how to make/produce a cardboard box from scratch involving corrugated fiber and paperboard.?

Answer 1

well the first answer is definitely correct. and helpful. It also helps to look at an already made box. Take an old cereal box or something and break it down by pulling open the flaps (be careful not to rip it at all!). Then you can see how the box was folded and glued together, and you can follow the same basic idea on a larger scale with your cardboard. Good luck!

Answer 2

I had to answer this because I have so often modified an existing box to "FIT" less or more that what went in it.

I don't understand the addition of paper board however.

In a general sense it's "math and measurements."

One decides the size needed. Assume for a moment you have a piece of flat corrugated cardboard,,,on a work space. Next to it you have a box you've opened out as a model. You might notice that in an exploded view the factory made has a "tab", an additional length that is eventually Glued to the balance of the body.

The top and bottom flaps, which will fold in, after measuring and cutting, complete the "box" once folded in and sealed.

Without knowing your specific reason or purpose, the box would allow, in multiple sizes, that specific items might fit well into it,,,OR be an industry standard, allowing a choice of items to be stuffed in. (How many times we re-use boxes for multiple purposes.

Usually the top/bottom is either taped or glued to complete the structure.

Steven Wolf