Applying axiomatic design to improve thermoforming multilayered plastic container

Food can be preserved for long periods in containers made of thermoformed multilayered plastic. However, nonsystematic techniques based on field experience and knowledge must be used to design and produce multilayered plastic products, and problems are typically resolved by trial- and- error rather than cause analysis. Therefore, we evaluated and analyzed existing manufacturing techniques and developed a new process by adapting axiomatic design to the design and development of thermoformed multilayered plastic product ( container). The feasibility of our new process was validated through case studies that examined the stacking and shrinkage properties of the resulting plastic products.