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FEFCO 0934

Interlocking Partition Grid With Perimeter Bumper

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Product details

Top highlights

  • Creates a protective perimeter gap between products and the outer box
  • Separates multiple items into individual rigid cells
  • Available as loose strips or pre-assembled to save packing labor

About this product

The interlocking partition grid with a perimeter bumper separates multiple fragile items while keeping them suspended away from the outer box walls. By extending the intersecting strips past the outer cells, it creates an empty 'blind edge' that acts as a crumple zone against side impacts.

This standoff distance protects the outermost items in the grid, making it a strong choice for glass, cosmetics, and precision parts. The main trade-off is space: the bumper requires a slightly larger master carton than a flush-fitting grid.

Common uses

  • Glass bottles and cosmetics
  • Precision machined parts
  • Electronic components

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Product types that benefit from bumper grids

Glass bottles and vials

Isolates fragile cylinders and prevents glass-on-glass impact. The extended bumper absorbs lateral shocks if the master carton is bumped during transit.

Precision machined parts

Keeps heavy metal components separated to prevent surface scuffing. The perimeter gap ensures that parts near the edge of the box do not take the brunt of external impacts.

Electronic components and boards

Provides rigid, multi-axis compartmentalization for high-value items. The standoff distance keeps sensitive edges away from the outer carton walls.

Premium cosmetics and retail assortments

Suspends individual items cleanly for unboxing presentation while increasing vertical stacking strength for the outer box.

Handling environments and fulfillment routes

High-volume fulfillment

Operations packing hundreds of boxes a day often avoid loose strips. Receiving pre-assembled, diagonally collapsed grids shifts the assembly labor upstream, allowing packers to simply pop the grid open and drop it into the box.

Direct-to-consumer shipping

When shipping fragile assortments through mixed courier networks, the perimeter crumple zone provides a necessary buffer between the outside world and the product.

In-plant component handling

Moving precision parts between workstations requires strict separation. The grid isolates parts to prevent surface damage while the bumper protects the entire batch during cart or pallet movement.

When to compare flush grids or single-cell inserts

Maximizing cell density

If you need to fit as many items as possible into a specific master carton and perimeter shock absorption is less critical, compare this to a flush partition grid. It removes the bumper to maximize interior space.

Single-item suspension

If you are isolating one large, heavy, or highly fragile item rather than a multi-item assortment, a single-cell suspension grid provides targeted air gaps and reinforced corners.

Close variants and lookalike dielines

The closest library neighbors include 0933, EVC70004, EVC70005. Use this as a variant check if a buyer brings an old code, sample, or dieline that looks close. The deciding details are usually the lock, slot, closure, wall build, part count, or fold sequence.

Board, fit, and assembly choices

Delivery state and packing labor

Shipping the grid as loose strips is highly material-efficient but pushes the assembly labor onto your packing team. Pre-assembled grids require more production steps and take up more pallet space, but they drastically speed up the packing line.

Board thickness and slot width

The slots cut into the strips must perfectly match the thickness of the corrugated board. If the slots are too tight, the grid will bind and bow during assembly. If they are too loose, the grid will fall apart before it reaches the box.

Bumper depth sizing

The length of the extended strips dictates the width of the crumple zone. A deeper bumper offers more shock absorption but requires a correspondingly larger master carton.

Slot entry profile

Straight slots are standard, but adding angled chamfers to the entry points makes it much easier for packers to slide the strips together by hand.

Grid adjustments for fit and packing

Bumper depth extension

The length of the extended strips can be adjusted to create a wider or narrower crumple zone, depending on how much standoff distance the product requires.

Chamfered slot entries

Adding angled cuts to the entry points of the slots guides the strips together smoothly, reducing friction for hand-packing operations.

Cell array configuration

The number of longitudinal and transverse strips can be scaled to create any grid pattern, from a simple two-by-two layout to dense multi-cell matrices.

Board and packing details

Master carton sizing

Because the bumper extensions dictate the outer footprint of the grid, the master carton must be sized to accommodate the full length of the strips, not just the active product cells.

Vertical stacking strength

The intersecting vertical walls of the grid share top-to-bottom compression loads with the master carton, allowing heavier pallets to be stacked without crushing the bottom boxes.

Slot entry profiles

Straight slots

Cut cleanly on standard partition equipment, but require more dexterity to assemble by hand.

Chamfered or rounded slots

Wider entry points guide the strips together smoothly, reducing packing friction but shifting production to flatbed or rotary cutting methods.

Additional notes

Slot clearance and board crush

Forcing mismatched strips together can crush the board edges and ruin the presentation. The slot width must be calibrated exactly to the board caliper.

Related partition grids

0933: Flush Partition Grid

A similar interlocking matrix, but without the extended perimeter bumper, maximizing the number of cells that fit inside the box.

EVC70004: Cell Partition With Extension - Automatic Cell Size

EngView neighbor that can look close in CAD. Review it if a sample or dieline seems similar, then verify closure style, slots, wall build, and assembly before treating it as a substitute.

EVC70005: Cell Partition With Extension - Automatic Extension Length

EngView neighbor that can look close in CAD. Review it if a sample or dieline seems similar, then verify closure style, slots, wall build, and assembly before treating it as a substitute.

FAQs

Assembly and Packing

Do we have to assemble the grids ourselves?

It depends on your preference. Grids can be delivered as flat, loose strips for you to assemble, or they can be supplied pre-assembled and diagonally collapsed so your team can just pop them open.

Fit and Sizing

How does the bumper affect the size of the outer box?

The extended strips add width and length to the overall grid footprint. Your master carton must be sized to fit the full span of these extensions, which means the box will be larger than the combined size of the product cells.

Production Route

Does adding chamfered slots change how the grid is made?

Yes. Straight slots can run on standard partition equipment. Adding angled or rounded entry points to speed up hand assembly shifts the job to flatbed or rotary cutting methods.

Board and Material

Can we use heavy double-wall board for better protection?

Yes, but thicker board requires wider interlocking slots. Very wide slots can sometimes make the assembled grid feel less stable before it is placed into the master carton. We recommend testing a physical sample to check the friction fit.

Shipping and Route

Can this grid be shipped on its own?

No. The partition grid is an interior component that relies entirely on the walls of a master carton to hold it square and keep the products contained.

Product Fit

What product details help configure a partition grid?

Knowing the exact dimensions of the individual items, the number of items per box, and whether you plan to assemble the grids by hand or receive them pre-assembled helps determine the right layout and production path.

Protection

How does the blind edge protect the products?

The extended strips create an empty perimeter ring between the active product cells and the outer box. This acts as a crumple zone, absorbing lateral impacts before they reach the items stored on the outer edge of the grid.

Stacking

Does the grid help the outer box support weight?

Yes. The intersecting vertical walls of the grid share top-to-bottom compression loads with the master carton, allowing heavier pallets to be stacked without crushing the bottom boxes.