Multifold Corner Boards: Benefits and Use Cases

As any supplier knows, having your packages arrive in excellent shape is vital for the reputation of your business and its products. While many protective packaging options are available, using multifold corner boards offers greater support to improve storage, handling and shipping.

Why Should Your Company Use Multifold Corner Boards?

Multifold corner boards are rigid cardboard angles that reinforce the boxes' corners, bottoms and tops. Corner board packaging is most effective when used in combination with palletized loads. In typical applications, a packer will place corner boards upright for stability and improved stacking strength.

Additionally, a corner board limits your package's direct contact with exterior elements, enabling you to ship your products over longer distances without worrying about product safety.

Benefits of Multifold Corner Boards Over Traditional Corner Boards

While multifold and traditional corner board packaging offers various benefits, there are situations in which multifold corner boards provide more advantages. Some benefits of multifold corner boards are:

  • Multifold corner board paper continuously wraps around itself to improve strength.
  • The increased stacking strength of multifold corner boards allows for wingspan reduction.
  • Multifold corner board does not have exposed edges for greater moisture resistance and more substantial stacking power.
  • Multifold corner board uses less material without sacrificing the level of protection.

Common Multifold Corner Board Applications

Corner boards are a cost-effective solution for strengthening containers and palletized goods. Typical applications include:

  • Edge protection: Corner board packaging repels and absorbs impact at vertical container edges. These protectors also safeguard stacked products' corners and prevent forklift damage.
  • Strap protection: While cables and strapping can secure stacks, the tension they generate can damage the containers. Placing the corner board at the vertical and horizontal edges can help redistribute package pressure.
  • Internal support: Corner boards offer more significant support for containers at the inside corners to reduce the level of corrugation needed in the boxing material.
  • Stacking: Placing the corner board on the vertical edge allows you to create layers of stacks depending on the product's and pallet's weight.
  • Unitizing: After configuring product containers on a pallet, stretching the corner board across the top edges will keep the stack in a column configuration.

Advantages of Multifold Corner Board's Durable Construction

Each corner board piece consists of solid fiber material, which aids in preventing damage from drops or forklifts. The fiber components absorb impact and pressure over a larger surface area than traditional packaging materials to ensure your palletized loads are safer. Some additional benefits of using corner boards include:

  • Improving the package's stacking ability
  • Increasing your bottom line by reducing the risk of product damage
  • Adding edge protection for products like wood or lumber
  • Protecting against strapping damage
  • Enhancing container stability

Which Industries Use Multifold Corner Boards?

Corner board is a diverse material available in various lengths, widths and custom printing options. Depending on the type of corner board you purchase, it may be resistant to wind, rain and moisture. The additional protection makes this material an excellent choice for anyone with products that experience exposure to the elements as they travel through the supply chain. Given its versatility, corner board is a popular packaging choice for industries such as:

  • Paper and plastics
  • Construction
  • Furniture
  • Windows
  • Doors
  • Lighting
  • Appliances
  • Metal manufacturing

Reach Your Packing Efficiency Goals With Compack USA

At Compack USA, we strive to make a positive impact on our client's operations through innovative packing materials. Our multifold corner board is one of many products we offer to help your company reach and exceed its efficiency goals. Complete our contact form for more information about our packaging supplies.