Fiberboard Shipping Containers

T 800 Drum test for fiberboard shipping containers (revolving hexagonal drum)

T 802 Drop test for fiberboard shipping containers

T 803 Puncture test of containerboard

T 804 Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers

T 807 Bursting strength of linerboard

T 808 Flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method)

T 809 Flat crush of corrugating medium (CMT test)

T 810 Bursting strength of corrugated board

T 811 Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard (short column test)

T 812 Ply separation of solid and corrugated fiberboard (wet)

T 815 Coefficient of static friction (slide angle) of packaging and packaging materials (including shipping sack papers, corrugated and solid fiberboard) (inclined plane method)

T 818 Ring crush of paperboard (flexible beam method)

T 821 Pin adhesion of corrugated board by selective separation

T 822 Ring crush of paperboard (rigid support method)

T 824 Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (flexible beam method)

T 825 Flat crush test of corrugated board (rigid support method)

T 826 Short span compressive strength of containerboard

T 827 Box blank dimensioning

T 829 Score quality test

T 830 Ink rub test of containerboard and corrugated board

T 831 Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop penetration test

T 832 Water absorption of corrugating medium: float curl method

T 834 Determination of containerboard roll hardness

T 835 Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop absorption test

T 836 Bending stiffness, four-point method

T 838 Edge crush test using neckdown

T 839 Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard using the clamp method (short column test)

T 843 Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (rigid support method)

T 844 Determining construction (nominal basis weight) of corrugated board

T 845 Wet pin adhesion of corrugated board by selective separation

Producers of Pulp & Paper or Nonwovens: SSIG members working for a corporation or subunit of a corporation whose major activity is the production of pulp or paper.

Converters of Pulp & Paper or Nonwovens/ nonwoven mat: SSIG members working for a corporation or subunit of a corporation whose major activity is the conversion of pulp or paper into some finished or intermediate manufactured state. Converters would include, but is not limited to, producers of corrugated roll goods, manufacturers of boxes, converters who buy rolls of tissue paper and convert it into finished saleable consumer goods, converters who use paper or similar materials to produce packaging of various kinds (including flexible packaging) and numerous similar producers of paper goods.

Suppliers of chemical or raw materials: SSIG members who are working for a corporation or subunit of a corporation whose major activity is to supply raw materials or chemicals for the manufacture of pulp or paper.

Suppliers of manufacturing equipment, instrumentation and online controls: SSIG members who are working for a corporation or subunit of a corporation whose major activity is to supply manufacturing equipment, instrumentation, or online controls for the manufacture of pulp or paper.

Service and general suppliers: SSIG members who are working for a corporation or subunit of a corporation whose major activity is providing for producers of pulp and paper a service or any other commodity not included in the other supplier categories.

Commercial users of Pulp & Paper or Nonwoven mat: SSIG members who are working for a corporation or subunit of a corporation whose major activity is the use of paper, pulp, corrugated, packaging material, or other related product after it has been produced and further converted into some finished sheet or roll form or intermediate finished article of commerce. This includes printers or, in general, any entity using paper where that use does not generally fit under the term "converter."

Marketers and Commercial Sellers: SSIG members who are working for a corporation or subunit of a corporation whose major activity is the marketing or sales of pulp or paper. This might include but is not limited to companies whose focus is the wholesale or retail selling of paper and paper products including cut size paper, paper tissue products, artist paper supplies, paper merchants, recyclers, etc.

Consultants: SSIG members who are independent contractors and who may provide consulting services to any segment of the industry.

Educators: SSIG members who teach or are employed by an academic institution.

General Interest: SSIG members who are not covered under any of the above categories; this category may include, but is not limited to, members affiliated with trade associations, professional societies, or government agencies, and retirees.