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Bale-A shaped unit, usually containing compressible materials.
Basis Weight-Weight of linerboard or corrugating medium expressed in terms of pounds per 1,000 square feet (MSF).
Board-Component used in the manufacture of corrugated.
Box-A container that completely encloses it contents.
Boxboard-A general term designating the material used in the manufacture of corrugated..
Box Maker-A establishment that has the equipment and the capabilities to manufacture corrugated containers.
Built-Up-Term describing inner packing that has multiple layers glued together for maximum protection.
Bulk-Loose items not packed or bound within a container.
Bundle-Two or more items fastened together suitable for shipping.
Bursting Strength-The ability of material in pounds per square inch, as measured by the Cady of Mullen tester, to withstand burst through.
Carton-A folding box made from boxboard, used for shipping and warehousing.
Case-A filled container, or could be used to describe a bulk pack.
Chipboard-A thin paperboard usually made for display, or small size containers and partitions.
Container-A item used to contain or hold goods for shipping or warehousing.
Corrugated Medium-Corrugating material that has been formed into flutes and glued to faces of linerboard.
Corrugator-The machine that is used to produce, manufacture and corrugate fibreboard.
Die Cut-A style of packaging that is stamped out using steel rule cutting dies, and is usually perimeter stripped. Die cut containers are especially useful for displays.
Dimensions-As used in describing the inside or outside size of a sheet or container, generally stated as length, width, and depth in that sequence.
ECT-Known as edge crush test, which is the standard for testing the linerboard's ability for stacking performance.
Facings-Also called liners which are the outer sheeting which is glued to the center flute.
Fibreboard Box-A box made from corrugated material.
Flaps-The part of the shipping container that is folding on top and bottom creased by scores. Flaps are then usually closed with tape, glue or metal staples.
Flute-The materal in the center of a corrugated sheet that resembles a waved sheet of paper. Fluting is expressed in letter form: A, B, C, E, F, B/C.
Flute Direction-Direction of fluting material usually in the verticle direction. Fluting direction is usually determined by how the container will be stacked.
Glue-The material used to adhere one side of the linerboard to the other.
Inner Packing-Items used inside the container to support, and protect the item, or items that the container contains.
Joint-The part of the container that is used to form a four sided box. The joint is usually in the form of glue, tape of wire stitch.
Kraft,Fourdrinier-Containerboard, made from kraft pulp on a fourdrinier machine.
Label-A sheet of paper that is applied to the surface of a corrugated sheet. Labels are usually described in terms of full labels which are usually the full size of the corrugated sheet, or spot labels which are usually smaller.
Laminator-A machine that adheres two or more sheets to a piece of fibreboard.
Master Pack-A shipper designed to contain a number of inner containers
Pad-A corrugated sheet used as a seperator, or used in the container as extra protection.
Panel-A side of a container.
Partitions-Corrugated or chipboard sheets that are slotted to form cells when assembled.
Printer-Slotter-A machine that takes a flat corrugated sheet, prints, scores and slots the sheet to form a box when joined.
Sheet-A square or rectangular piece of corrugated.
Shipping Container-A container that is used in conjuction with commerical shipping.
Slip Sheet-A sheet that is used as a base on which other material is transported or shipped.
Slit-A cut used in the corrugated in place of a score.
Slot-A cutout in the manufacture of a corrugated container usually on top and bottom, which is used to form the flaps of the container.
Stitches-Metal staples used in the sealing of the joint of a container.
Tape-A strip of paper sometimes reinforced with material used to form the joint of the container. Can be used also for closure of the top and bottom flaps of the container. Common sizes of tape are 2" and 3" widths.
Taper-The machine that applies the tape joint to a container.
Tube-A multisided form that has no top or bottom sides usually used as a form of inner packing.