There are so many factors that need to be considered when quoting for a box. It's suprising isn't it, most people think a box is just a box but there are many things that make up the perfect box to suit a particular product. To make life a little easier we have written a brief guide to help you create the perfect box, enjoy!
1. Decide on the colour of your board, the most common colour box is the plain brown cardboard box.
2. Decide if you want your boxes to be printed or plain. Printed boxes incurr additional costs for the stereos/printing plates but this is usually a one off charge and if you carry on using the same supplier these can be used again and again. It also helps to have your design ready and know how many sides of the box you would like it printed on.
3. Know the three internal dimensions of your box. Cardboard boxes are measured in length, width and height (also called depth).
4. You then need to decide on your board type, there are two types of board types to consider these are corrugated or solid board. The thickness of the solid board is measured by microns, ie. 1000 microns = 1mm thickness. Corrugated boards are a bit more complicated please see below:
5. Corrugated boards have a layer of fluting which resist crushing under compression and gives cushioning protection to the box's contents, therefore making it a stronger and thicker box. These type of boxes come in Single Wall or Double Wall, the Double Wall being thicker as it has an additional layer of Fluting.
6. The Fluting refers to the type of corrugation that has been sandwiched between the two outer layers of the cardboard. There are many different types of flutes the main types being: E, B, C, BC and EB - for definition of these please see our next blog article.
7. The next and final decision is to decide on the Board Grade. When deciding on your board grade this really just comes down to the weight of the product your box needs to support. This is measured in grams and can be a content mix of new and recyled wood fibre Kraft paper ('K') or Test paper ('T'). Kraft paper being of a better quality than Test paper. Please see our next blog article for Grades best suited to different Content Weights.
To order your removal boxes, wine boxes or any type of boxes online please see our website http://www.alphapackaging.co.uk/ or contact us direct for a quote using our bespoke order form http://www.alpha-store.co.uk/design.aspx
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