Corrugated cardboard—sometimes called corrugated fiberboard—is material made of thick paper stock with a fluted (or grooved) middle layer surrounded by flat layers on either side. The result is sheets that are lightweight and surprisingly strong.
You know you’ve got corrugated cardboard if you look at the end of a sheet and see the characteristic center “wave” pattern that divides the space into separate cells. It’s those waves (and some complex physics) primarily that give corrugated its strength.
Ordinary cardboard, on the other hand, is simply thick paper stock. It offers little resistance to forces applied to it, and will bend or tear relatively easily. 当然,硬纸板也有它的用处. It’s ideal for notepad backing, food containers, and other applications. But when it comes to building shipping containers, corrugated cardboard is a must.
Advantages of Corrugated Cardboard in Specialty 包装 and 航运
For some items and some shipping projects, a wooden crate is the best type of container. That determination is made based on the dimensions and weight of the items, 他们的价值, the mode(s) of transport that will be used and the final destination for the shipment. 在很多情况下, 然而, corrugated cardboard can protect the items being shipped just as effectively and at a lower cost.
在陨石坑 & 云顶集团赌场, 如果不需要木箱的话, we often use custom-manufactured corrugated cardboard shipping containers. 具体来说,云顶集团赌场制造的箱子至少有350磅重. double-wall corrugated fiberboard that has three sheets of linerboard with two mediums or flutes in between. This double-thick material is incredibly strong and provides outstanding protection to the items in a box.
Frequently, we reinforce our corrugated boxes for added durability. This can be done in many ways, including strapping, banding and palletizing a box or boxes.
Whatever packaging strategy is used, corrugated cardboard boxes offer seven important benefits:
- 他们很强壮. As noted above, corrugated cardboard’s layered design gives it tremendous strength. 虽然没有木箱那么结实, 一个制作精良的瓦楞纸箱能承受很大的力.
- 它们很轻. 当涉及到集装箱的运输和处理, 只要他们提供的保护是足够的, 越轻越好.
- 它们很经济. Corrugated cardboard is a material that can be mass produced easily and consequently is very affordable.
- 它们是高度可定制的. Corrugated cardboard boxes can be designed and built to meet any need. 在云顶集团赌场员工的包装工程师手中, 瓦楞可以用来制作任何简单的东西, square box to a one-of-a-kind structure perfectly suited to an odd-shaped item.
- 它们可以重复使用. Because they are so good at shrugging off the effects of shipping and handling, 在许多情况下,瓦楞纸箱可以多次使用.
- 它们是可回收的. As 维基百科 瓦楞纤维板注意事项, “Old corrugated containers are an excellent source of fiber for recycling. 它们可以被压缩和打包,以节省成本的运输. 捆成的箱子放入水力碎纸机中, 这是一大桶用于清洗和加工的温水. 然后,纸浆浆被用来制造新的纸张和纤维产品.”
- 它们可以被分解和储存. While corrugated boxes resist the random forces they encounter during shipping, they can be broken down intentionally for storage or transportation, 特别是如果它们是基于这种意图而设计的.
超出了建造集装箱的用途, corrugated cardboard can be used to provide added protection and partitioning inside a container.
缓冲 and Other Protection in Specialty 包装 and 航运
No type of container can protect the items within it if they are allowed to move around freely. 这包括瓦楞纸板箱. To augment the protection they provide, specialized cushioning must be added to the container.
这通常是聚乙烯或聚氨酯泡沫的形式. The appropriate material is selected based on factors like density, 冲击值, 下降, 振动与恢复特性. Certain blocking and bracing techniques may be used along with cushioning, as well.
The risk of electrostatic discharge damaging electronics is another consideration that can be addressed by using the appropriate packing materials. 防静电包装和缓冲 can be utilized inside a corrugated cardboard shipping container to protect items like circuit boards, 计算机芯片和电子组件.
Also for electronics—and any item that can be damaged by corrosion—special 防蒸气包装 可以用来保护将在船上运输的物品吗. 在瓦楞纸箱内“装袋”物品, 将活性干燥剂放入防蒸汽袋内, 热封接缝, and removing air from the bag with a vacuum device helps lower the humidity level and keep items from corroding.
热收缩包装 is another way to protect assets during transport or while in storage. For items being shipped, the wrap prevents movement that can damage them. 在室外储存的情况下, 比如在建筑工地, heat shrink wrapping is an affordable option for providing defense against the elements.
And finally, in some instances, a container-within-a-container approach is recommended. 例如, 硬壳壳 designed to cushion and protect items like sensitive equipment can be secured and then placed inside a corrugated cardboard container with additional cushioning for an added degree of protection.
瓦楞纸板:坚固,耐用,用途广泛
While corrugated cardboard boxes aren’t as strong as wood crates, they shouldn’t be seen as inferior. 它们只是由不同类型的材料制成, 而且非常适合广泛的用途. Plus, because they are much lighter than a wooden crate, using them can often reduce shipping costs. 正确的设计, 构造, 和包装, 瓦楞纸箱提供了卓越的性能和价值.