askralph

Richard asks,

I was a given a spec for an RSC with the paper spec’d as:

K7K 230g + 140g + 230g Kraft C/F.

I don’t know how to interpret this. I’ve reached out to our board suppliers, but I thought you may be able to shed some light. I’m assuming this is a standard way to spec board in some other part of the world.

The paperweight is the easiest to decode. To convert the paper weights from grams to #/MSF simply divide the values by 4.88 and round accordingly to match the closest available weight.

Therefore,

• 230g = 47.13
• 140g = 28.68

The other parts of the specification may be a code that is specific to the customers operation. The K7K probably denotes Kraft over Kraft liners and not test liner. The 7 is the caliper, 7mm or .177”. The ‘Kraft C/F’ probably denotes Kraft Corrugated Fluting.

However, that’s a lot of ‘probablies’. To be on the safe side I would try to get the customer to confirm the K7K and the C/F.

– Ralph

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