Thank you for this interview and the guide. I've been trying to find a plastic-free solution for packaging candles and soap, at some point I decided to design my own for molding them from paper pulp, but I've also been struggling with this since I have no experience with designing packaging. I'll read the guide and hopefully something klicks. 😅
@@packagingunboxd Thanks! Well, I finally read the document and although I won't be trying to reach the standards of packaging of companies, that ship electronics like Google, it did give me some things to think about. For now, my problem is that I can't demold the pulp while it's wet without it breaking apart, no matter how well I polish the mold. It might have to do with the glue I'm using, or that I used a blender to break down the cardboard, potentually shortening the fibers. I also tested the material outside of the mold and it's stiff, not as strong as paper mache, so I might try to sandwich the pulp between 2 sheets of recycled paper and maybe modify the design of the mold. for now, it has an 8-degree draft angle.
@@ImPickleTwitch normally demolding is done dry through heat applied directly to the mold releasing all moisture through steam. Doing it wet would be a mess. Some small run shops I've seen them build a solid male mold and a screen female mold to help dry quicker for sampling.
Thank you for this interview and the guide.
I've been trying to find a plastic-free solution for packaging candles and soap, at some point I decided to design my own for molding them from paper pulp, but I've also been struggling with this since I have no experience with designing packaging.
I'll read the guide and hopefully something klicks. 😅
Glad it was helpful! There’s a lot of great info in there, if you’ve got questions please feel free to ask them and we’ll do our best to answer them.
@@packagingunboxd Thanks! Well, I finally read the document and although I won't be trying to reach the standards of packaging of companies, that ship electronics like Google, it did give me some things to think about. For now, my problem is that I can't demold the pulp while it's wet without it breaking apart, no matter how well I polish the mold. It might have to do with the glue I'm using, or that I used a blender to break down the cardboard, potentually shortening the fibers. I also tested the material outside of the mold and it's stiff, not as strong as paper mache, so I might try to sandwich the pulp between 2 sheets of recycled paper and maybe modify the design of the mold. for now, it has an 8-degree draft angle.
@@ImPickleTwitch normally demolding is done dry through heat applied directly to the mold releasing all moisture through steam. Doing it wet would be a mess. Some small run shops I've seen them build a solid male mold and a screen female mold to help dry quicker for sampling.