Elements in folding carton structural design

The folding carton structural design is not a absolute plane design. The article talks about several fators when designing cartons, for example, weather we save the materials, weather it is convenient fit for the automate-line or easy to be transported, weather it conformed to Ergonomics, and weather it can endure the intention, as so on. These factors are incompatible but contact with each other. Therefore, when designing cartons, workers must consider many factors comprehensively and analysis compositely in order to gain the greatest profit.

When we walk into the supermarkets and shopping malls, all the goods packaged well to attract the attention of consumers. In these commodities, mostly packaged with folding carton and paper packaging because they are environmentally friendly, can be decorated, print ability, and other packaging irreplaceable features. With the prominent features, the paper packaging has long been always occupy the leading position of the packaging materials sector. With the rising standards of paper packaging process, a large number of novel structure, beautiful tray are emerging, deeply welcomed by the customers; but also a series of new issues came to the packaging manufacturer, for example, some folding carton structural design is difficult to achieve packaging automation, and occupy too much storage space, resulting in the increase in the cost of packaging and transportation. With the improvement of living standards of comfort and ease of use of the commodity packaging also put forward higher requirements so that the folding carton packaging manufacturer also need to give full consideration to ergonomics. The following elements should be considered in the folding carton structural design:

1. The use of packaging materials

At present, China's economy in rapid development, but the attendant environmental problems is also worrying. Based on the data that China's annual economic losses caused due to environmental issues has been over one hundred billion yuan, of which packaging waste is a rate of 10% per year increase, which accounted for 25% of municipal waste.More and more people aware of the importance of natural resources, commodities green packaging are growing, the paper packaging industry in China have changed the high input, high consumption, high pollution, low output mode, going into the path of green development. This means we must find ways to save the packaging materials in the structural design process, on the one hand, it saves money and energy; on the other hand it reduces waste.

2. Convenience of mechanical operation

The folding carton in hand-proofing, in accordance with the general structure of Figure drawing, cutting, and then manually folded them. Mechanical starting point but in the fully automatic production line, there will be "no start" situation, so there will be a gap in the dust flap for mechanism to control carton box blank conveniently, easy to achieve fully automated packaging production.

3. Convenience for stacking transportation

Most of the time, consumers see the three-dimensional molding of folding cartons, in fact, in addition to a few shaped or can not achieve the automatic production of carton, most of the carton box body joints in the flat state bonding, and this flat state experience counting, stacking, packing, storage, transportation and other sectors before the automatic packaging line packaging the contents of the box. In order to make the folding cartons on flat status, it must find a way to design the operating line of folding carton.

4. Ergonomics

Ergonomics is the disciplines study of various factors in human anatomy, physiology and psychology in some kind of work environment; environment interactions research between human and machine; research how to unify the efficiency of human health, safety and comfort during work, life and rest. It requires a certain balance and harmony between ergonomics, the body and objects, the products must be adapted to the needs of the human anatomy and physiology. Packaging, to meet the basic performance of the premise, you should try to make it light saving, easy to open, comfortable, convenient and safe.

5. The strength of folding carton

The strength is the essential factors of folding carton packaging, if the strength isn't enough the protection function can not be realized. In the actual structural design, we will find out the above elements mutual penetration with each other. For example, to improve the design not only saves materials, but also facilitate the operation of machinery. Sometimes contradict each other. These elements throughout the entire packaging process, from material selection, structural design, packaging, production, transportation and even sales. In addition to the elements mentioned above, the folding carton structural design also take into account the nature of the packaged product itself. Such as the shape, purpose, mode of transport, marketing methods, these areas should be targeted at specific product analysis. In short, during cartons structural design should follow the scientific development concept, according to the specific circumstances of the design to make the appropriate choice to achieve the lowest cost, to achieve optimal efficiency.