Chipboard Boxes for Packaging

Chipboard boxes have many applications in the primary and secondary packaging of consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail items, food service products, medical and pharmaceutical materials, and manufactured parts and components. Cartons are available in a limitless variety of styles, sizes, and constructions, and can be printed with high impact graphics. Also referred to as folding cartons or cardboard boxes, these items can be used with equal economy on high speed automatic equipment or in low volume packaging operations. As industry leaders in the design, production, and distribution of folding cartons, Heritage Pioneer can provide complete support for all packaging needs in this area.

Wide Range of Design Styles

Because of their widespread use, chipboard boxes are produced in an array of standard styles. Many of them utilize a tuck design, which consists of one closure panel, one tuck flap, and two dust flaps. Many variations of the tuck design are in wide use, including the reverse tuck design, where the top and bottom close in the opposite direction, and the straight tuck design, where the top and bottom closure flaps run parallel to each other. Sometimes, cartons will have a standard top flap and a bottom that locks together when set up, speeding the packaging process. Cartons can be manufactured in many other styles, some of which are similar to standard styles of corrugated boxes. One of the most common designs in this area resembles an FOL, or full overlap, construction. A popular design for chipboard boxes in the beverage industry is the gable top construction, which is used most recognizably for milk cartons and juices. In the retail sector, trays are the most popular choice, allowing products to be visible in a point of purchase display, or POP, and in the grocery store aisle. For hardware and in the games and toys sector, trays designed to hold products in place are growing in popularity, as they eliminate the need for tape, glue, twist ties, or other securing materials.

Types of Materials Used to Make Chipboard Boxes

Cardboard varieties are called substrates. The most common general types are unbleached kraft paperboard, bleached kraft paperboard, recycled paperboard, and small flute corrugated board. The most popular substrate is unbleached paperboard, which is extremely strong, maintains excellent stiffness, and creases or folds crisply. For retail items, bleached material are popular because of their greater brightness and ability to produce sharp, colorful graphics. A drawback of bleached board is reduced stiffness, making it less desirable for heavy products or items exposed to stress in shipment. Bleaching does enhance the board’s ability to protect against odor and taste contamination, so it is widely used in the food industry and for pharmaceutical packaging. For heavy duty applications, small flute corrugated board is an excellent choice, although printing quality cannot match most cardboard substrates.

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