Corrugated Boxes

Specification 

• Type: Select from

  • Regular Slotted Container (RSC)

  • Half Slotted Container (HSC)

  • Full Telescopic Design (FTD)

  • Sleeve (FTD)

  • Die Cut - Covers all the other designs

• 2 Piece: Applicable to RSC, HSC, SLV - When checked, the box is manufactured in two parts.

• Substrate: Select sq.m or sheet substrates.

• Style: Select from a lookup list. Applies to die-cut boxes. (The lookup list is created here: Menu (button) > Settings.)

• Box Size: Length x Width x Height.

Regular Slotted Containers (RSC) and HSC only 

• 2 Pieces: When checked, the box is manufactured in two parts (RSC only).

• Box Flap: The height of the Box flap in mm. The options are:

  • Regular: (Box Width + Margin) / 2.

  • Overlap (30mm): The long flaps will overlap by 30mm.

  • Full Overlap: The long flaps will overlap the full width of the box.

  • Override: Allows you to manually set the Flap height.

• Glue Flap: The width of the Glue flap is in mm. See the Setting to specify whether the Glue Flap should be on the left or right side.

• Margin 1: Applied to the first three panels along with the Chop.

• Margin 2: Applied to the last Panel along with the Chop.

• Trim: Used to adjust the Chop size. Default = 10mm.

Half-slotted Containers (HSC) 

• Similar to RSC, except it only has flaps on one side.

Sleeve (SLV) 

• Similar to RSC except it does not have flaps.

Full Telescopic Design (FTD) 

• This design comprises a Base/Body and Cover/Lid which are estimated on separate estimates.

• Start by estimating the Base and then copy the Estimate and change the type to Cover. This will automatically assign the margins for the Cover.

• This type uses the Margin1 setting for the Base/Body and it uses the Width+ and Length+ settings for the Cover/Lid.

Services 

• Printing: The lookup list displays all the items from the Printing part where Input = Printing.

• Die Cutting: The lookup list displays all the items from the Finishing part where Input = Die Cutting.

• Assembly: The lookup list displays all the items from the Finishing part where Input = Assembly.

• Packaging: The lookup list displays all the items from the Packaging part.

• Delivery: The lookup list displays all the items from the Delivery part.

Materials 

• Die

• Plate

Flat size calculations for RSC 

The Flat size is calculated according to the Board type (subcategory):

• B-Flute: Glueflap = 30; Margin 1 = 3 (2 Piece = 1); Margin 1 = 2; Trim = 10

• C-Flute: Glueflap = 30; Margin 1 = 5 (2 Piece = 2); Margin 2 = 2; Trim = 10

• DWB: Glueflap = 35; Margin 1 = 9 (2 Piece = 4); Margin 2 = 4; Trim = 10

• E-flute: Margin 1 (1 piece & 2 piece), Margin 2, Trim, FTD - Lid Length and FTD - Lid Width (Default = 0)

Height calculation for HSC 

• The height of HSC boxes is calculated as follows: Box Height plus a fixed margin based on the board type: B = 5mm, C = 5m, DWB = 10mm.

Converting Substrate to Sheets 

• Right-click the Substrate Costing and select Convert Substrate (sq. m) to Substrate (Sheet).

• A new Material will be created, and the Estimate is updated to Each.

• The Corrugated Box Setting: Material Category for Substrate (Sheets), can be used to select the Default Category.

Settings 

Navigation: Products > Double-click a product to edit it > Menu (button) > Settings

• Material Category for Substrate (Sheets): Provides a dropdown list of categories to select the Default Category.

• Box Styles lookup list: Applicable to die-cut boxes. Click Edit in the Value column to edit the list.

• Default sizes for RSC Boxes: Glue Flaps, Margin 1, Margin 2, Trim, Minimum Substrate Size, Minimum Substrate sq. m.

Output 

The Corrugated Box fields are available in the pipelines:

• QT_Item_Cor_Boxes

• WO_Cor_Boxes