Folding ratio and erection of folding boxes under production conditions

The bending ratio describes the technical quality of creased cartons. In comparison with the fold-ratio of Grebe and Grohmann it has practical advantages, moreover it is physically clearly defined. The applicability of the bending ratio under production conditions has been tested by erecting experiments in a Rovema cartoning machine. The frequency of failure during the machine erecting tests and the bowing of the side walls of the boxes were compared with the bending ratio for different creased cartons. An optimum condition during the tests could be realized for a ratio of 0.6. It could be proved that the bending ratio is useful to describe the technical quality of crease of folding boxes.