how to choose carton paper and corrugated paper

Nowadays, both cassette materials and corrugated materials are widely used in the packaging industry. People’s daily life is inseparable from packaging. Therefore, people can see all kinds of packaging every day. A large number of wholesale materials at one time can reduce costs. But which of these two materials should be invested? Many people do not understand corrugated and cardboard materials, let alone the difference between them. This paper makes a detailed interpretation of this issue.

I. what are carton paper and corrugated paper?

Cardboard is produced from paper. The paper is coated, printed, cut, glued and folded. This series of complex actions are completed by several devices with different functions. In the industry, people call it packaging production line. Cardboard is usually made of thin, single-layer paper and feels like a card. On the cardboard, the presentation of different printing works has brought indelible benefits to businesses. Merchants can reflect the concept of products, highlight the characteristics of products, and attract customers to buy with rich colors.

Corrugated paper is a plate-shaped object formed by the bonding of hanging paper and corrugated paper processed by corrugated roller. It is generally divided into single corrugated board and double corrugated board. According to the size of corrugated, it is divided into five types: A, B, C, E and F. The invention and application of corrugated paper has a history of more than 100 years. It has the advantages of low cost, light weight, easy processing, high strength, excellent printing adaptability and convenient storage and handling. More than 80% of corrugated paper can be recycled. Corrugated paper can be used as the packaging of food or digital products, which is relatively environmentally friendly and widely used.

2. Pros and cons

For cartons, the cardboard box has a large creative space in printing design, and its lightweight material greatly saves storage space. Its ultra-high cost performance makes it occupy a favorable position in the market. The card box also has its shortcomings, that is, its load-bearing capacity is not high, which is not conducive to storing too heavy items. This disadvantage determines that the card box can only hold lighter items, such as drugs, cosmetics, medical supplies and so on. This is also the limitation of paper jam.

General packaging paper is collectively referred to as paper packaging. The performance requirements of paper packaging mainly include the following aspects: high strength, low cost, good air permeability, and wear-resistant packaging. It is mostly used as shopping bags and document bags, such as leather paper. The packaging paper with smooth paper surface and high strength is mostly used as labels, clothing tags and bottle stickers, such as bleached paper. Supported by natural raw materials, harmless, transparent, smooth surface, tensile, moisture-resistant and oil-proof packaging paper is mostly used for food packaging, such as cellophane

For corrugated boxes, durability is its biggest advantage. In addition, it can be used repeatedly. It is an environmental protection material to the letter. People usually use corrugated boxes as the outer packaging of products. In the process of long-distance transportation, it can protect the internal products from being squeezed to the greatest extent and protect their integrity. The characteristic of corrugated box is that it is easy to be damp. Humid air or long-term rainy days can make corrugated boxes softer and paper worse. It is better to store the inventory on more than 2 floors or on the card board, which can last for a long time. It also covers a large area. In addition, corrugated paper is composed of multi-layer materials, so its surface is not easy to be printed. Corrugated paper must use pit paper to maintain the hardness and thickness of paperboard material. Pit paper is corrugated, and the face paper of corrugated paperboard is adhered to the upper layer of pit paper. The corrugated shape of pit paper will make the paper on the surface form a small area of unevenness, so the unevenness of the surface is not suitable for too fine printing effect. For example, bar codes can’t be printed on some corrugated boxes. This is also one of its disadvantages.

III. How to select?

In terms of product packaging, cartons cardboard box has absolute advantages. However, as a competitor, corrugated box also has its place. How to choose between the two? The selection is based on product quantity, volume, weight and type. Only by making full use of the packaging space and loading the most products can we maximize the benefits. If you encounter fragile goods or heavy items, corrugated boxes are superior to cardboard boxes. In addition, it should be combined with the purpose of packaging. If the packaging needs to have advertising effect, the card carton is more suitable. If long-distance transportation is needed, corrugated boxes are more reliable.

Starting capital is an issue that businesses need to consider when starting. Purchasing packaging boxes from manufacturers requires a lot of capital cost. The minimum order quantity of cardboard box is relatively high and the production cycle is long. If businesses want to place urgent orders, they should consider these two aspects. Although corrugated boxes do not have these two concerns, their imperfect printing effect has to attract the attention of businesses. However, in recent years, digital printing has appeared which has greatly improved the printing effect of corrugated paper. This makes up for this deficiency to a certain extent. The emergence of corrugated box has a great impact on the card box market.

IV. Conclusion

The cardboard box has the advantages of easy processing, low cost, suitable for printing, light weight, foldable, harmless, tasteless and pollution-free. Its disadvantage is poor water resistance. Poor strength when wet is a disadvantage of paper packaging that cannot be ignored. Corrugated board is a hollow structure, which uses the least materials to form a rigid box, so it is light and firm. Compared with the wooden box with the same volume, it is only about half of the weight of the wooden box. In short, both have their own advantages and disadvantages, and businesses can choose according to their needs.