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New River PKG offers a wide variety of paper products not limited to as listed below.
Warehousing
Die Cuts
Space is at a premium today, Let New River inventory your packaging needs. Combined with rapid turn arounds, this is one of our most popular services.
The introduction of the Flexo-die cutter in the 1960s revolutionized the paper industry. New River has the ability to do small-batch Die cut products allowing more versatility in your shipping.
Boxes
Digital Printing
Whether it is a few jumbo corrugated cartons or many small intricate retail-ready designs, New River has the ability to provide the packaging solutions you need.
The introduction of the digital printer has allowed our intricately cut boxes to be decorated with any color under the rainbow. It doesn't end there however, advancements in printing technology created 6k quality printing on up to triple wall materials.
Custom Packaging
Our team has the knowledge to create efficient packaging solutions based on your needs. Whether that be a custom box to ship your goods, or a complete vendor managed solution, we have the power and knowledge to help you.
THE ABC'S OF CORRUGATED
Corrugated boxes can be used to ship and store almost any product, both consumer and industrial. As with folding cartons, there are seemingly endless corrugated box styles available.
Before you read this article, it may be helpful to read about what corrugated boxes actually are first: click here.
OK, let’s get cracking on all those corrugated box styles!
The different corrugated box styles can be organized into three main categories:
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Slotted Boxes
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Telescope Boxes
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Folders
The Three Corrugated Box Styles:
1. Slotted Box Style
This style is usually made from one piece of corrugated or fiberboard called a “blank”.
These blanks are scored and slotted for easy folding.
These boxes conveniently ship flat to the user and are easy to erect, usually only requiring staples or tape to secure the top and bottom.
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The major differences between the various slotted style boxes that you will see below are the varying lengths of the inner and outer flaps.
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Regular Slotted Container (RSC)
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This is the most common of all the corrugated box styles. The outer flaps (lengthwise flaps) are one-half the boxes width. This allows for the outer flaps to meet in the middle when folded into a box.
This corrugated box style is highly efficient to manufacture resulting in very little waste.
Half Slotted Container (HSC)
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This is the same as the Regular Slotted Container (RSC) except that one set of flaps is excluded.
Overlap Slotted Container (OSC)
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As with the RSC, all the flaps are the same length. However, the outer flaps overlap by at least one inch minimum when folded, instead of meeting in the middle as with the RSC.
These boxes are commonly sealed by staples inserted in the overlap area.
This style substantially improves box integrity especially in those cases where the dimensions of length are significantly greater than the width.
Full Overlap Slotted Container (FOL)
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Similar to the OSC, the Full Overlap is exactly what the name suggests – the outer flaps almost completely overlap (just shy by one inch) when closed.
This corrugated box style provides enhanced cushioning and stacking potential.
The next 3 corrugated box styles are very closely related with only minor, but important, differences. They use the term “center special” in their names because the inner flaps meet in the center of the box when closed (unlike the previously mentioned styles where the inner flaps create a gap because they are shorter in length).
Center Special Slotted Container (CSSC)
Both the inner and outer flaps are cut to different lengths. This enables the inner flaps to meet in the center (“Center Special” as the name suggests), thus creating no gaps when closed. The lack of a gap between the inner flaps also furnishes the box with a more stable and level base and top.
It is also similar in strength to the Full Overlap Slotted Container (FOL) because of the double layers of corrugated provided by the inner and outer flaps.
Center Special Overlap Slotted Container (CSO)
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The inner flaps meet in the center just as in the CSSC mentioned above, providing a nice level base. However, the length of this style of box cannot be more than twice the width. This results in, depending on length/width ratio, outer flaps that will overlap to varying amounts up to a full overlap.
Center Special Full Overlap Slotted Container (SFF)
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The outer flaps fully overlap and the inner flaps, characteristic of all the center special styles, meet in the center when closed.
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Just like with the Full Overlap Slotted Container (FOL), the cushioning and stacking potential of this style of corrugated boxes is increased due to the three full layers of corrugated over the whole top and bottom.
Snap Lock or 1-2-3 Bottom (with Top Tuck closure or Regular Slotted Container (RSC) style flaps)
This style allows for faster box set-up which is ideal for smaller companies that may not have automated box set-up equipment.
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These boxes may not be great for heavy products.
Bellow Style Top and Bottom Container
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Easily folding closed, the Bellows Style provides a more secure top than the standard inner and outer flaps.
Integral Divider Container (RSC with Internal Divider or Self Divider Box)
This box style is designed with a convenient built-in divider.
2. Telescope Boxes
Full Telescope Design Style Container (FTD)
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These corrugated boxes usually consist of two separate pieces – a top piece which acts as a lid, and a bottom piece. True telescope boxes have the lid or cover extending past at least two-thirds the depth of the bottom piece. “Boxes with Covers” is what they are referred to if the lid extends less than two-thirds the depth.
Design Style Container with Cover (DSC)
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Unlike a Full Telescope Box (FTD), this corrugated box consists of a lid or cover that extends less than 2/3 the depth of the bottom portion and is, therefore, considered a “Box with Cover”.
Double Cover Container (DC)
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The body of the box is a simple tube style. The two covers are interchangeable, one on the bottom and one on the top.This corrugated box style is great for heavy objects that are difficult or awkward to lower into a conventional box. So the product is sat on one of the covers and the tube body is placed over it; the other cover is then, obviously, used as the lid.
Octagonal Double Cover Container
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Again, this corrugated box style is similar to the Double Cover Container (DC) except that is has more panels which makes it octagonal in shape. It is great to accommodate products that require a more round box shape rather than rectangular or square.
Display Tray or High Wall Tray
Display Trays are used extensively in club stores like Costco. They are strong, stackable and even great for carrying your groceries home in.
There are so many corrugated box styles; it is impossible to include an example of each. But these are a good start and represent common corrugated box styles in wide use.
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Corrugated board is also used to make bulk bins, retail packaging (similar to folding cartons) and even furniture. There seems to be no end of applications for this amazingly simple but incredibly versatile use of paper.