Friday, September 7, 2018

All About Corrugated Boxes St Louis

By Laura Watson


Paper has a very special role in packaging. It is very versatile and can not only package the products but it also protects and advertises all types of products. Paperboard especially has been used responsibly in packaging and displays dazzling graphics of different colorful brands all over the world. Corrugated boxes St Louis are the shipping containers of choice for most products all over the world.

Corrugated boxes are commonly used to ship all types of products. They are very important in shipping. They are also very important in manufacturing and distribution channels all over the world. They are preferred because of certain properties they possess that make them easy to handle, strong, efficient and the fact they can be printed on the outside.

In the packaging industry, a lot of healthy competition is found between corrugated and plastic packaging. The one advantage that corrugated boxes have over other types of packaging material is the fact that they are recyclable and reusable. At home, they can be used to store items and can even be used to transport personal belongings when moving.

They are however mainly used as a secondary packaging choice. This is where they are used to transport already packaged products. The goods are then transported between distributors and retailers. You will most likely not find corrugated boxes in supermarket shelves.

The graphics and any print done on the outside of the corrugated box are used to help identify the content contained during shipping. It is not common for these boxes to be used as primary packaging. But this is common in the electric industry. When transporting electronic goods, the goods remain in the packaging until they get to the consumer. The printed media on the boxes not only help in shipping but also in advertising and selling the content.

Corrugated boxes are made from paper boards that are usually laminated by special machines that fold them. They come in different sizes and dimensions depending on the package they are to ship. They can be single layered, double or even triple layered. Products such as car parts that are heavy duty need boxes that are strong such as the double and triple layered boxes. Single layered boxes are used for light products.

The thickness of the corrugated box is determined by the size of the flutes that are used between the layers. The flutes come in different sizes but the most popular one is the flute size used in single layered boxes. The outside layer normally referred to as the liner board can be bleached to allow for high-quality color printing.

The normal liner boards are usually brown in color. This is the natural color of unbleached ground wood paper and is the color of most corrugated boxes. Liner boards are glued together with flutes in between them to form the boxes.

The flute layers are not usually of the same size. The outermost layer is usually the smallest. This is because it allows the outside of the box to have an even surface that is good for printing. The larger flute sizes are used on the inside of the boxes as the strengthen the box to allow stacking of the products. A double layered box has three layers of the liner board and two flute layers.




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