Measure Quality of Corrugated Boxes Used for Packaging Fragile Products

Measure Quality of Corrugated Boxes Used for Packaging Fragile Products

Packaging is a means of ensuring the safe delivery of a product to the ultimate user in a sound condition, at a minimum overall cost. Corrugated fibreboard is an efficient and economical material for making shipping containers that are widely used for distribution, transportation, and storage of products. Corrugated shipping containers are designed to protect the product from hazards of the distribution, transportation, and storage environment so that the product can be shipped to consumers without damage.

Box compression test of cartons gives integrity and safety of materials that help manufacturers to ensure that the finished products reach their destination safely. The packaging of the products must be strong enough to bear the stacking strength and loads so that the packaging box does not get damaged due to transit. The manufacturers must ensure that the compressive strength of the corrugated boxes survive the wear and tear at the time of transportation and warehousing.

Many industries are strongly dependent on the packaging of materials so that they can withstand the compression forces. The boxes are stacked one over the other boxes during the storage in warehouses. This leads to damage in the upper part of the packaging boxes due to the force exerted by other boxes on top of it. The box compression test is used to find that the material can protect the products without failing.

The Corrugated Box Strength testing provides enough information of the box deformation value that allows the resistance of a package to be determined regarding the resistance property the packaging box. The test is very important when designing a package suitable and resistant. It is also useful when maintaining integrity during storage and handling.

Box Compression Tester which is easy to use and determines the compression strength of a box. Testing under realistic conditions provides accurate information for making choices on paperboard materials used in manufacturing packaging products. The instrument is fitted with user-friendly controls. Packages such as cardboard boxes have enough compression strength so that it does not get crushed when stored or stacked in warehouses.

The sample is placed on a movable metallic plate which is pushed down from the top with the help of another movable plate. The digital indicator shows accurate value of force applied on the box at which the box will collapse. The moment the sample box collapses, the peak value is recorded. This is the compression strength of the corrugated box. The final load is noted to analyze the quality of packaging.