Find corrugated boxes including custom corrugated boxes, specialty corrugated boxes and more. From white and brown corrugated boxes to corrugated shipping boxes, you will find the corrugated box you need. Use the time-saving Request for Quote tool to submit your inquiry to all the corrugated box manufacturers and suppliers you select.
A manufacturer of corrugated boxes since 1945, Federal Industries Corporation produces the finest in corrugated cartons. Consider our HazPack™ corrugated waste containers for hazardous waste disposal, or Can-Pax which has a corrugated outer shipping container, & corrugated plastic boxes & more.
We offer corrugated boxes – new, used, recycled & overrun. At A Better Box Company, our packaging supplies of corrugated cartons & corrugated shipping boxes come in 100 sizes. Our light weight folding boxes save space as they can be knocked down flat in bundles. We also offer cut to fit cartons.
Supplying paper, packaging, & janitorial supplies is our niche. Hathaway supplies a number of industrial packaging supplies including corrugated boxes and cartons. Our corrugated stock boxes can be special size custom printed or brown plain corrugated, and all types of box styles are available.
As the world’s largest manufacturer of corrugated boxes, corrugated plastic boxes, and cardboard boxes, Technology Container Corporation can produce to your specifications. Our boxes have an automatic locking bottom that sets up instantly saving time and labor. Our folding boxes can be stored flat.
Looking for industrial packaging such as corrugated boxes? At Riverside Paper Company, our discounted prices on corrugated cartons (including custom) can be supplied to you because we have thousands of sizes & many styles. Choose from shipping boxes, chipboard boxes, plastic boxes and so much more.
Corrugated boxes are constructed of corrugated paperboard,
which consist of two sheets of paper board glued to a middle layer of
paper with ridged “flutes”. Flutes, similar to pleating,
contain air, which acts as a strong cushion. The paper flutes also reinforce
the material to make it stronger. Corrugated paper was patented in 1856,
but corrugated boxboard wasn’t used as a shipping material until
much later. In 1890, the first corrugated box, similar to those manufactured
today, was developed. The new box was flat, pre-cut, could be folded
into a box and was manufactured in bulk.
To manufacture corrugated boxes, box manufacturers use high-precision corrugators
which can produce 500 feet of corrugated paper board per minute. The paper board
is humidified to soften it, making it easier to form the flutes. After the fluted
board is formed, the paper must dry over hot plates. The fluted paper is then
adhered to the outer paper with a starch-based adhesive. Another layer of outer
paper is adhered to the other side of the fluted paper, which is now sandwiched
between the outer paper board layers. Once the corrugated material is formed,
it can be folded, pressed and cut into shapes that can be folded to create a
box.
Corrugated boxes come in many varieties and sizes, depending on how they will
be used. Working with their customer, corrugated box manufacturers can create
custom printed corrugated boxes, corrugated boxes with dividers, waxed corrugated
boxes and many more sizes and styles. Specialty corrugated boxes are an ideal
solution to many storage, handling and shipping requirements.
Corrugated boxes are one of the least expensive containers ever created. The
cost to produce, fill and ship the containers is low and the materials used to
make corrugated boxes are inexpensive. Corrugated boxes can also be recycled,
making them very appealing in today’s environmentally-concerned industries.
Over 70 % of corrugated material is recovered, recycled and made into new corrugated
boxes and other products. In 2006 alone, 25.2 million tons of corrugated material
was recycled.
Types of Corrugated Boxes
Brown cardboard boxes are
the most commonly colored box. Boxes may also be white, colored or
pre-printed.
Cardboard boxes are
made from any heavy paper-pulp based material. They are not necessarily
corrugated.
Corrugated cartons are
specially designed containers made to fit a specific product. Cartons
have a lid which can be opened and re-closed easily.
Corrugated plastic
boxes are formed from extruded plastic. The corrugated plastic
has a similar appearance to that of corrugated paper board.
Corrugated shipping
boxes are made to ship items via mail, ground or air transport.
They are often specially marked and must conform to certain handling
requirements.
Corrugated trays are
often used for display purposes or used with a shrink-wrap covering.
Five panel folder
boxes are shipped flat without any folding joints. The box
has five long panels, one of which fully overlaps. The ends also
fully overlap.
Folding boxes can
be taken apart and re-folded numerous times. Folding boxes save storage
space.
Full overlap boxes are
made with the major flaps fully overlapping, increasing the stability
of the seal.
Full telescope boxes have
two telescoping sections. The sections may be formed using staples,
die-cut locks or adhesive.
Partial telescope
boxes have two sections. The top telescopes partially over
the bottom.
Common Terms Related to Corrugated Boxes
Box Plants – A
factory that produces corrugated and/or cardboard boxes.
Cardboard – Any
heavy paper-pulp based board. Cardboard is not necessarily corrugated.
To be “corrugated”, board must have fluted paper with air
pockets in the middle of its outer layers.
Converting Machines – Convert
flat corrugated boards into boxes. Machine types may include flexfolder
gluers and die cutters.
Corrugated Paperboard – Two
sheets of stiff paper joined by a middle sheet of pleated paper.
Corrugating Medium – The
wavy “fluted” paper inside the corrugated paperboard.
Corrugating Rolls – Gear-like
cylinders which shape paper into a series of waves or “flutes”.
Die-cut Machines – These
are machines which cut the corrugated board into a pattern that will
later be folder into a box shape.
Flutes – Ridges
pressed or folded into a paper. Flutes are very similar to pleats, and
come in sizes A, B, C, E, F and microflute. The most common size flute
is size C.
Liner – Also
known as paperboard, this material has a similar appearance to the brown
paper which composes grocery bags.
Singleface Web – A
continuous sheet of flat paper with fluted paper glued to it.
Web – A
long sheet of paper on a roll, the web is drawn into corrugating rolls
to begin forming corrugated paperboard.
