、无法对多规格的纸箱进行折页的问题,设计一种可靠、适用于多规格的纸箱折页机构以提高纸箱包装质量和包装效率。方法 通过对折页功能、纸箱状态和封装机整体进行分析研究,设计2组纸箱折页机构;用机构的动态静力分析方法对2组折页机构进行运动学分析和动力学分析,用Matlab对运动学方程和动力学方程求解;用SolidWorks软件对2组折页机构进行结构设计和三维建模;将所设计的2组折页机构实物组装在封装机上进行现场试验。结果 运动学分析结果表明,2组折页机构带动纸箱页旋转的最终角位移能够准确地使纸箱页完成折叠工作;动力学分析结果表明,2组折页机构所需的驱动力矩和驱动力符合动力元件的力矩和力的使用范围。现场试验结果表明,所设计的折页机构能够对多种规格的纸箱实现可靠的折页工作。结论 该纸箱折页机构能够可靠地完成不同规格的纸箱折页工作,实现了纸箱折页的自动化与柔性化,可在一定程度上提高纸箱包装生产线的包装效率。     

一种半自动纸箱包装机机械系统设计

目的针对目前快递行业中纸箱包装存在的效率低、人工耗费高等问题,以350 mm×230 mm×190 mm标准邮政纸箱为研究对象,设计一种半自动纸箱包装机。方法该包装机的机械系统由托盘转动机构、开箱成型机构和折叶折曲机构组成,通过这三大机构实现纸箱的折纸包装。结果开箱成型机构实现了纸箱的开箱、成型,折叶折曲机构实现了纸箱短叶、长叶的折合,托盘转动机构保证了包装过程中各工序之间运动的连续性。结论该包装机能够在保证包装质量的前提下,大幅度提高包装效率、降低包装成本。     

纸盒加工数字化流程的发展前景

随着数字化技术在包装印刷业的不断渗入,纸盒加工过程数字化的实现将倍受瞩目.文中从包装结构计算机辅助设计(CAD)技术、纸盒样品CAM系统、JDF技术等方面全面分析了纸盒加工数字化流程,阐述了纸盒加工数字化流程的发展前景.     

可控连杆手指式纸箱封箱机的设计

目的为电商快递行业提供一种封装多样化、自动化的纸箱封装机,降低从业人员的劳动强度,提高纸箱封装效率。方法封箱机主要由底座支撑装置、纸箱对正调整装置、可控连杆手指封装装置、纸箱旋转装置、胶带封装装置及控制系统组成。设计双向丝杠滑台实现不同规格尺寸纸箱的对中、找正。通过控制可控连杆手指封装装置的原动件运动参数,实现不同规格尺寸纸箱的摇盖折合、封装。胶带封装装置由直动式电磁铁、微型真空泵、吸盘等零件组成,与纸箱旋转装置协调配合,共同实现纸箱的十字封装和胶带的自动切断。结果样机有效工作空间为550 mm×450 mm×300 mm,能够对外形尺寸在(140~550)mm×(140~450)mm×(180~300)mm的纸箱进行封装工作,每个纸箱封装时间为60 s。结论该纸箱封箱机可完成不同型号纸箱的包装、胶带的十字封装工作,实现了封装多样化与自动化;具有占地空间小、功能柔性可控、造价低的特点,可提高电商快递从业人员的工作效率。     

快速锁合型纸盒封装机构设计与仿真分析

目的为了实现对快速锁合型纸盒的封装,设计能够完成该型纸盒端盖封装的工艺流程。方法运用机构末端作用点对纸盒底结构理想运动轨迹拟合的方法,并结合ADAMS与MATLAB进行联合仿真分析。结果确定了耳板翻折机构和盖板引导机构设计方案,并加以优化,得到了针对特定尺寸的快速锁合型纸盒封装机构的空间连杆尺寸。通过对机构的运动学仿真分析,建立了快速锁合型纸盒封装机构末端运动轨迹数学模型。结论运动学仿真和数学模型分析结果显示,所选取的空间连杆尺寸和机构偏角能够较好地满足对应结构尺寸纸盒的封装要求,为快速锁合型纸盒装盒机整体的设计与实现奠定基础。     

David A. Sinclair's Pilgrimage

Abstract

The secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association has spent the last few days in bidding farewell and receiving the best wishes of his friends, as he prepared to leave them in search of his health. The large number of friends gathered about him last Sunday showed the hold he has upon the people of this city.     

