Mother carton is one of the types of packaging that is widely used today. Packaging and types of cartons are used in all industries today. If you intend to produce food, medical and pharmaceutical equipment, or even an electronic part, an automobile part, or other items of any size and material, you must also think about its packaging and plan for it.
What is a mother carton?
The term carton or mother box is more common in Iran and this carton is called (Packing Box) in English. A carton or mother box is actually a large package inside which smaller packaged products are placed. When you produce a product, in order for it to reach the end customer, you use special packaging for that product, for example, you consider a cardboard box or plastic packaging for your product and put a certain number of products in that packaging. . The quantity that will be placed in a package is determined based on your sales strategy as well as the needs that you estimate your end customer will have. But most of the time, the products that are packaged for the final customer are small in size and wholesalers or even retailers will buy a large number of these packages from you. For several reasons, you need to package your products inside larger packaging that is suitable for stores. For example, your internal warehousing and the amount of sales to each store will be done more easily and accurately. Also, the packaging designed for the end customers will not be damaged and will be protected.
🔺🔻 Features of mother carton 🔺🔻
In the production and design of the mother carton, according to the needs of each order, some points should be taken into consideration. By following these tips, the packaging carton order will eventually become an efficient and useful product. In the following, some important matters will be discussed in this regard. give room The arrangement inside these cartons is important. First, it should be easy to arrange the packages in a bigger carton, and for example, a large depth can be a problem in this regard. Also, the arrangement should be done in such a way that the packages are not damaged and they do not put pressure on each other. Also, think about the store that will buy the product from you, the more easily the store manager can take your products out of the carton and arrange them, the more satisfied he will be with your product and probably the better he will place his next order. did
♦️ Moving the mother cartons ♦️
On the other hand, remember that the mother cartons will be moved by trucks, vans or other machines and transport devices. You may even need to move them on pallets to speed things up, or if you are thinking of exporting, your cargo may be loaded into containers and sent to the destination country. As a result, mother cartons should be arranged next to each other or on top of each other in a standard way. If you have thought about the arrangement of the cartons during shipping, more cartons will be loaded, thus saving you shipping costs.
What will happen if moisture reaches the mask box in warehouses or during transportation? In fact, you are trying to prevent damage to the packages with mother cartons. One of the damages that threatens the packaging of your products is humidity. Your products may remain in sheds and warehouses for a long time. There is always a possibility that rainwater or moisture in the warehouse will be absorbed by the cartons. Although there is no need for you to use completely waterproof packaging for mother cartons, the moisture resistance of this carton is very important for some products and should be taken into account.