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Five Stars Rotary Die Cutter, 2011 CorrExpo Exhibit
Five Stars Rotary Die Cutter, 2011 CorrExpo Exhibit
Overview of Ligtweight Containerboard in North America - The Next "Big Thing"?, 2011 CorrExpo Exhibit
Overview of Ligtweight Containerboard in North America - The Next "Big Thing"?, 2011 CorrExpo Exhibit
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Influence of pallet pattern on top-to-bottom compression performance of unitized loads, TAPPI Journal
ABSTRACT: Environmental scaling factors estimate a corrugated container’s ability to withstand various conditions it will encounter during the storage and distribution process. In this project, we examined the compressive resistance of unitized loads using differing pallet stacking patterns. To simulate real-world failure scenarios in our laboratory tests, we used two different nominal board grades of single-wall C-flute regular slotted containers loaded with a plywood panel and bagged salt to direct the failure location to the bottom of the stack. Our results showed that the columnar aligned pattern provided the greatest compressive resistance and the interlocked stacking arrangement yielded the lowest of the patterns evaluated. Based on the study results, we calculated box compression retention multipliers for each pattern and compared them to scaling factors published by the Fibre Box Association.
Anilox Cell Geometry and How it Affects Ink Release, 2011 CorrExpo Exhibit
Anilox Cell Geometry and How it Affects Ink Release, 2011 CorrExpo Exhibit
Transformation Towards Excellence, 2011 CorrExpo Exhibit
Transformation Towards Excellence, 2011 CorrExpo Exhibit
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Progroup Turns 25, Paper360º March/April 2018
Progroup Turns 25, Paper360º March/April 2018
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Evaluating hardness and the S-test, TAPPI Journal March 2019
ABSTRACT: The corrugated industry typically quantifies crush resistance using the Concora corrugated medium test (CMT) on fluted medium or flat crush on combined board. These tests compress the materials until the point of complete failure of the flutes. Combined board elastically resists crushing forces until a certain point, the hardness of the structure, while additional load causes permanent damage and deformation. This study investigates how hardness can be measured directly from a load curve collected during CMT (or flat crush) testing and how it varies throughout the North American paper supply. It also explores how hardness corre-lates with the values obtained from the newly developed S-test. This new test method deserves further study as a potentially more appropriate specification for crush resistance of corrugated medium.