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Corrugated Packaging Terminology

Below are some of the terms you might hear us refering to in conversation.

• • 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.
• • Burst Strength: The strength of material in pounds per square inch, as measured by the Cady or Mullen tester.
• • Corrugated Board – Single Face: The structure formed by one corrugated member glued to one flat facing.
• • Corrugated Board – Single Wall: 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 flutes.
• • 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.
• • 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
• • 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.

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