A Packaging Profile is a strong laminated carton-board component developed by Eltete for transport-packaging applications that require structural protection and stacking strength.
Eltete describes its Packaging Profile as a 100% recyclable laminated carton-board product developed for demanding conditions, including applications where several tons of stacking strength and humidity resistance are required.
Packaging Profiles also form the structural base of Eltete FramePack®, a packaging concept developed as an alternative to suitable wooden, plastic and metal frames and as a substitute for heavy boxes.
Q – What Is an Eltete Packaging Profile?
A – Eltete Packaging Profile is a laminated carton-board structural profile used as part of industrial transport packaging.
Unlike a simple decorative carton component, the Packaging Profile is designed for demanding packaging conditions. Eltete identifies several important characteristics of the product: 100% recyclable laminated carton board, several tons of stacking strength, humidity resistance, high quality standards, carefully selected raw materials, special production methods and rigorous tolerances.
The profile can therefore form part of a transport-packaging structure where both protection and structural strength are required.
Q – What Is a Packaging Profile Used For?
A – Eltete specifically identifies Packaging Profiles as the base components used for its FramePack® system.
FramePack® combines selected packaging profiles into a customised structural frame around a transported product. The appropriate profile is selected after studying the strength and other requirements of the individual application.
This means Packaging Profile should not be treated as one fixed packaging design.
Instead, it is a structural component that can be incorporated into a packaging system developed around the product.
Q – How Strong Are Eltete Packaging Profiles?
A – Eltete’s official Packaging Profile documentation states that the product was developed for demanding conditions where several tons of stacking strength may be required.
This is different from stating that every Packaging Profile automatically supports the same number of tons.
Eltete specifically explains that a suitable Packaging Profile is selected after studying each individual application according to its strength and other requirements.
Therefore, there is no single universal load rating that should be applied to every Packaging Profile configuration.
The required performance depends on the actual packaging application.
Q – Why Is Stacking Strength Important?
A – Packaging used in stacked transport or storage arrangements must maintain the required structural performance of the completed package.
Eltete states that achieving stacking performance requires high-quality raw materials and extra-strong profiles manufactured using special methods. The finished product is then subject to Eltete’s quality control.
This is why Packaging Profile specification should be based on the complete packaging requirement rather than simply selecting a carton-board profile according to appearance or dimensions.
Q – Are Eltete Packaging Profiles Tested?
A – Yes.
Eltete states that independent laboratory tests have been conducted with packaging test laboratories together with multinational reference customers.
Eltete’s own testing laboratories use EN 13393 as the basis for the testing methods stated in the Packaging Profile brochure.
The official document also explains that suitable profiles are selected following a study of each individual application according to strength and other requirements.
This provides an important technical basis for choosing a Packaging Profile according to its intended application rather than relying on a generic strength assumption.
Q – Is Packaging Profile Suitable for Humid Conditions?
A – Eltete identifies humidity resistance as one of the main characteristics of Packaging Profile.
The official documentation also states that Packaging Profile and FramePack® were developed for demanding conditions where humidity resistance can be particularly important.
However, this should not be interpreted as meaning that the product is waterproof or suitable for unlimited exposure to water.
Eltete’s published claim is specifically humidity resistant.
The complete packaging system should therefore still be evaluated according to its intended handling, transport and storage environment.
Q – What Is Packaging Profile Made From?
A – Eltete describes Packaging Profile as strong laminated carton board.
The official brochure states that the product uses carefully selected raw materials and a special production method to achieve the required quality and structural performance.
Eltete also identifies the Packaging Profile as 100% recyclable laminated carton board.
This allows the structural packaging element itself to remain within Eltete’s paper-based transport-packaging approach.
Q – How Does Packaging Profile Work With FramePack®?
A – Packaging Profile is one of the main structural elements behind Eltete FramePack®.
Eltete states directly that Packaging Profiles are the base for FramePack®.
FramePack® is not one standard box or frame. It is developed by selecting suitable profiles and combining them into a structural packaging arrangement according to the individual application.
In simple terms:
Packaging Profile → structural component
FramePack® → complete customised packaging structure
This distinction is important.
A Packaging Profile can be an individual component, while FramePack® refers to a wider packaging solution created from selected components.
Q – Can Packaging Profile Replace Wooden Frames?
A – Eltete states that Packaging Profile and FramePack® can provide an alternative to suitable wooden, plastic and metal frames, as well as a substitute for suitable heavy boxes.
This does not mean one standard Packaging Profile should automatically replace every wooden frame.
The official Eltete documentation specifically states that the appropriate profile is selected after studying each individual application and its required strength.
Replacement should therefore be treated as an application-specific packaging redesign.
Q – Can Packaging Profile Replace Metal or Plastic Frames?
