Glossary: Substrates and More

A __ is a flat sheet of corrugated or solid fiberboard that has been cut, slotted or scored so it can be folded into a box.

Blank

A high-speed cut/crease platen equipped with an extra station to push out waste is called a __.

Blanker

__ is a 100 % recycled URB that can endure a 180° fold without cracking, making it ideal for natural-look folding cartons.

Bending chip board

__ is recovered during pulp washing and burned in the recovery boiler to regenerate cooking chemicals and create mill energy.

Black liquor

Paperboard used to manufacture folding cartons and set-up boxes is commonly called __.

Boxboard

The abbreviation __ can refer to boxboard, chipboard, containerboard, corrugated board, linerboard and paperboard in general.

Board

The process of polishing or smoothing the surface of paperboard is known as __.

Calendaring

Unbleached, coated kraft paperboard with exceptional wet strength used in beverage multi-packs is called __.

Carrier board

Paperboard generally made from recycled paper stock is known as __.

Chipboard

Recycled chipboard with a smooth white back, often abbreviated CCNB, is __.

Clay Coated News Back

100 % recycled coated paperboard often called CCNB or CCKB is formally termed __.

Coated Recycled Board (CRB)

__ is white-top linerboard designed for high-graphics users needing high gloss and ink density.

Coated White Top

Applying one or more layers to improve whiteness, smoothness and gloss is called __.

Coating

Paper specifically manufactured for corrugated board, including linerboard and medium, is __.

Containerboard

A shipping box made from containerboard and used as the outer protection for goods is a __.

Corrugated Container

The paperboard used to form the fluted portion of corrugated board is called __.

Corrugating medium

__ is the structure formed by gluing fluted medium to linerboard sheets.

Corrugated board

The machine that unwinds containerboard rolls, forms flutes, applies adhesive and builds corrugated board is a __.

Corrugator

A machined rotary knife or die used to cut labels or folding cartons is called a __.

Cutter

A __ thickens pulp while disc refiners brush and cut fibers to increase strength.

Decker

A machine that cuts shapes, perforates or creases board is a __.

Die cutter

A __ is a pressure vessel that cooks cellulosic materials with chemicals to produce pulp.

Digester

Printing graphics directly onto board using a flexible plate is called __.

Direct Print

An __ is a multi-layer label with extra plies to carry more information, such as leaflets or booklets.

Extended Content Label (ECL)

Running an in-house print shop located within the customer’s factory is known as __.

Facilities Management

A motorized vehicle that cuts and gathers multiple trees before felling them is a __.

Feller buncher

The post die-cutting process of stripping waste, applying features, gluing and folding is collectively called __.

Finishing

A __ prints, scores, slots, folds and glues a corrugated box blank in one pass.

Flexo folder gluer (FFG)

The printing method that uses flexible plates wrapped around a cylinder is __.

Flexography printing

One of the wave shapes pressed into corrugated medium, such as A, B, C, E or F, is called a __.

Flute

A person who manages forests for timber, conservation or recreation is a __.

Forester

Systems that inspect and track forest products to ensure responsible harvesting are called __.

Forest Certifications

__ is an uncoated chipboard able to withstand a 180° fold and often used as a cost-efficient alternative to corrugated for small boxes.

Full-bending chip

__ linerboard meets specialized hazardous-material packaging needs with higher water resistance.

HazMat linerboard

Standard linerboard engineered for additional compression and edge-crush strength is called __.

High-performance linerboard

A 100 % recycled alternative to CUK that provides high stiffness and tear strength is __.

High-strength coated recycled board

In papermaking, __ remove excess moisture and set starch-based glue.

Hot plates

A __ dissolves paper or pulp blocks in hot swirling water.

Hydropulper

Linerboard made of at least 80 % virgin fiber is known as __.

Kraft linerboard

__, also called solid unbleached sulfate, is durable, highly printable brown kraft board.

Kraft/Solid Unbleached Sulfate (SUS)

__ is the wood constituent that holds fibers together and causes paper to yellow when exposed to light.

Lignin

Paperboard manufactured specifically as the facing for corrugated board is called __.

Linerboard

Combining high-quality lithographic printing with microflute corrugated structure is known as __ packaging.

Litho-laminate microflute

Printing using a plate to transfer text or artwork onto paper or laminate labels is __.

Lithography

A premium-grade CRB with superior smoothness for printability is termed __.

Low-density coated recycled board

Packaging designed to showcase products at retail for impulse buying are __.

Merchandising displays

Printing pre-coated top sheets in-house on an offset press is called __.

Offset Printing

Recycled corrugated packaging, often baled for mills, is abbreviated __.

Old Corrugated Containers (OCC)

Fiberboard strips assembled into individual cells to protect products inside a box are called __.

Partitions

Multipurpose, low-density, non-bending URB valued for stiffness and rigidity is __.

Plain chip board

__ is SBS board with polyethylene coating, used for liquid packages and moisture-sensitive environments.

Poly milk carton stock (PMCS)

A __ coating, usually polyethylene-based, makes paperboard leak and heat resistant.

Polycoated

A multi-ply sheet with an enhanced white printing surface over a virgin kraft base is marketed as __.

Premium white top

A roll of linerboard printed and rewound before being combined into corrugated board is called __.

Preprint (preprinted linerboard)

Single paperboard sheets or pads used as dividers to anchor and protect products are termed __.

Protective packaging

Wood fibers separated from lignin to make paper form a material called __.

Pulp

The __ sorts, compacts and bales materials like OCC so mills can make them into new products.

Recycling production process

A machine that simultaneously prints, cuts and scores corrugated board is a __.

Rotary die cutter

A well-defined impression or crease in board made to facilitate folding is a __.

Score

A plant that runs a corrugator only to supply sheets for other converters is a __.

Sheet feeder

A converting plant without its own corrugator that buys sheets is called a __.

Sheet plant

The machine at the wet end of the corrugator that forms flutes and bonds the first liner is the __.

Single facer

At the dry end of a corrugator, the __ trims board width, adds score lines and cuts to length.

Slitter scorer

A single-ply bleached liner with surface treatment for good ink hold-out is __.

Solid bleached linerboard

__ is a premium paperboard from bleached virgin fiber with flexibility and bright appearance, ideal for high-end packaging.

Solid bleached sulfate (SBS)

Gluing methods that add features like pop-up trays, auto bottoms or display components are known as __.

Specialty gluing

Fiber derived directly from wood rather than recycling is called __.

Virgin paper

__ is 100 % recycled board family that includes plain chip, bending chip and tube & core board.

Uncoated recycled board (URB)

A linerboard engineered to retain strength when wet, ideal for poultry or fruit packaging, is __.

Wet-strength linerboard

100 % recycled, clay-coated board with a white back is called __.

White-back coated recycled board

A multi-ply sheet with a bleached white top layer and an unbleached or recycled base is termed __.

White top