Ultimate Corrugated Box Thickness and Material Selection Guide - case study

In today’s day-to-day life, corrugated boxes have a huge role to play, especially in e-commerce businesses. The use cases for corrugated boxes include shipping, customised branding, product packaging, warehouse storage, etc. The versatility of these boxes stands for its sturdiness. The mechanism behind the production of these sturdy boxes speaks for its popularity. Given the huge number of tasks associated with the use of corrugated boxes, the thickness and material selection cannot be compromised.?

This article provides a guide on thickness and material selection for corrugated boxes depending on their use cases.

Thickness guide for corrugated boxes?

Single-wall and double-wall corrugated boxes are the most commonly used corrugated boxes in our daily lives. Apart from these, single-face and triple-wall are also useful. The features that distinguish one from the other are given below:?

• Signal Face: Made up of corrugated and lining paper, this material is like a thin sheet of paper. Being more on the thinner side, it is not used in corrugated boxes.?

• Single Wall: Also known as 3-ply corrugated boxes, the entire material is made up of face paper, corrugated and lining paper. Corrugated boxes made out of this type of material are suitable for non-fragile items such as clothes, shoes, food, etc.?

• Double Wall: We also call it 5-ply corrugated boxes. This is thicker than a single-wall corrugated box consisting of five layers of paper. Double-wall corrugated boxes are suitable for transportation.?

• Triple Wall: Corrugated boxes made out of this type of material are of great thickness due to the use of 7 layers of paper. This particular type of corrugated box finds its use more in industries.

Corrugated Flute

As we have already got an understanding of the different types of layerings in corrugated boxes, let’s further understand the different types of flutes involved in the making of these boxes:?

• A Flute: This flute is thicker than all other flutes with a thickness that goes up to 5/23 in. It has a higher resilience that provides great safety to goods.?

• B Flute: Being second in thickness to A flute with a thickness of ? in, this flute type is suitable for shipping and transportation.?

• E Flute: Comes with a thickness of 5/64 in, E flute is very popular in our daily lives such as our pizza boxes. This type works for carrying minimal loads and is made in small sizes.?

• F Flute: Corrugated boxes made out of F Flute minimise freight during transportation as they are relatively small and compact.?

Things to remember while picking the thickness and material?

Here are a? few key factors that should be considered when selecting the thickness and material for corrugated boxes:?

1. Weight of the product: The weight of the items inside should match the strength of the box. For heavier items thicker walls are required.
2. Shipping conditions: Considering the environment under which the products will be possibly shipped is important to measure the thickness of the boxes to be picked. Long and rough shipment requires resilient materials and great thickness.
3. Personalisations: Thicker materials are more suitable for printing and branding as they offer better surfaces to work on.
4. Storage: For stacking and storage purposes the thickness of the material picked should not collapse while withstanding the load of the inside items.??

Corrugated boxes play an integral role in e-commerce activities such as logistics and packaging processes. The use of corrugated is found across industries to keep products safe during shipment. Hence, choosing the right thickness and material for a particular use case is extremely important to keep the items intact.?

Why is KIG a go-to choice for corrugated boxes??

Building a corrugated box with the right thickness that suits a particular application requires a deeper understanding of manufacturing processes. KIG Kraft Tech evaluates factors such as weight, space, fragility, shipping conditions, etc. before manufacturing corrugated boxes for a given application. Our boxes are not only made out of fine materials but also of care that goes into the manufacturing process. Each and every member of our team engages in hard work that helps us to produce the right box for the right use.??