APPTI and the USDA Forest Service hosted a workshop on Improving Test Methods and Performance Models for Containerboard and Converted Packaging, June 25–26, 2019, at the Forest Products Laboratory. The purpose was to convene board and packaging producers, testing equipment suppliers, and scientists to discuss test method challenges, identify research gaps, and lay foundations for improvement.
24 participants attended, including 17 from APPTI companies and partners, plus representatives from RISE, ABB, SCION, PCA, and consulting experts.
Priority action items
- Develop a comprehensive model predicting box behavior under quasi-static testing, varying humidity environments, dynamic load conditions, and multiple loading scenarios
- Elucidate formation's role in test accuracy and applicability to box performance; evaluate or modify existing test procedures
- Identify and determine viscoelastic and hygroelastic properties required to support the box model