Lightweighting definition

Lightweighting means any reduction in the weight of a given size and shape Bottle, which does not materially alter the size or shape of such Bottle.
Lightweighting means reducing the weight or amount of material used in a specific packaging or food service ware without functionally changing the packaging or food service ware. “Lightweighting” does not include changes that result in a recyclable or compostable covered material becoming nonrecyclable or noncompostable or less likely to be recycled or composted.

Examples of Lightweighting in a sentence

  • Writing/Composition or Communication 3 Arts/Hum Elective 3 Semester Total 16 ABR 201 Lightweighting Composite Repair 4 Rest.

  • The manufacturing and design of lightweight metals into components and systems, however, is not a mere matter of substitution, especially for DoD applications, as detailed in the report of the National Research Council entitled Application of Lightweighting Technology to Military Vehicles, Vessels, and Aircraft4.