Work through the task
- Confirm the sealing pattern, both-face strips, end extensions and actual strap paths.
- Apply measured process losses before rounding to whole tape rolls or allocating coil material.
- Add joint consumables and assembly to the complete packaging BOM; qualify tape and strap performance separately.
Tools for this job
Packing Tape Length per Box Calculator
Count top and bottom centre seams.
Open calculator →Packing Tape Rolls Required Calculator
Add loss on gross input, then round up whole purchased rolls.
Open calculator →Tape Cost per Sealed Box Calculator
Normalize quotations by usable length and actual consumption.
Open calculator →Strapping Consumption per Load Calculator
Measure the actual path including the pallet if applicable.
Open calculator →Strapping Cost per Load Calculator
Add seals or buckles if separately charged.
Open calculator →A worked example
400 mm seams with 50 mm end extensions use 1 m for centre seals; 300 mm cross strips give 2.6 m for H-seal.
Use your supplier specification and quotation. These numbers demonstrate the arithmetic; they are not market prices or a packaging suitability assessment.
Checks before you decide
- Carton seam length
- Carton cross-strip width
- Extension per strip end
- Sealing pattern