Investigation of Quality of Packaging Made of Laminated Micro-Corrugated Cardboard

Abstract

In the modern packaging industry, a large assortment of materials, various technologies and equipment is used. Market relations form the demand for inexpensive and optimal in terms of its operational and functional properties, qualitative, environmentally friendly packaging. The analysis of compliance with these requirements allowed prioritizing the packages of laminated micro-corrugated cardboard as a promising way of making them in the modern market. The application of the lamination process extends the design and range of such packages. Important in this production chain is quality offset printing, the choice of cardboard for printing, micro-corrugated cardboard and adhesives for lamination, taking into account their technological and operational characteristics. The reproductive and graphic indicators of liners printed by offset printing are investigated in this work. It was considered the process of their laminating to micro-corrugated cardboard using the adhesive device of a new construction with the further determination of the operational parameters of the packaging material. As a result of the research, graphic dependencies were constructed that allow us to assess the quality reproduction of a color image in the offset printing and the operational stability of laminated micro-corrugated cardboard. The conducted experimental researches allowed establishing the dependence of the strength characteristics of laminated micro-corrugated cardboard on the technological parameters of the process of lamination.

Keywords

• lamination
• micro-corrugated cardboard
• fluting
• liner
• offset printing
• imprint