Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Fefco style boxes

The cardboard boxes can be stacked to maximise your storage space and is the cheapest way to package most products. Cardboard boxes can be made in many different shapes and sizes.There is an international standard for describing cartons and boxes which has been promulgated by FEFCO - an international association of carton manufacturers. FEFCO is regarded as the international standard guide to cardboard box design.

FEFCO standard boxes include slotted type boxes, telescope type box, folder type boxes glued case, Interior fitments and trays etc. Those kind of carton boxes are widely used in packaging industry. For many packaging companies especially medium and small business, they used to product FEFCO standard box very often. The problem is how to design Fefco standard carton box in the most cost effective way to utmost the profit. Currently there are many useful carton box design software on the market which include FEFCO standard box inside, but the cost is very high and need high skilled people to operate,  mostly companies can not afford it. For those companies, there’re no other ways to do those FEFCO standard carton box design but pay high cost to other designer or design studio.

The most common shaped cardboard box is known as fefco code 0201. Flaps meet at the top and bottom and need sealing with packaging tape. 

Fefco box 0201

Fefco code 0200 is a cardboard box that is open at the top with flaps at the bottom that can be sealed with packing tape to provide a solid bottom for storage. This fefco style is often brought along with fefco code 0422 for use as a lid.

Fefco box 0200

The fefco style box types can be devided as 0200 slotted boxes, 0300 telescopic boxes, 0400 folding carton, 0500 slide boxes, 0600 rigid boxes, 0700 ready glued boxes, 0900 interiors, The styles are divided into a number of sections and we have separate pages illustrating all the styles. Each type of box could be served as different purpose.

Since fefco standard has been accepted world widely, lots of companies especially packaging design company has been embed fefco style boxes in their box template library for basical cardboard box design, which make the box design much more easier.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Cardboard box construction

Almost all shipping boxes are cardboard boxes, because they are light, reliable, and come in various sizes, shapes and colors. Moreover,they are many types of cardboard boxes so that they can contain any type of package from light to heavy objects.

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Monday, November 21, 2011

Eco-friendly corrugated packaging

Consumers are well aware that the products are reduced, can be reused or recycled. It's even goes so far as the packaging material need to be eco-friendly. Many traditional packaging materials are harmful to the environment, such as polystyrene or pl

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

cardboard packaging box

If you want to send a gift from abroad or send mail products that require a particular box, Cardboard packaging box might be a good choice. A significant number of corrugated cardboard boxes, and certain rules must be kept in mind during the cardboard packaging box design. Packaging engineers must think about the objectives of the shipping box, and remember, the needs of individuals who use them. The main challenge for designers of cardboard packaging box design, usually is to keep production costs to the minimum point as possible.

Shipping and delivering boxes are often made of corrugated cardboard, which must be strong enough to keep the goods safe and sound from a starting point, all the way through loading and unloading and delivery costs and shipment to the destination.
Cardboard packaging boxes may have special chambers, padding materials and bracing to keep items secure during the time they are usually in transit.

Packaging engineers need to consider the quality of corrugated cardboard and inner supports that are used in the box and as the box is closed, are important when the point of installation. The number of engineers to check the transport organizations, and industrial applications. to determine how packets are listed in the rules, and what value it can have on the future of packaging design style. Corrugated cardboard have been established and has tried to ensure face shock and moisture, and that they must meet the needs of consumers.


The most common type of moving boxes, the container is called the regular slots, when all the flaps of the same size.
The larger flaps of a regular slotted packaging box meet in the centre whilst the littler ones tend not to.There are many types of boxes and packing a lot of specific requirements for the packaging material.

Lower down the box packaging cost

Corrugated boxes, due to their high shear resistance has been used widely.  It is important for any company that packages can be kept low to reduce the cost of the product and there are several ways to do it.

1> select the corrugated material

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Friday, November 18, 2011

The role of packaging design

Packaging design is essential to the success of both the marketing and the companies. Taking a step back and standing on a client side, you can do the exact meaning of the packaging design. You can see if the packaging design is really ideal, and if

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Advantages and disadvantages of corrugated packaging

In morden societies, we are able to find out many types of corrugated packaging on the market that can organize your life easily. Although it has a tendency to use plastic or metal boxes nowadays as they are more durable than cardboard boxes, these

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