Gaylord Boxes - New

RECTANGLE boxes can have full flap tops & bottoms, open tops & full flap bottoms, flange tops & full flap bottoms, or open tops & drop-in bottoms. Rectangles tend to be easier to use and set up because they keep their shape. They are also easier to fill and empty for most users.

OCTAGON boxes can have open tops & full flap bottoms or open tops and drop-in bottoms. Octagon-shaped boxes (or octobins) tend to have higher strength at the corners because the weight is distributed over these extra corners.

OPEN TOP / FULL FLAP BOTTOM is also known as an HSC (half-slotted container) and has one set of flaps on the bottom and none on the top. They require a lid if the box needs to be sealed shut. HSCs can be made from one to eight walls thick and are used in a wide variety of industries when new. Used boxes are often used in recycling or manufacturing industries that don’t require a new food grade box. Many choose an HSC when using a poly liner or a lid. It’s available in both rectangular and octagonal shapes.

FULL FLAP TOP & BOTTOM is also known as an RSC (regular-slotted container) and has flaps on both the top and bottom. Used RSC boxes are commonly used in the recycling of various commodities and when new, are often used for shipping food ingredients. If you need a box to ship a valuable product or wish to prevent viewing with wandering eyes and sticky hands, consider an RSC. It’s also a great box for providing protection from damage during shipment. This box is typically rectangular in shape and can be made from one to six walls thick.

DROP IN BOTTOM – WITH & WITHOUT PAD are sometimes called modified octobins, or MODOCT, and are typically four-or or five-wall boxes that have partial flaps on the bottom that secure the box once it is erected. By having a partial flap on the bottom, these boxes require a separate pad or sheet to cover the area in the center of the box left open by the short flaps. Pads are sold separately. These boxes are mostly used in the plastics industry when new. They take up less space in a truck and are more economical than a full-flap bottom box.

LID: Used to seal shut an Open Top / Full Flap Bottom box. Lids are available in both rectangular and octagonal shapes.

DOMELOCK BOTTOM: are typically three-wall boxes that have interlocking flaps on the bottom that secure the box once it is erected. Watch the How To Setup video or read the How to Setup document.

FLANGE TOP: A flange is a shorter top flap on a Gaylord box. Flanges aid in extra rigidity for stacking.

SLEEVE & TRAY is any box that doesn’t have either top or bottom flaps. This style requires a separate tray for the box to sit into and a tray to cover the top as well. These can be made from one to six walls thick. This type of box is typically only useful for long-term storage or for industries that use them internally and ship them between locations. Otherwise, these are a one-trip, one-use option. Watch the How To Setup video or read the How to Setup document.

WALLS are made up of linerboard and a medium. Linerboard is the flat material on the outside of and in between the medium. The medium is the arches, or flutes, between the liner board. The flutes maximize the bending rigidity, act as a cushion, and serve as an insulator. Flutes come in different profiles and sizes with larger flutes generally providing greater strength and cushioning. You can determine the number of walls by counting the rows of flutes. Two wall boxes have two rows of flutes, three wall have three, etc.

HANDLES have your box designed with handles to aid in moving the box around in your warehouse.

ECT stands for Edge Crush Test and tests the amount of force needed to crush the edges and corners of a box. The test shows the resistance in pounds per lineal inch (lb/in) but is expressed as ECT. The higher the ECT number, the more resistant the box is to being crushed. This is a critical factor when designing a new Gaylord box that will be stacked.