PRINGLES PROJECT

By: Karen Li, Sneha Ramprasad, Kc Hutmacher

THE PROBLEM

Our job was to design and test a package to

safely ship a single Pringles potato chip

through the USPS to Conant High School. It

should not break or chip in the process. The

chip should stay in tact.

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BRAINSTORMING IDEAS

• Mold foam in shape of a Pringle

• Use zip-loc bag

• Fill a small box full of cotton and surround

cotton balls around the Pringle chip.

Brainstorming

Rectangle box with pringles size dimensions

Box filled with cotton balls

Pringles shaped inside; soft foam material

Pringle in blown up ziploc bag filled with water

Brainstorming

DIMENSIONS OF CHIP

• Height: .163 inches

• Width: 1.568 inches

• Length: 2.59 inches

DIMENSIONS OF CARSON’S BOX

Top:

Length = 3.375 inches

Width = 2.313 inches

Height = .063 inches

Bottom:

Length = 3.25 inches

Width = 2.188

Height = .063 inches

DESIGN BRIEF

• Client Company: Pringles chips.

• Target Consumer: People who enjoy eating Pringles chips.

• Designers: Sneha Ramprasad, Karen Li, Kc Hutmacher, Jake Esmael

• Problem Statement: Our goal as a group is to send a single Pringles chip

from Fremd High School to Conant High School in a container sort of thing

without it breaking.

• Design Statement: Or designs include using foam to shape the bottom and

top half of the Pringle chip, use soft materials such as cotton balls so stuff

the Pringles chip with so it doesn’t break inside our packaging, and using

feathers.

• Constraints: No substance may be applied to the chip, or the chip altered

in any way, the chip must be recoverable and edible when received by the

partner school, no pre-made Pringles containers should be used, all

packages must be sent via the US Postal Service - First Class Mail, there

is a 3" x 5" limit on the size of the package, package must be clearly

labeled on the outside with the sending school and group, and each

participating school will send, receive and evaluate packages.

Decision Matrix

4 3 2 1

Durability (based on testing on prototype)

Most likely will not break when sent to Conant

Pringle may be chipped in some areas

Pringle may break in half

Pringle may break into more than 3 pieces

Decision Matrix

Durability (based on testing on prototype)

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Decision Matrix

Accessibility to Materials

Materials are easy to find; can be found at home

Materials are relatively easy to find; can be found in nearby stores

Materials are a little difficult to find; have to find materials in specific stores that may be far away

Materials are very hard to get to; may not find some of the materials

Decision Matrix

Accessibility to Materials

Foam Cut-Out of Pringle 3Box Filled with Feathers and Cotton Balls 3Pringle Put in a Blown up Ziploc bag 4

Decision Matrix

Cost of Materials

Less than 2 dollars

About 2-3 dollars

4-5 dollars

More than 5 dollars

Decision Matrix

Cost of Materials

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Decision Matrix

Amount of Time it takes to make (based on testing on prototype)

Less than 1 Hour

About 1-2 Hours

About 2-4 Hours

3 Hours or More

Decision Matrix

Amount of Time it takes to make (based on

testing on prototype)

Foam Cut-Out of Pringle 3Box Filled with Feathers and Cotton Balls 4Pringle Put in a Blown up Ziploc bag 4

Decision Matrix

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TESTING

Our box filled with cotton.

We tested the durability of

the box by throwing it

against a wall about three

time with full force.

Pringles chip inside

the box.

It’s still in tact!

TESTING

This was the result we

got. Every time we

threw it against the

wall, it chipped, and

eventually it broke.

We threw the Pringles

chip in the zip-loc bag

against a wall with full

force about three to

four times.

RESULTS

Our idea about putting the single Pringles chip

inside a box filled with cotton balls proved to

be a success because it reached its

destination without cracking!

INVENTOR EXPLODED VIEW

Research

1. Recovery is one of the most important properties

of a cushioning material; it ensures that the package

contents continue to be protected even when

repeatedly subjected to similar stresses. If recovery is

too low, the braking distance declines on constant

exposure to stress, such that the resultant kinetic

energy can no longer adequately be absorbed and the

package contents may be damaged.

Required characteristics of cushioning materials

Cushioning materials must in particular fulfill four main

requirements:

Research

2. Cushioning materials must be insensitive to

climatic conditions, such as moisture due to

elevated relative humidity, direct solar

radiation and extreme variations in

temperature and their action must not be

impaired by such exposure.

Research

3. Especially in the case of package contents which

are at risk of corrosion, it is important that the

cushioning materials do not promote corrosion.

They should not contain any aggressive constituents

(neutral pH), which could contribute towards

corrosion. The cushioning material and package

contents should not interact and possibly impair

each other's properties.

Research

4. Use of the cushioning material should be

effective, simple, environmentally

compatible and cost-effective.

Research

Types of Cushioning:

Plastic Wrap

Bubble Wrap

Newspaper

Peanuts

Foam

Cotton

Ziploc Bags filled with air (Airbags)

Bibliography

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http://reviews.ebay.com/How-To-Package-Fragile-Items-

Safely-for-Shipping_W0QQugidZ10000000003741734

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