In-mold labeling (IML) technology and its usage in food packaging

Packaging offers us its connection with human life from past to present in every aspect. People needed to store or store the surplus products they obtained in the development of hunting and efficient use of the land. In this case, it brought the concept of packaging to the agenda. Every product we see around us is presented to us in its own packaging. Packaging; It is a general name given to the materials that protect the material in the product from production to the consumer against external factors, prevent it from being damaged and preserve it. The rapid progress of technology creates new developments in the packaging industry, as in every field. This thesis consists of four parts. In the first part; purpose and importance of the research, problem situation, assumptions and limitations, method, universe and sample, data collection tools and data collection, in the second part; Under the title of packaging, packaging development and the historical process of packaging, packaging types, packaging functions and packaging materials, packaging printing techniques and use of labels in packaging, in the third part; In-mold labeling, in-mold labeling methods, IML label design, labeling production stages, IML applications and IML advantages, in the fourth section; packaging design evaluations were made. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the design and application of in-mold labeling technology, how the production works are carried out and how the processes progress. Keywords: Packaging, label, in-mold labeling, printing, product, in-mold.