2. Corrugated cardboard packaging
2.1 Manufacturing
The three main product families are :
cases with flaps (notching and creasing on slotter) ;
cutting (notching and creasing on rotary press or platen) ;
small-scale shaping.
Printing and assembly operations are common to the first two families.
In all cases, the raw material is corrugated sheetboard. Sheet dimensions are always given in order: width (parallel to flutes) and cut length (perpendicular to flutes).
Pack dimensions are always given in the following order:
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Corrugated cardboard packaging
Economic data
French annual production of corrugated board rose from 122,000 t in 1952 to 1,680,000 t in 1983, reaching 3,520,000 t in 2000, with sales of 15.5 billion francs. It is considered a significant indicator of economic activity, as its curve and that of industrial production follow the same trends (figureA and tableA). Paper and cardboard packaging is a leading sector, with significant consumption, particularly in the food industry...
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