When you think about it, the humble corrugated cardboard box is a miracle of engineering. The simple yet amazingly durable carton carries countless products to their destinations — and corrugated boxes just keep getting better.

Part of the credit for this improvement goes to  recent advances in methods for testing their strength.

The introduction of the Edge Crush Test (ECT) has opened the door to boxes that are just as strong, but weigh less — thus don’t use as much material and energy to make. Continue reading “Performance Under Pressure: Edge Crush Test For Corrugated Cartons (+ FREE Conversion Chart)” »