Changing the board flute type offers two key benefits; performance and logistics. Both offer a commercial benefit. Read More…
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Monthly Archives: April 2018

Supply Chain Considerations
To help establish the required Box Compression Strength of a case, there are a number of questions to answer which can assist with calculating an appropriate board grade; Read More…

Reassessing Board Grades
We all know corrugated board serves a lot of purposes, making it the ideal packaging material. Once a board grade is assigned to a specific job it is rarely reassessed unless it is not performing sufficiently. Read More…

Converting Paper Performance
Paper has numerous characteristics including Short Span Compression Test (SCT), tensile strength, burst, moisture to name but a few. Read More…

Performance Factors
In an ideal world, every box would be the same size and would carry the same weight, to the same places in the same climatic conditions throughout the length of the journey. This would also happen without any vibrations or movements in transit. Read More…

Box Compression Testing
BCT is used to access the compression strength of a glued corrugated case and to determine a maximum load a box can withstand when palletised. Read More…

Performance Characteristics of Paper
Performance, runability and convertability of corrugated packaging are to a large extent defined by paper properties. Paper properties are broken into three elements, optical, surface and physical properties. Read More…

Assessing Board Grade
Grammage of paper and paperboard – BS EN ISO: 536:2012/FEFCO No 2/T410
The process involves cutting a circle, delaminating the papers, drying the papers and weighing them before and after: Read More…

Board24 Launch Lab Series
Effective, efficient packaging and corrugated board supply is the business ethos of leading board manufacturer and industry renowned supplier Board24. To support this it has launched its Lab Series Read More…

Partnership Approach Proves Fruitful for Print Progression
Strong partnerships have proved crucial for development and progression of Cases24. Renowned for progressing quality standards and print appearance, Waldo found the ideal ally. Read More…