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A guide to corrugated cardboard shipping boxes

From the outside looking in, the corrugated cardboard box industry has much variation, unique rules, and custom terminology. Let us help you understand everything you need to know about obtaining the best cardboard shipping boxes for your unique needs.
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Corrugated cardboard is made by gluing one or more flat sheets of paper to a corrugated (wavy) sheet of paper. You probably handle corrugated cardboard on a daily basis, and it’s likely arriving on your front porch more than ever.

From the outside looking in, the corrugated cardboard box industry has much variation, unique rules, and custom terminology. Industry professionals almost never use the term “cardboard” at all, preferring “corrugated fiberboard” instead. We would like to provide you a handy guide to the industry. With over 40 pages of content, you will be fluent corrugated fiberboard terminology before you know it.

What you will learn about cardboard shipping boxes:

  • The different styles of corrugated cardboard commonly used in the industry
  • How corrugated cardboard gets its strength and how we test it
  • What box styles are used in the industry, and how they are used
  • How to understand the naming classifications for both corrugated and boxes
  • Why corrugated cardboard is the best packaging material to use
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A photo of the POCO Logistics Center in Böhnen, Germany. Here, boxes are packed with a Packsize packaging solution.
With standard boxes, you need a lot of filling material - otherwise, the ordered items are thrown around and possibly get damaged. On-Demand Packaging is a win-win situation for us - it saves shipping and material costs and protects the environment.
Christian Strödter
Project Manager
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POCO
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Now, we have a perfectly fitting box for every order which results in reduced transportation costs and a smaller environmental footprint.
Mark Romme
Project Manager
,
CEVA Logistics
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From the beginning, when we first met the Packsize team, we were very impressed with the overall mission and purpose of the team. We saw how those core values really materialize themselves from the top, all the way through the organization. As we started to look through the solutions [Packsize] offers, they were a perfect fit for what we were looking for, and then as we've continued the journey of starting, not just this project, but multiple projects, it's been a great experience working with the team end-to-end.
Shaun Bunch
Chief Supply Chain and Retail Officer
,
Northern Tool
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A photo of right-sized packages produced on a Packsize solution, on a conveyor in a warehouse
From the beginning, when we first met the Packsize team, we were very impressed with the overall mission and purpose of the team. We saw how those core values really materialize themselves from the top, all the way through the organization. As we started to look through the solutions [Packsize] offers, they were a perfect fit for what we were looking for, and then as we've continued the journey of starting, not just this project, but multiple projects, it's been a great experience working with the team end-to-end.
Shaun Bunch
Chief Supply Chain and Retail Officer
,
Northern Tool
Read their story →
A photo of right-sized packages produced on a Packsize solution, on a conveyor in a warehouse
From the beginning, when we first met the Packsize team, we were very impressed with the overall mission and purpose of the team. We saw how those core values really materialize themselves from the top, all the way through the organization. As we started to look through the solutions [Packsize] offers, they were a perfect fit for what we were looking for, and then as we've continued the journey of starting, not just this project, but multiple projects, it's been a great experience working with the team end-to-end.
Shaun Bunch
Chief Supply Chain and Retail Officer
,
Northern Tool
Read their story →
A photo of right-sized packages produced on a Packsize solution, on a conveyor in a warehouse
From the beginning, when we first met the Packsize team, we were very impressed with the overall mission and purpose of the team. We saw how those core values really materialize themselves from the top, all the way through the organization. As we started to look through the solutions [Packsize] offers, they were a perfect fit for what we were looking for, and then as we've continued the journey of starting, not just this project, but multiple projects, it's been a great experience working with the team end-to-end.
Shaun Bunch
Chief Supply Chain and Retail Officer
,
Northern Tool
Read their story →
A photo of the POCO Logistics Center in Böhnen, Germany. Here, boxes are packed with a Packsize packaging solution.
With standard boxes, you need a lot of filling material - otherwise, the ordered items are thrown around and possibly get damaged. On-Demand Packaging is a win-win situation for us - it saves shipping and material costs and protects the environment.
Christian Strödter
Project Manager
,
POCO
Read their story →
A photo of right-sized packages produced on a Packsize solution, on a conveyor in a warehouse
From the beginning, when we first met the Packsize team, we were very impressed with the overall mission and purpose of the team. We saw how those core values really materialize themselves from the top, all the way through the organization. As we started to look through the solutions [Packsize] offers, they were a perfect fit for what we were looking for, and then as we've continued the journey of starting, not just this project, but multiple projects, it's been a great experience working with the team end-to-end.
Shaun Bunch
Chief Supply Chain and Retail Officer
,
Northern Tool
Read their story →

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