How Can The Compression Quality of A Corrugated Box Increase Sales?

Corrugated boxes are one of the most used packaging materials in India and are known for their rigid structure as well as the cushioning safety they offer, making them the perfect choice for packaging of almost any article. Corrugated packaging offers unmatched advantages provided it comes with high compressive strength.

What is compressive strength and what role does it play in corrugated box sale? 

The compressive strength of a corrugated box is the maximum load a single box can take vertically before crushing or reducing size due to increased pressure. When corrugated boxes are kept one over the other or are stacked in vehicles for long transportation, they experience high vertical load for a long time and boxes with low compressive strength can easily get crushed further damaging the inside products.

Reduced stacking strength can not only lead to destruction of packaged products but also can reduce the market value of the corrugated box in your industry. Clients definitely don't prefer low-quality packaging material and compressive strength is the primary factor of judgement for the purchase of corrugated boxes. Hence, low compression strength results in low sales and vice versa.

How can one measure the compressive strength of a corrugated box?

To measure the maximum capacity of your packaging box, one can conduct a box compression test. Such a test can be performed using a standard testing instrument that can uniformly compress the box with a constant speed. The values can be noted by calculating the amount of force a box can take before crushing and the time after how long the box starts crushing. Higher the compression strength, higher the capacity and so does the quality which ensures higher sales.

Which equipment is required to accurately calculate the value of compression strength?

Box Compression Tester by Pacorr measures the compressive strength of the box precisely and easily. It helps the manufacturer in studying the impact of increasing stacking load on the box. It can accurately predict the maximum amount of force that a box can bear before deflection.

The Box Compression Strength Tester - Digital has a moving compression plate that uniformly spreads the vertical load over a specimen and recreates a real stacking pressure. It is equipped with a fixed platform to place the specimen. The base area allows various types of corrugated boxes to be kept and tested. The compression plates have an advanced load cell that records the force applied on the box and helps in extracting the amount of force that can cause deflection in the sample. This can help manufacturers know under what conditions their product may fail and thus work on the same to improve the strength.

The tester comes with a digital display that takes precise readings of the test and records the history of test values. The instrument is built with a high sensitivity feature that senses the crushing of the specimen and automatically stops the machine once there is deflection.

The instrument is highly safe and easy to use and it can be managed by any person after slight training.