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Key Corrugated Industry Terms

Across
The abbreviation for the type of corrugated packaging usually printed with high-quality graphics, that is intended to serve both as a container and a sales tool to attract attention to the product that it contains.
The primary raw, fibrous material from which paper is made.
A "face" or "side" of a box.
An abbreviation for a flat, unopened box whose manufacture's joint has been sealed. This is the way most boxes with a manufacturer's joint are shipped from the box maker to the customer.
The "wave shapes", or ridges that are pressed into a sheet of material that has been softened by steam. This material is then sandwiched between flat sheets of material to form corrugated fiberboard.
A container made from bending grades of box board. It is often delivered to users in flat or collapsed form.
The strength which indicates the containerboard's resistance to breaking when it is pulled into or through equipment during the converting and printing processes.
Paperboard generally made from recycled paper stock (PCA does not manufacture this). Uses include: partitions within boxes, and the center ply or plies of solid fiberboard.
The natural, unbleached corrugated fiberboard used in making cartons.
In regular slotted containers these are expressed as length x width x height always using inside measurements.
A shipping unit of two or more boxes grouped together, usually with plastic banding.
A design feature wherein the top and/or bottom flaps of a box do not butt, but extend one over the other.
A large group of bundled or unbundled boxes, banded and/or stretch wrapped together for shipment.
A process of securing and loading containers for shipment as a single unit load, typically for handling by mechanical equipment.
A junction created by any free edge of a container flap or panel where it abuts or rests on another portion of the container and to which it may be fastened by tape, stitches or adhesive in the process of closing the container.
The abbreviation for a laboratory test used to determine the force needed to cause compressive failure of a strip of containerboard that has been placed in a circular configuration.
The abbreviation for the type of printing which uses ultraviolet curing technology. This form of printing results in images and text printing in sharp detail.
This is an abbreviation for the most commonly used style of carton. One side is glued, taped or stapled during manufacturing, making this carton well suited for easy set-up, filling, and closure.
A measurement usually expressed in thousandths of an inch (mils) or sometimes referred to as "points". This measurement is often used as an indirect measure of manufacturing quality.
This type of plant has both corrugating capability and converting equipment. Most corrugated packaging throughout the world is produced in this type of integrated plant.
Reclaimed material which, after repulping, is used as one of the two principal furnishes for paper or paperboard. This includes: boxboard cuttings, reclaimed corrugated containers, kraft cuttings, etc.
Down
An abbreviation for the type of display usually printed with high-quality graphics, that contain multiple, sellable units of a product and serve as sales tools for the product. Many of these displays stand on the floor at the end of store aisles or in other prominent locations in the retail environment.
A type of packaging used to contain a volume of product.
This type of machine is capable of running at high speeds. It prints, folds, cuts and glues sheets of corrugated board, converting them into shipping boxes.
A commonly used industry name for a triplewall corrugated pallet box.
A factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibers such as wood pulp and other ingredients.
The abbreviation for the non-profit industry association headquartered in Illinois, representing and serving the corrugated industry since 1940.
Paperboard used to make the fluted layer of corrugated board.
This type of plant is comprised of converting equipment and does not produce it's own corrugated board. These plants are typically smaller operations in the industry, offering their customers personalized service.
This is an abbreviation for the "round or rectangular" design on a corrugated box flap that certifies the box conforms to all applicable standards.
Flat sheets of paper that comprise the outer surfaces of a sheet of corrugated board.
This is an abbreviation for the test which measures how much stacking strength or pressure a box can withstand before being crushed.
A roll of linerboard that has been printed prior to the manufacture of combined board. This process requires special equipment on a corrugator to assure precise cut-off.
This is a machine that cuts corrugated material to a desired shape (such as a box blank). Most of these machines have in-line printing capability.
The flat sheet of material used as a base upon which goods and materials may be assembled, stored and transported.
The weight of linerboard or corrugating medium expressed in pounds per 1,000 square feet (MSF) in the U.S.; generally in grams per square meter (GSM) where the metric system is used.
The process of printing onto the outside surface of combined board. This may be done with flexography or digital/inkjet printing methods.
A type of resistance which indicates the ability of the finished container to withstand external and internal point pressure forces and to protect the product during rough handling.
This form of packaging can be single and multi-layered and is supplied in reels or bags (PCA does not manufacture this form of packaging). It can be paper/poly/foil or nylon or a combination of materials which are supplied either plain/printed/coated and or laminated to provide long shelf life properties.
The "official" name for the test which is the industry standard for measuring the bursting strength of corrugated board to withstand external or internal forces, and to contain the contents during handling.
Wide-cut, or pair of closely spaced parallel cuts including removal of a narrow strip of material made in a fiberboard sheet, usually to form flaps and permit folding without bulges caused by the thickness of the material.