Variable-height cardboard boxes
3min read
27/01/2020
Boxes that adapt to product dimensions
Thinking about how to optimise your packaging budget?
Good news: you no longer have to buy many different box sizes, there is a solution that allows you to have all the boxes you need available at all times, optimising costs and without filling your warehouse.
If you ship products of different sizes, you will have found that they need boxes of different sizes. Using boxes of only one size exposes you to a risk: using too much filler.
A recent study showed that more than 40% of a box’s volume remains empty1! But remember, the bigger it is in relation to its contents, the more filler you use, the more volume you have to transport and therefore the more costs you have to bear!
This translates into economic waste for you, but also damage to the environment.
How to solve this problem? The box must adapt to the contents.
The solution: take advantage of our height-adaptableboxes
If you don’t have a lot of storage space and don’t want to buy a lot of different sizes, height-adjustable boxes are perfect for you!
One box, many different sizes
As we said, when you have a range of different products, you must always have suitable packaging, both in terms of type and size. But not only that, this rule also applies if you are shipping books, for example, or products whose quantity varies depending on the order.
What are the advantages of a variable height box?
- The same box is adaptable from 3 to 11 heights
- Saves you warehouse space
- Reduce the number of boxes in stock
- Optimise the use of filling and protection material
What are height adjustable boxes?
The variable-height boxes can be adjusted to the required dimensions with a simple stroke of the cutter at the four corners. The die-cut lines allow you to obtain up to 11 different heights.
Just follow the lines to adjust the boxes, the maximum difference in height is as much as 10cm!
Types and sizes of height-adjustable boxes
Economical height-adjustable box
Die-cut lines every 5 cm and up to 3 different heights.
This box is made of single-wave cardboard and is therefore perfect for lightweight products that fill the entire volume inside the package.
Instant-mount height-adjustable box
This type adds to the practicality of the variable height the time saving in assembly thanks to the automatic bottom.
The bottom locks automatically with a simple pressure on the sides, thus also saving on order preparation time.
In this case, the die-cut lines are every cm, thus offering as many as 11 different heights!
In addition, both types are recyclable and made of 70% recycled material!
Other types of height-adjustable boxes
Boxes with lids can also be considered variable-height boxes. Thanks to the lid, they adapt to the contents, avoiding waste!
They are very strong thanks to the double thickness of cardboard on the short sides and very easy to open thanks to the side eyelets on the lid.
They are also available in white!
Remember: a large assortment complicates stock management and weighs on the operational flow, optimising the number of products has an immediate beneficial effect both in terms of space and liquidity.
Select your packaging according to the size and weight of your products, you will definitely reap the benefits!
(1) Study by Forbes Insights and DS Smith completed in early 2018 in 5 countries from 190 e-commerce shipments
