Cardboard Boxes and Corrugated Packaging
Euro Corrugated (Pty.) Ltd.

The Corrugated packaging industry is full of packaging terms. For ease of reference here are some of the more common ones:-

• Basis Weight (of containerboard): Weight of linerboard or corrugating medium expressed in terms of pounds per 1,000 square feet or grams per sq.m(gsm).
• Bundle: A shipping unit of two or more articles wrapped and fastened together by suitable means.
• Bursting Strength: The strength of material in pounds per square inch, as measured by the Cady or Mullen tester.
• Cardboard: A thick paper based material.
  
• Closure mechanism: Methods of creating a box shape or sealing a box.
  
• Corrugated Board – Single Face: The structure formed by one corrugated member glued to one flat facing.
• Corrugated Board – Single Wall: Also known as Double Face. The structure formed by one corrugated inner member glued between two flat facings.
• Corrugated Board – Double Wall: The structure formed by three flat facings and two intermediate corrugated members.
• Crease: An impression or crease in corrugated or solid fibreboard to locate and facilitate folding.
  
• Die-Cut: A cut made with special steel rule dies. The act of making a part or container which is cut and scored to shape by such tools. Also used to denote a board which has been die-cut.
• Dimensions:
            Length – The larger of the two dimensions of the open face.
            Width – The lesser of the two dimensions of the open face.
            Depth – The distance between the innermost surfaces of the box measured perpendicular to the length and width.
  
• DWB: Double Walled Board (Three liners and two flutings).
• Flaps: The closing members of a fibreboard box.
• Flat Form: Completed box which is not errected. This is the normal method of delivering boxes
• Flute or Corrugation: One of the wave shapes in the inner portion of combined corrugated fibreboard. Although other flutes, such as “Jumbo,” have been developed, the flutes most commonly used are: Approximate Height:-
            A-flute 4.8 mm 3/16 inch
            B-flute 3.5 mm 3/32 inch
            C-flute 3.6 mm 9/64 inch
            E-flute 2 mm 3/64 inch
  
• Fold: A bend in a board which alters the shape.
  
• Glue: A term used in the Classifications as a synonym for ‘adhesive.’
• Knocked-Down (KD): A term denoting that an article is partially or entirely taken apart – not setup.
• Kraft: A word meaning strength applied to pulp, paper or paperboard produced from wood fibres by the sulfate process.
• Pad: A corrugated or solid fibreboard sheet or other authorized material used for extra protection or for separating tiers or layers of articles when packed for shipment.
• Panel: A ‘face’ or ‘side’ of a box.
• Partitions: A set of corrugated or solid fibreboard pieces slotted so they interlock when assembled to form a number of cells into which articles may be placed for shipment.
• Score: An impression or crease in corrugated or solid fibreboard to locate and facilitate folding.
• Sheet: A rectangle of combined board – single or multi-wall – untrimmed or trimmed, and possibly scored one way across the corrugations where such operation is done on the corrugator.
• Slot: A cut made in a fibreboard sheet, usually to form flaps and thus permit folding. Widths of one-fourth and three-eighths inch are common.
• Spam: An internet term used to describe unsolicited advertising or junk mail.
• Stitching or Stapling: Application of metal fasteners to form the joint of fibre boxes or to close boxes. Stitches are machine-formed using wire drawn from a spool. Staples are preformed.
• Structural Box: A box which is self supporting.
  

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