One roll, endless uses: get the most out of single-face corrugated rolls
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What are single-face corrugated rolls?
Single-face corrugated rolls are a flexible two-layer protective packaging material made from one flat linerboard sheet bonded to a single layer of fluted paper. The flutes provide cushioning, and the rolls can be produced in widths and lengths tailored to your needs, for a wide range of packaging uses, including wrapping products, separating items and filling gaps inside packages.
Why corrugated rolls remain a staple in protective packaging
Corrugated rolls have stood the test of time for good reason: they’re easy to handle and versatile in everyday packing. The material is lightweight and flexible, and its fluted structure adds cushioning exactly where products need protection.
Thanks to the roll format, it adapts to whatever you’re packing. Cut a short piece to separate product parts, or a longer length to wrap a furniture component. One roll handles both, with no need to stock different formats.
How are single-face corrugated rolls used?
Wrapping products
Wrap the material around the product to help protect it from scuffs and knocks during handling and transport. The material bends easily, making it suitable for items of different shapes and sizes, including irregularly shaped products.
Typical examples: fragile or finished items such as glassware, ceramics, electronics and automotive parts, as well as large surfaces and exposed edges on furniture.
Separating layers of products
Placed between layers of products, the material keeps them from rubbing against each other. This is especially useful when stacking items with finished surfaces, where even light contact can leave marks.
Typical examples: furniture components during production and handling, layer pads in e-commerce shipments, and stacked goods in storage and distribution.
For repeated use in the same size, our single-face corrugated sheets offer the same protection in a pre-cut format, ready to place between layers.
Void fill inside packages
Use the material to fill the space between the product and the carton wall, keeping it from shifting during transport. Thanks to its light weight, it adds protection without adding much to the shipping weight.
Creating displays
Corrugated rolls can be tailored to your needs with custom colours and printing, making them an eye-catching material for shop windows, in-store displays and exhibition stands. Cut and shape the material to create displays, signage and other visual merchandising solutions.
Automated packaging
Single-face corrugated rolls are also the material behind e-Seal, a way to pack online orders in packaging made to fit each order. Traditionally, orders are packed in standard-sized boxes, and the empty space is filled with bubble wrap, air pillows or paper. With e-Seal, an automated packing machine from e-motions measures each order, wraps the right amount of corrugated material around it, and seals it under pressure. The single-face corrugated roll developed for e-Seal has a built-in cold seal, so no tape is needed. The result is a compact, protective package with minimal empty space, ready to ship.
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How to choose the right single-face corrugated roll for your application
Every roll we make starts with the product it needs to protect and the journey it will take to your customer. Based on that, we tailor the material to fit your products and your packing process.
Roll dimensions
We produce rolls in widths from 50 mm to 2,000 mm, with roll lengths made to order. By matching the width to the area you need to protect, we help you minimise material waste, and the roll length is set to suit how much material you use and how often you want to change rolls.
Strength, cushioning and material quality
We match the material grade to your product’s weight, shape and fragility. A wrap needs to bend around the product, while a separator needs to maintain its protection under the weight of the stack. In a well-made roll, evenly formed flutes and a firmly bonded liner help provide consistent protection from the start of the roll to the end.
Left: a lower-quality roll with uneven flutes and a weak bond. Right: our roll, with evenly formed flutes and a firm bond for consistent protection.
Scratch protection for sensitive surfaces
To give sensitive surfaces extra protection, we developed an anti-scratch version of our single-face corrugated roll. It has all the benefits of the standard roll, plus a protective layer that helps prevent scratches. This makes it a sustainable, paper-based alternative to plastic materials such as PE foam, bubble wrap and protective film.
Typical examples: glass, lacquered and wooden products, scratch-prone metals, electronics and consumer goods.
Read more about our anti-scratch corrugated packaging
Colour
If the material will be visible in a display or branded application, colour becomes part of the design. A neutral shade can blend in with your packaging, while a strong colour can make your products or brand stand out. We offer natural brown, white and black as standard, and can produce custom colours to match your brand.
Order volume and cost
We produce both short runs and larger volumes, adapting production and deliveries to your needs. We also look at how much material you use per item and how long each item takes to pack, since the right width and roll length can reduce both material use and packing time, helping lower packaging costs.
Sustainability of single-face corrugated rolls
Single-face corrugated rolls are made entirely from paper and is one of the most widely recycled packaging materials. It can go straight into paper and cardboard recycling, with no need to separate the layers. The recovered fibres are then used to make new paper products, keeping them in circulation and reducing the need for virgin fibre.
The flat liner and fluted layer are bonded with a water-based adhesive made from wheat starch, making the finished material sustainable throughout.
Interested in learning more about single-face corrugated rolls for your business and applications? Contact us to discuss your packaging needs and find the right solution for you.
About Ryleon
Ryleon is a European company specialising in sustainable protective packaging and authenticity solutions. With sites across Europe, we combine expertise in moulded fibre, corrugated cardboard and other sustainable materials to create packaging that protects products throughout the supply chain. Our authenticity solutions help safeguard product integrity and provide traceability. Together, we help customers solve packaging and security challenges while transitioning to more sustainable alternatives.
Protecting what matters – our customers’ products and the world we live in.