包装盒形拼版的实现

盒形拼版是包装盒形设计的重要环节,它直接影响盒形的后加工的效果.本文根据包装盒形的结构特点,提出了结合盒形拼版模式的自动拼版方法.并给出了4种盒形拼版模式,及计算相邻盒形间距的方法,由此通过平移变换实现了盒形拼版,最后给出了样例.     

基于侧开式预制条盒卷烟装填设备的开发与应用

目的 为解决预制条盒中支“玉溪境界”软盒硬化产品生产过程中存在的人工包装效率低下且成本较高问题。方法 通过对YB65条盒包装机进行结构分析和改进，仅保留原机的二五排列的烟包推入装置，重新设计预制条盒供料及侧盖打开装置、烟包推入装置及预制条盒输出装置。预制条盒装填技术改变了原有条盒纸成型工艺，并对YB65条盒包装机与YB95条盒透明纸包装机的设备布局及相位进行调整，实现了侧开式预制条盒卷烟的包装成型工艺。结果 以中支“玉溪境界”为测试对象，装填设备联机运行时速度达25条/min，设备效率达75.4%，废品剔除率为0.84%，较人工装填效率提升了19.3倍。结论 设备投入使用后，实现了侧开式预制条盒卷烟的全自动生产，设备运行稳定可靠，且效率提升显著。     

电梯井道部件重型瓦楞纸箱包装设计

目的设计装载方便、成本合理的电梯井道部件重型瓦楞纸箱包装方案,以代替现有的木箱包装。方法在分析电梯零部件包装现状的基础上,采用重型瓦楞纸箱作为井道部件的外包装,内包装采用普通瓦楞纸箱,并使用隔挡对零部件进行限位和缓冲,托盘仍采用木制托盘。结果实现了电梯井道部件的合理装载,提高了集装箱及货车的装载率,有效降低了企业的包装成本。结论采用重型瓦楞纸箱包装可以替代原有的木箱包装,在保证包装保护性能的基础上,该包装方案装载率提高了66%。     

纸包装容器在化妆品包装中的应用

通过对纸包装容器(纸盒)在化妆品包装中应用的简要剖析，阐明包装结构、包装造型与包装装潢设计相结合的三位一体的包装战略的重要性，指出纸包装这一绿色包装的重要组成部分在目前以及今后包装市场上的重要地位。     

Camouflage and the Half-Hidden History of Max Dupain in War

Max Dupain is Australia's best-known modernist photographer. The least-known period of his working life is the Second World War, when he joined many other Australian artists and served as a camouflage officer for the Department of Home Security, attached to the Royal Australian Airforce. Dupain was trained in aerial photography. He camouflaged airbases in New South Wales and photographed camouflage experiments from the air. When the war moved into the SW Pacific region, Dupain was sent to Goodenough Island in Papua to work alongside Americans. This article addresses the emotional impact of the war on Dupain and contrasts the depersonalised, abstracted aesthetics of functional aerial camouflage photography with The New Guinea Series, a portfolio of documentary photographs of people and landscapes on the islands of New Guinea and Papua. Dupain's war service left him troubled and searching for greater truth through photography. I argue that The New Guinea Series, which was completed independently of Dupain's official employment as a camoufleur, communicates his sharpened awareness of the importance of embodiment as a moral approach to the world. I propose that the New Guinea Series acted as a humanist antidote to the dehumanisation that Dupain experienced through the abstractions of aerial photography.     

硬盒模具的电脑柔性激光制造技术

由激光制造产生的硬盘模具大大提高了硬盒包装产品的模切质量和市场竞争力，正日益受到包装界的重视。介绍了基于电脑控制的柔性激光制造技术及其在硬盒模具加工中的应用。     

包装纸盒设计系统--Visual Basic.NET二次开发AutoCAD

以AutoCAD为平台,并选择Visual Basic.NET作为二次开发语言,建立了具有平面盒坯图的参数化设计、纸盒自动折叠成型的动画演示、三维实体的渲染等功能的包装纸盒设计系统,为包装CAD提供一种新的方法.     

第二届“福建之星”创意设计大寒获奖作品选辑

以“设计服务于社会”的战略导向为指引,由福建省文化厅与福建省包装联合会主办,福建省包联设计委承办的第二届“福建之星”创意设计大赛于今年9月在福州举行,这是继第一届“福建之星”与第十一届“华东大奖”举办后又一次高水平的设计大赛.大赛终评于9月19日起连续两天进行,而从征稿到评选的整个活动历时了约半年.本次大赛获奖作品也于10月24到10月27日在厦门由文化部主办的“海峡文化博览会”中展出并颁奖。