Differences in Materials and Structures
Cardboard boxes are usually made of single or multiple layers of ordinary cardboard (such as
carton board paper, tea board paper, etc.) without corrugated structure. Moreover, its structure is simple, mainly made of flat cardboard, with a relatively small number of layers (commonly less than three layers), and the overall texture is relatively hard but has poor cushioning performance.
?
Corrugated carton is composed of face paper, corrugated core paper and inner paper. The core is corrugated paper in the middle layer (such as type A, type B, type C, and type E). Its multi-layer composite structure, with corrugated core paper forming a three-dimensional buffer layer, features high overall strength and light weight. It can be designed as single corrugated, double corrugated or multi-layer corrugated according to requirements.
?
Comparison of Performance Characteristics
In the strength comparison, the breakage resistance and compression resistance of cardboard boxes are low, and the load-bearing capacity is limited. It has no waveform structure and weak buffering and protection capacity. From the perspectives of cost and weight, cardboard boxes are made of a single material and have a lower cost, but they are heavier under the same strength.
?
The corrugated structure of corrugated cartons provides high impact resistance, breakage resistance and stacking strength, especially for long-distance transportation. Moreover, the three-dimensional corrugations of corrugated core paper can absorb vibrations and have a significant buffering effect, making it suitable for packaging fragile items.Corrugated boxes use less material to achieve higher strength, better cost-benefit ratio, and lightweight to reduce transportation costs.
?
The Difference in Usage
Cardboard boxes are mostly used for lightweight items with low protection requirements, such as food packaging boxes, small daily necessities paper boxes, greeting cards, etc.
?
Corrugated cartons are widely used in transportation packaging, such as for household appliances, electronic products, food and beverages, logistics and express delivery, etc. They are especially suitable for scenarios that require shock resistance and pressure resistance. In addition, fine corrugations such as E-flute can be used for high-end folding cartons, taking into account the aesthetic appeal of printing.
?
Corrugated cartons have become the mainstream choice for e-commerce packaging due to their cost-effectiveness, environmental friendliness and structural flexibility.The recovery rate is over 90%, and the production and transportation cost is only half of the same volume of wooden boxes. At the same time, it supports intelligent transformation and customized design, and is suitable for diversified logistics scenarios of e-commerce.
?
Corrugated Boxes Bring Benefits to The E-commerce Industry
Economically Efficient
The raw material cost is low, with 75% to 90% of the production cost attributed to paper expenses. Moreover, the logistics cost can be further reduced through lightweight design (such as low-weight high-strength materials). The folding structure saves storage space and can be compressed and stacked during transportation, improving the utilization rate of storage.
?
Environmental Protection Compliance
In line with the global sustainable Development goals, the EU has a recycling rate of 90.6%, and China has promoted recycling policies to encourage the reuse of corrugated boxes.Compared with plastic packaging, it reduces the pressure of environmental pollution and fits consumers' preference for green packaging.
?
Logistics Adaptability
Excellent buffering performance, UV corrugated high compressive strength, can protect electronic products, food and other fragile products;It supports the integration of RFID tags and QR codes to achieve intelligent tracking and optimize supply chain efficiency.
?
Brand Value-added
3D printing technology supports customized sizing and printing, color printing and personalized design can improve the unpacking experience and enhance brand recognition.
?
?
Cardboard boxes are different in material, structure and performance. Therefore, the difference in physical characteristics between the two directly determines the difference in its scope of application.
?
When Should One Choose Cardboard Boxes?
The Goods are Light in Weight and Not Easily Damaged
Such as clothing, books, small electronic products, etc., if there is no need for long-distance transportation or severe vibration, ordinary cardboard boxes are sufficient to meet the basic packaging needs.
?
Pay Attention to The Packaging Appearance and Brand Image
Cardboard boxes are often used for gift boxes, cosmetic boxes and wine packaging, because their smooth surface is convenient for high-quality printing and bronzing, UV and other decorative processes to improve product quality.
?
Pursue Low Cost and Rapid Mass Production
In scenarios that require a large amount of consumption of packaging materials (such as e-commerce small piece delivery, supermarket retail packaging), cardboard boxes have more advantages because of their simple production process and low price.
?
Short-term Use, One-time Scenarios
For example, store pick-up bag carton, exhibition gift packaging, etc., does not involve reuse or long-term storage, without high strength protection.
?
Whether it is cardboard or corrugated, they have their own applications in the field of e-commerce. It is recommended that you give priority to corrugated cardboard boxes, which have better load-bearing and buffering properties and are suitable for logistics transportation.Regular cardboard boxes are only recommended for light weight, short distance or display scenarios. Any packaging requirements of yours can be met by Shiteng Packaging.
Guangdong Shiteng Wisdom Technology Co., Ltd.
