Hermetic sealA hermetic seal is any type of sealing that makes a given object airtight (preventing the passage of air, oxygen, or other gases). The term originally applied to airtight glass containers, but as technology advanced it applied to a larger category of materials, including rubber and plastics. Hermetic seals are essential to the correct and safe functionality of many electronic and healthcare products. Used technically, it is stated in conjunction with a specific test method and conditions of use.
Packaging and labelingPackaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of designing, evaluating, and producing packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, sale, and end use. Packaging contains, protects, preserves, transports, informs, and sells. In many countries it is fully integrated into government, business, institutional, industrial, and personal use.
Boîtier de circuit intégréalt=Boîtier de circuit intégré de type CDIP à 24 broches.|vignette|Boîtier de circuit intégré de type CDIP à 24 broches. Un boîtier ou boitier de circuit intégré (ou package) est un boîtier servant à la fois de jonction électrique et d'interface mécanique entre la puce du circuit intégré et le circuit imprimé. Il est généralement composé de plastique, parfois de céramique, rarement de métal. Certains boîtiers possèdent des fenêtres transparentes permettant par exemple l'effacement par ultraviolet de certaines mémoires (EPROM).
Dual Inline PackageEn micro-électronique, un boîtier DIP ou DIL (Dual In-line Package), est une forme particulière de boîtier de circuit intégré qui connecte un circuit intégré au monde extérieur sur deux rangées de pattes, d'où leur nom, "dual". Ce format était le plus courant dans les années 1970-1980, avant d'être détrôné par des formats plus compacts. Les boîtiers DIP peuvent être directement soudés sur le circuit imprimé (PCB), ou insérés mécaniquement dans des supports qui ont eux-mêmes préalablement été soudés (permettant un remplacement facile du composant et une suppression des risques de destruction par la chaleur lors de la soudure).
Package testingPackage testing or packaging testing involves the measurement of a characteristic or property involved with packaging. This includes packaging materials, packaging components, primary packages, shipping containers, and unit loads, as well as the associated processes. Testing measures the effects and interactions of the levels of packaging, the package contents, external forces, and end-use. It can involve controlled laboratory experiments, subjective evaluations by people, or field testing.
Encapsulation (électronique)In electronics manufacturing, integrated circuit packaging is the final stage of semiconductor device fabrication, in which the block of semiconductor material is encapsulated in a supporting case that prevents physical damage and corrosion. The case, known as a "package", supports the electrical contacts which connect the device to a circuit board. In the integrated circuit industry, the process is often referred to as packaging. Other names include semiconductor device assembly, assembly, encapsulation or sealing.
Atmosphère protectricethumb|Prélèvement pour analyse des niveaux d'oxygène et de dioxyde de carbone d'un paquet de carottes râpées sous atmosphère protectrice. Un conditionnement dit « sous atmosphère protectrice » consiste à modifier la composition de l'atmosphère interne d'un emballage (en général de denrées alimentaires mais cette technique est aussi utilisée pour des médicaments) dans le but d'améliorer sa durée de vie. Le processus tend souvent à réduire le taux de dioxygène (O_2), entre 20 % et 0 %, afin de ralentir la croissance des formes de vie aérobie et les réactions d'oxydation.
Active packagingThe terms active packaging, intelligent packaging, and smart packaging refer to amplified packaging systems used with foods, pharmaceuticals, and several other types of products. They help extend shelf life, monitor freshness, display information on quality, improve safety, and improve convenience. The terms are often related and can overlap. Active packaging usually means having active functions beyond the inert passive containment and protection of the product.
Packaging engineeringPackaging engineering, also package engineering, packaging technology and packaging science, is a broad topic ranging from design conceptualization to product placement. All steps along the manufacturing process, and more, must be taken into account in the design of the package for any given product. Package engineering is an interdisciplinary field integrating science, engineering, technology and management to protect and identify products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.
Induction sealingInduction sealing is the process of bonding thermoplastic materials by induction heating. This involves controlled heating an electrically conducting object (usually aluminum foil) by electromagnetic induction, through heat generated in the object by eddy currents. Induction sealing is used in many types of manufacturing. In packaging it is used for package fabrication such as forming tubes from flexible materials, attaching plastic closures to package forms, etc.
