👉 Packaging engineering is the multidisciplinary field that focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing packaging solutions to meet specific product requirements while ensuring efficiency, sustainability, and safety throughout the supply chain. It involves understanding the product's physical, chemical, and environmental attributes to create packaging that protects it from damage, maintains its quality, and facilitates ease of handling, storage, and transportation. Packaging engineers consider factors such as material selection, structural integrity, barrier properties, weight reduction, recyclability, and cost-effectiveness. They also integrate innovative technologies like smart packaging for tracking and monitoring product conditions, and sustainable practices to minimize environmental impact. By balancing functionality, aesthetics, and economic viability, packaging engineering plays a crucial role in enhancing the overall consumer experience and supporting business objectives.