Learn More About the Corrugated Industry
Box 101
- Packaging is a science. Each industry has its own set of packaging and shipping challenges that require unique solutions.
- Corrugated packaging consists of liners and fluted material. The wavy fluted material is placed between two liners to strengthen the corrugated material. Flutes come in a variety of sizes, heights and wave frequencies. Corrugated packaging is popular because it’s strong, quickly manufactured and cost-effective.
- Board styles for corrugated packaging include: single face, single wall, double wall and triple wall.
- Scoring is a depression put into the board so that the box can be folded easier.
- Die cutting creates unique designs, cuts, slots, scores and perforations for custom packaging and display solutions.
- Box dimensions are measured from inside a constructed box. The dimensions are expressed as length x width x depth.
- Mullen is a standard measurement of box strength expressed in pounds per square inch. It identifies the amount of force corrugated material can withstand and when it will fail; establishes minimum basis weight.
- ECT is a performance test on stacking strength expressed in pounds per lineal inch.
Resources
- “What is Corrugated?” explained by the Fibre Box Association
FedEx Packaging 101
- General Packaging Guidelines
- How to Pack LTL Freight
- Testing Packaged Products Weighing up to 150 lbs.
- Testing Packaged Products Weighing More Than 150 lbs.