| 0201 |
Standard Regular Case with outer flaps meeting both top and bottom for sealing, see FEFCO case codes
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| Board |
Papers of 220 gsm and above are often referred to as board.
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Box compression Test
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Strength test, the maximum loading before collapse. |
| Break Pack |
Transit Container (e.g. large corrugated case), may also be known as tertiary packaging
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| Carton Board |
A paper product made from one or more layers of fibrous cellulose material.
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| Corrugated Board |
Consists of one or more sheets of fluted paper between outer and inner liners.
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| Core |
A central card tube that is used to wind paper on, allowing reels of paper to be positioned on to the corrugator before being made into board.
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| Corrugator |
A machine that makes corrugated board from fluting and liners.
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| Crash Lock (glued) |
A style that enables the base of the case to be locked together without the use of tape, and can also be adapted by incorporating a glued section that will allow for speedy assembly.
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| Cutter Guide |
A detailed line drawing showing a plan view of design / style of case before erection.
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| Deckle |
The width of the paper or board being run on a Corrugator.
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| Die-Cutter |
Machine for stamping complicated designs from corrugated board.
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| Double wall board |
A combination of two layers of board, made for extra strength. Board therefore comprises liner-fluting-liner-fluting-liner, see Fig. 1
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| FEFCO |
The European Trade Association for Corrugated Board manufacture, www.fefco.org
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| FEFCO case codes (styles) |
A standard set of patterns used within the corrugated industry, usually identified with a four-digit number (e.g. 0201). Details at http://www.fefco.org/index.php?id=65&no_cache=1
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| Fibreboard |
Alternative name for papers used in corrugated board.
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| Fluting Medium |
Paper that can be corrugated with heat and pressure to provide the central layer in corrugated board. It separates the liners and provides the strength and rigidity. There are five common configurations, see Fig. 1
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| Forme |
A cutting / creasing tool used on a die-cutter for complicated designs.
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| Gluer / Erector |
An automated machine for gluing and sealing cases.
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| Grammage (gsm) |
Mass per unit area of a paper, given as grammes per square metre (gsm or g/m2).
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| Hand Erect |
A pack / carton erected / assembled by hand, most commonly used for complex design or small runs. See also machine erect
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| Inner Liner |
Paper material used for the inside of corrugated board. It is less important, in terms of appearance, than the outer liner but will have to conform to regulatory requirements if it is designed for food contact.
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| Kraft |
Originally 100% pure wood pulp now may contain some recycled fibre. It may be white or brown depending on the treatment.
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| Locking Tabs |
A device that is incorporated into the design of a pack to hold it together during construction.
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| Liner |
One of the paper materials from which corrugated board is made, see outer liner and inner liner; kraft & test.
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| Machine Erect |
A pack / carton erected by a fully / partially mechanical machine. See also hand erect
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| OCC |
Old corrugated containers, an important grade of recycled fibre
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| Outer Liner |
Paper material used for the outside of corrugated board, generally high quality as it is printed with graphics
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| Perforations |
Used to help either the folding of a case or the removal of panels for display purposes.
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| Primary Pack |
That which the consumer takes home, consumer unit (e.g. bottle, carton but could be a multi-pack)
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| Pulp |
Pulp is the most common material used to make paper. The timber resources used to make wood pulp are referred to as pulpwood. Wood pulp generally comes from softwood trees such as spruce, pine, fir, larch and hemlock, but also some hardwoods such as eucalyptus and birch.
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| RRP |
Retail Ready Packaging
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| Secondary Pack |
Second level of packaging designed to contain primary pack (e.g. shrink wrapped corrugated tray)
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| Single face |
In the manufacture of Corrugated board, one piece of fluting glued to one liner only, see Fig. 2 (Not to be confused with the same term in relation to presentation of an on-shelf pack)
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| Single wall |
Conventional method of making corrugated board, fluting medium is sandwiched between two liners (liner-fluting-liner).
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| SRP |
Shelf Ready Packaging
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| Tertiary Pack |
Transit Container (e.g. large corrugated case), may also be known as break-pack
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| Tear Strip |
A device that is either made up of plastic tape applied to the inside of the case during manufacture, which enables the finished pack to be opened quickly. The same effect can be achieved using perforations.
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| Test Liner |
Paper made either from a combination of wood pulp and recycled fibre or entirely recycled fibre |