A – Eltete also presents the Packaging Profile and FramePack® concept as an alternative to suitable plastic and metal frame applications.
Again, this should not be interpreted as a universal replacement claim.
Eltete selects profiles according to the requirements of the individual application, including the strength required.
The proposed paper-based structure should therefore be evaluated as a complete packaging solution.
Q – Can Packaging Profiles Replace Heavy Boxes?
A – Eltete’s official brochure also identifies FramePack®, which is based on Packaging Profiles, as a substitute for suitable heavy boxes.
Instead of relying entirely on one heavy outer box, a structural frame can be developed using selected profiles according to the required packaging application.
Eltete does not state that every heavy box should be replaced.
The required strength and other performance requirements must first be studied before the appropriate Packaging Profile is chosen.
Q – Is Packaging Profile Recyclable?
A – Yes.
Eltete specifically describes its Packaging Profile as 100% recyclable laminated carton board.
Eltete’s wider Profiles for Protection range is also based on strong recyclable laminated carton-board materials designed for protecting different product shapes during shipment, handling and storage.
For a complete finished package, recyclability should still be assessed according to all additional materials included in the final packaging configuration.
Packaging Profile vs U-Profile
Packaging Profile and U-Profile should not automatically be treated as the same product.
Eltete presents U-Profile primarily as a three-sided protective profile used to protect products from scratches, impacts, shocks and vibrations.
Packaging Profile, meanwhile, is presented around stacking strength and protection for demanding conditions and as a structural base for FramePack®.
The appropriate product therefore depends on the function required within the complete packaging design.
Packaging Profile vs FramePack®
Packaging Profile is a component.
FramePack® is a complete packaging solution.
Eltete explains that Packaging Profiles form the base of FramePack®, while FramePack® combines selected components into a structural packaging system developed according to the requirements of an individual product.
This means a customer requiring a structural transport frame may use Packaging Profiles as part of a wider FramePack® configuration.
Q – Why Does Eltete Select Packaging Profiles by Application?
A – Different transported products create different packaging requirements.
The required structural strength can vary according to the product and the completed packaging configuration.
For this reason, Eltete states that a suitable Packaging Profile is selected after studying each individual application according to required strength and other requirements.
This application-specific approach is especially important when Packaging Profiles are being evaluated as an alternative to heavier structural materials.
Frequently Asked Questions About Packaging Profile
Q – What is an Eltete Packaging Profile?
A – Eltete Packaging Profile is a strong laminated carton-board structural profile used for demanding transport-packaging applications and as a base component of Eltete FramePack®.
Q – Is Packaging Profile recyclable?
A – Yes. Eltete identifies Packaging Profile as 100% recyclable laminated carton board.
Q – How strong is Packaging Profile?
A – Eltete states that Packaging Profile was developed for applications where several tons of stacking strength may be required. The required profile is selected according to the individual application, so this should not be interpreted as one universal load rating.
Q – Is Packaging Profile humidity resistant?
A – Yes. Humidity resistance is one of the characteristics stated in Eltete’s official Packaging Profile brochure.
Q – Is Packaging Profile waterproof?
A – Eltete’s official Packaging Profile document states humidity resistant, not waterproof. The product should therefore be specified according to its actual storage, handling and transportation environment.
Q – Is Packaging Profile tested?
A – Eltete states that independent laboratory tests have been performed and that its own laboratories use EN 13393 as the basis of the testing methods described in the brochure.
Q – What is FramePack®?
A – FramePack® is an Eltete transport-packaging solution developed using selected packaging profiles and other suitable components according to the required strength and protection of the application.
Q – Can Packaging Profile replace wooden packaging?
A – Eltete presents Packaging Profile and FramePack® as an alternative to suitable wooden, plastic and metal frames and as a substitute for suitable heavy boxes. The final solution must be selected according to the individual application.
Q – Does every Packaging Profile support several tons?
A – No universal rating is published for every profile. Eltete states that its Packaging Profile technology has been developed for demanding conditions where several tons of stacking strength may be required, while the suitable profile is selected according to each application.
Build the Packaging Structure Around the Product
Eltete Packaging Profile provides a paper-based structural component for transport-packaging applications requiring protection, stacking strength and resistance to demanding conditions.
Its laminated carton-board construction is recyclable, and Eltete identifies characteristics including humidity resistance, carefully selected raw materials, rigorous tolerances and strong structural performance.
Packaging Profiles also form the base of Eltete FramePack®, allowing selected paper-based structural profiles to be developed into alternatives for suitable wooden, plastic or metal frames and heavy boxes.
The correct profile should always be selected according to the required strength and other conditions of the individual application.
Contact Eltete Malaysia to discuss a Packaging Profile or FramePack® configuration designed around your product and transport-packaging requirements.
