Food & Drink Processing & Packaging Issue 48 2023 | Page 18

Putting Packaging to the Test

Cerulean ’ s Laboratory Carton Tester ( LCT ): providing a measure for the crease quality and frictional forces between carton surfaces .
This instrument measures the torque required to fold the carton crease , as well as the coefficient of friction . Allowing the testing of fold , form , spring back and friction for creased carton board , corrugated board and complete cartons and boxes . Four instruments in one with the newly released V1.71 CT software which enables the user to devise a structured carton performance assessment .
End users gain from an improved running efficiency on form-and-fill lines whilst also offering converters a reduction in rejected cartons leading the less wastage along the production line .
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