Evaluating carton board crease geometries regarding grip stiffness using Syntouch Biotac

Abstract: A pilot study comparing the influence by different crease geometry on the grip stiffness of carton board packages has been executed. For this purpose, Syntouch Biotac, Lloyd LR5K tensiletester and crease measurements have been used. In total, 40 packages were manufactured and tested for this report. It was found that different crease geometries do have an effect on the difference in stiffness before and after collapse load. It was also found that vibration signals from Syntouch Biotac could be used to differentiate between different crease geometry at the instant of collapse load in the majority of cases. For continued work it is proposed that the same method used in this report should be applied on a larger number of packages. This is proposed so that a more thorough statistical analysis can be performed. It is also proposed, for continued work, that the interlaminar bonds between the plies of the carton boards be examined to gain a better understanding of the damage progress at the instant of collapse load.