DEMO — fictional range. Local brief only, NOT SENT. No personal data is collected or transmitted.
MATERIAL
Six materials, and what each one is chosen for.
Packaging materials are chosen for strength per gram, then for how they print. A material chosen for its appearance alone is a material chosen for a photograph of an empty pack.
Illustrative material record
- Single wall corrugated
- Light parcels · inexpensive, prints well, limited stacking strength
- Double wall corrugated
- Shipping cases · takes stacking load, heavier and bulkier to store
- Kraft liner
- Unbleached outer · strong and printable, colour varies between batches
- Grey board
- Rigid boxes · stiff and dense, does not print, so it is wrapped
- Moulded pulp
- Insert trays · holds parts apart, nests for storage, low tooling cost
- White board
- Presentation packs · prints accurately, marks easily before wrapping
Illustrative examples for a fictional range. Material selection depends on the journey, the load and the print, and is confirmed against a specification rather than a web page.
Why strength per gram is the number.
Because packaging is bought by weight and by volume. A material that is stronger but heavier costs more to ship and takes more warehouse space, so the comparison is never strength alone.
What a board grade does not tell you.
How the finished case performs. The grade describes the board; the score lines, the dimensions and the fill decide the case.