Carton is the name of certain types of containers typically made from paperboard which is also sometimes known as cardboard. Many types of cartons are used in packaging. Sometimes a carton is also called a box.

Contents

• 1 Types of cartons
  • 1.1 Folding cartons
  • 1.2 Egg carton
  • 1.3 Aseptic carton
  • 1.4 Gable top
• 2 Packaging history
• 3 Shape
• 4 Materials
• 5 Artistic design
• 6 Carton-pierre
• 7 See also
• 8 References

Types of cartons

Folding cartons

Typical blank for folding carton

A carton is a type of packaging suitable for food, pharmaceuticals, hardware, and many other types of products. Folding cartons are usually combined into a tube at the manufacturer and shipped flat (knocked down) to the packager. Tray styles have a solid bottom and are often shipped as flat blanks and assembled by the packager. Some also are self-erecting. High-speed equipment is available to set up, load, and close the cartons.

Noun

carton m. (plural cartons)

1. cardboard
2. carton, cardboard box
3. target
4. (art) sketch; cartoon
5. (cartography) inset map
6. card

Derived terms

• carton jaune
• carton rouge

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