Openability: Producing design limits for consumer packaging

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-225

  Ybxoll, A ^a   Janson, R ^a   Bradbury, S R ^a   Langley, J ^a   Wearn, J ^a   Hayes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inclusive design; Openability; Packaging

Indexed keywords

PACKAGING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TORQUE;

CONSUMER PACKAGING; DEMOGRAPHICS OF SOCIETY; DEXTERITY; INCLUSIVE DESIGN;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS;

PACKAGING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RETAIL PACKS; TORQUE;

EID: 33747779381     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.725     Document Type: Article

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