By Melissa Cook, Designer for Creative Displays Now
Note: This is the first in a series of articles (“Lessons”) covering the basics of corrugated displays and boxes. Click here to see all of the lessons we have published.
Corrugated is the material with which boxes are made. You know the ones: the large refrigerator boxes you played with as a kid, moving boxes, and even that blue crate your Cuties come in. What corrugated is NOT is cardboard, chipboard, or cereal box material.
Corrugated is made out of an outside liner, the medium, and the inside liner. The liners are what we see. Liners can be left natural, which would be kraft or a type of white paper. They can also be printed and labeled but that’s a whole other lesson! The medium is the fluted material between the liners and that comes in a variety of different size flutes depending on the application and strength you need it for.
Common Board Styles
Flutes
Primary Source: FibreBox.org
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