Corrugated packaging in China

In the modern socity the main purpose of packaging is the protection of transport and cargo to the destination of consumption. The size of the packaging industry in China is about $20 billion dollars and is estimated to grow 15% yearly, Over 70% of a

From: http://packmage.blog.com/2011/11/corrugated-packaging-in-china/

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.