mirror project
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Jared Sattler
Distribution lab
12/9/14
Lab 8 – Mirror Lab
Objective: The objective of this lab is to design a package for a bath accessory. The accessory is a
wooden vanity mirror. The mirror is made in the USA by an industry leading furniture manufacturer. The
company is considered an eco-friendly company in its packaging and choice of materials. The vanity
mirror comes in three (3) different sizes: 24”x35”, 27”x35”, and 33”x35”.
Quality Requirements:
The mirror must not be broken or scratched during shipment
The mirror or mirror-back must not become dislodged from the frame
The frame must be intact following shipping
The wood finish must be unscratched
Materials:
Corrugated shipping container
Corrugated mirror cover sheet
EPS Foam for inserts
Design Constraints: The company packaging strategy for accessory items is to minimize the number of
unique boxes inventoried and to use one shipper for all three sizes of mirror.
Top Piece:
Side Piece:
*The above dimensions are for the 33”x35” mirror. For the 27”x35” mirror, the 5 inch value above for width changes to 11
inches, and for the 24”x35” mirror the value changes to 12.5 inches for width. All other dimensions remain the same.
20 inches 6.5 inches
5 inches
3 inches
2.5 inches
41 inches
6.5 inches
5 inches
2.5 inches
2 inches
3 inches
35 inches
Design Explanation: The 24 inch wide mirror (measured from outermost corner to outermost opposite
corner) will have 7.5 inches thick of EPS foam on either side to fill the void space in the box, which is 39
inches total width. Both the top piece and bottom piece will be 20 inches long and remain the same for
each variation of mirror size. When packaging the 27 inch mirror, the side pieces will be lowered to 6
inches thick of EPS foam on either side to account for the new space taken up by the wider mirror. F or
the 33 inch wide mirror, there will be 3 inches of EPS foam on either side which will then fit inside the
box which is 39 inches wide. All three sizes of mirror will have 3 inches of EPS foam surrounding the top
and bottom. The only dimension changing is the thickness of the side pieces to account for the change in
mirror width.
Bill of Materials:
Cost:
EPS Foam inserts:
$100 per cubic yard
1 cubic yard is 27 cubic feet
100/27=$3.70 per cubic feet
4,112 cubic inches of material
4,112 cubic inches equals 2.38 cubic feet
($3.70)(2.83)=$8.80 per mirror shipped
Corrugated box:
$0.28 per square foot
52.2422 square foot box
(52.2422)(0.28)=$14.63 per box
Corrugated mirror cover piece:
$0.28 per square foot
3.46 square feet
(3.46)(0.28)=$.9688 per mirror cover
Total Cost:
$24.3988 per shipment
Mirror cost is $752.00
Mirror production is 25,000 a year
(24.3988)+ (752.00) (25,000) = $19,409,970 dollars yearly cost
for packaging and mirror.
NFMTA 181 A Procedure
The test lab must record the temperature and humidity conditions of the testing environment at the
beginning of the test procedure. In addition, record the length of time test specimen was held in the test
facility prior to actual testing.
Procedure A:
Shipping weight: 0-25lbs
Drop height: 30”
Sequence:
1. Test corner 2-3-5
2. Shortest edge radiating from the corner tested
3. Next shortest edge radiating from the corner tested
4. Longest edge radiating from the corner tested
5. One of the smallest faces
6. Opposite small face
7. One of the medium faces
8. Opposite medium face
9. One of the largest faces
10. Opposite large face