Heavy Duty Corrugated

Widespread global adoption of ISPM15 and rising timber prices have seen a number of our traditional timber packaging accounts converting to Tri-Wall, the leading high performance corrugated board specifically developed for heavy-duty packaging applications.

There are 19 standard Tri-Wall board grades. It is the weight of the paper and the flute profile that differentiates between the grades. The thinnest is 8mm (BA) and the heaviest is 15mm (AAA). The mix of paper weight and flute profiles may differ to suit an application that requires impact resistance to that which suits an application requiring stacking strength.

Temperature changes within packaging can give rise to condensation that can lead to corrosion. In order to protect products, Tri-Wall can be pre-treated with a volatile corrosive inhibitor. Board grades are also produced to meet the rigorous requirements of Ministry of Defence specifications.

There are several advantages of using Tri-Wall over standard sawn timber packaging (SSTP):

Tri-Wall Packaging Designs

• Standard Transit Packaging
  Standard international FEFCO fibreboard case code designs can be manufactured from heavy-duty Tri-Wall thereby not only providing the widely accepted advantages of the design structures but also providing the performance advantages of Tri-Wall board.
  
  
• Bespoke Transit Packaging
  A wide range of bespoke transit packaging can be designed to protect products according to a number of factors such as the product shape, size, type, weight, destination and the mode of transport. The package should provide protection against the hazards encountered on its journey including braking and acceleration forces, security, vibration and shock, impact from mechanical handling equipment, superimposed loads and exposure to moisture.
  
  Internal Tri-Wall fitments can be designed as an integral part of the pack that will cushion and secure the product in place during its journey. Tri-Wall's in-house testing facilities can simulate many of the in-transit hazards that the pack may encounter and this helps to ensure that a design can be recommended with confidence that it will perform to the required level. In addition, the Tri-Wall laboratory is UKAS approved and can, therefore, undertake UN pack testing.
  
  
• EcoPal Pallets
  Using a pallet is the globally accepted method of facilitating the mechanical handling of goods. The major advantages of Tri-Wall’s market leading EcoPal pallets are firstly, their superior weight/strength ratio in comparison to sawn timber pallets and secondly, their immediate ISPM15 compliancy (which removes the potential problem of the shifting regulations regarding the international movement of timber).
  
  Being clean, dry and splinter free, they are well suited to use within pharmaceutical and food market sectors. EcoPal can be reversed and nested saving on warehouse space. Their high strength means that they are durable and reusable and they have the additional advantage of being 100% recyclable. EcoPal is available in 4 standard European sizes and can also be manufactured to bespoke specifications.
  
  EcoPal can be reversed and nested saving on warehouse space. Their high strength means that they are durable and reusable and they have the additional advantage of being 100% recyclable.
  

• Eco-Pal Klip and Eco-Pal Fix
  EcoPal Klip (below) and EcoPal Fix (right) are two Tri-Wall packaging innovations that provide effective outer transit containers for road, rail, sea or air transportation. The designs combine a Tri-wall case with an EcoPal heavy duty pallet.
  
  EcoPal Klip and EcoPal Fix have excellent rigidity and strength/weight ratios. Their design enables a very quick one person assembly process (EcoPal Klip can be erected in 15 seconds) that does not require staples, strapping or tape.
  
  The key difference between the two products is the way in which the case locks the pallet securely in place.
   EcoPal Klip has a self-locking case design that holds the pallet in position and provides extra protection to the outer bearers.
   EcoPal Fix secures the case to the pallet by interlocking the case base with pallet top deck flap extensions.
  
  Compared to timber packaging, EcoPal Klip and EcoPal Fix are readily ISPM15 compliant and a fraction of the weight, providing savings on airfreight. The packaging is also contamination and splinter free. The transit containers can be returned as low cost freight for reuse and at the end of its lifecycle, Tri-Wall is 100% recyclable.