Towards Sustainable Packaging: A Proof-of-Concept Digital Twin for
Corrugated Board Optimization
Abstract
The need for effective and ecological packaging solutions has grown
crucial as the packaging business grows due to rising demand from
industries including food, medicines, and e-commerce. Widely employed in
logistics, corrugated boards need strict quality control and
optimization to guarantee their performance and longevity under
mechanical loading. A proof-of-concept Digital Twin (DT) system for a
three-point bending test bench is shown in this work. It is intended to
improve corrugated board quality control by predicting failure behavior.
To model material behavior under compression, the DT combines a virtual
representation, a physical asset, and a real-time bidirectional data
flow. Compression test results demonstrate how sensitive corrugated
boards are to loading history, and the DT effectively captures changes
in mechanical response. The automated DT system shows promise for
real-time quality control and product design optimization by minimizing
material waste, cutting labor expenses, and increasing testing
efficiency.