Table of Contents
What is a BMC box?
The box maker’s certificate (BMC) is found on the bottom of most corrugated shipping containers. Listed on the BMC is pertinent information that buyers, users and sellers need to understand. Without this basic understanding, you may find yourself buying, using or selling the wrong box.
What ECT 51?
51 ECT Shipping Boxes Single Wall boxes can hold and ship lightweight items. Double Wall boxes can hold and ship rough-edged and heavy items.
What is a left handed box?
Left Handed Box – The length panel (which is the longer. panel) will be on the left. Place each hand on a panel (length. & width) — the hand on the bigger. panel will clasify the orientation.
How much weight can a 42 ECT box hold?
Box Strength
| Minimum Bursting Test, Singlewall, Doublewall (lbs. per sq. in) | Minimum Edge Crush Test (ECT) (lbs. per in. width) | Maximum Weight of Box and Contents (lbs.) |
|---|---|---|
| 275 | 44 | 95 |
| 350 | 55 | 120 |
| 200 | 42 | 80 |
| 275 | 48 | 100 |
What ECT box do I need?
Which Box Is Best? In general, the single-walled 200# test box and the 32 ECT corrugated boxes are interchangeable – both have a maximum weight limit of 65 lbs. Because stacking strength has become the most important factor for most warehouses today, many opt for the 32 ECT.
How do you calculate ECT on a box?
The formula of McKee to calculate the value of BCT is following; BCT = 5.876 x ECT x square root of U x d BCT Stands for Box Compression Test in pounds, U denotes box outline in inch, And d denotes thickness of corrugated board in inches.
What is ECT and BCT?
The ECT (Edge Crush Test) and BCT (Box Crush Test) are two completely separate tests yet they are similar in various ways. The Edge Crush Test involves taking a 2 x 2 cardboard specimen and crushing the edge between compression platens with our lowest cost tabletop machine.
What are box types?
3 Common Types of Boxes
- Folding Cartons. Folding cartons (also called paperboard cartons, or paperboard boxes) are some of the most common types of boxes that you will see at retail stores.
- Rigid Boxes.
- Corrugated Boxes.
- 8 Responses.
Which hand do you jab with?
Start in boxing stance: feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart with the left foot in front and fists protecting face (right foot in front if you’re a lefty). Step forward with left foot and extend left hand forward with control, rotating palm to face down (jab with your right hand if you’re a lefty).