Elements in corrugated packaging box design

The designer will encounter the following questions during corrugated box design:

What's the proper product quantities and weight for a corrugated box? How to determine the relations between them? What determines the internal arrangement of the products in the corrugated box, how to choose the best way? Is it helpful for the size of the box dimensions to enhance the carton strength and save raw material? Those elements ultimately determine the corrugated packaging box manufacturing, storage and transportation, the use of efficiency, economy and overall function.

1. Weight

In accordance with international trade practices, as consumer goods transport packaging, corrugated boxes, single-box weight is generally no more than 20 kg is appropriate, maximum 25 kg. It is mainly taking into account the porter or clerk's easy to operate, does not easily lead to human injury and other factors. Of course, the buffer transport of large and medium-sized industrial products packaging cartons should not be limited. Something need to be clear, according to the trade practices provisions, the weight of the single-box is no more than 20 kg is appropriate, but if the single box weight is too small are ill-advised because small cardboard boxes to accommodate the number of products, materials with relatively low consumption rate. Therefore, whenever possible, should be close to 20 kg as well to maximize function.

2. Product quantities

The quantity of products decided by the corrugated box maximum allowable weight divide the unit weight of the product. To take into account the arrangement of the internal product of the length, width and depth of three directions (which determines the carton size), so the number of contents is not chosen at random or determined. The designer generally consider several different number, then according to both meet the weight limit, but also conducive to the principles of the arrangement can be flexibly adjusted to determine.

3. The arrangement of products

It means a specific number of permutations of the products in the dimensions of the carton within the three directions. In fact, in determining the the number of the products the internal arrangement already has been considered. In addition to the numbers, but also related to the structural strength of the carton and other issues. The dimensions aligned, first need to take into account the cabinet external dimensions shall comply with the limits derived in accordance with ergonomic principles.

4. The external dimensions of the corrugated box

In addition to the special shape or large industrial transport box, the transport handling of general merchandise corrugated boxes, human intervention is inevitable, many consumer buy goods in the store, you also need a clerk handling or out of the box. If the boxes are external dimensions, unreasonable, embrace of the space body is too large, so that the arm waist force tension, difficulty walking, resulting in the operating fatigue or injury.

General cargo length of the corrugated box, length plus width dimensions, the length and depth of integrated size should make the following restrictions:

For males, L ≤ 450 mm, L + B ≤ 850 mm, L + B + H ≤ 1200 mm;

For females, L ≤ 400 mm, L + B ≤ 750 mm, L + B + H ≤ 1050 mm.