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Wooden beverage cases cause little damage to bottle caps

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Wooden beverage cases cause little damage to aluminum resealable caps during distribution. A study at bottling plants and distribution warehouses showed that an average of 1 bottle out of 4,000 has cap damage. Most of the damage was attributed to handling at the warehouse and in transit. Some recommendations are given for improvement of wooden beverage cases to prevent damage.

Citation

Anderson, R. Bruce; Miller, William C. 1973. Wooden beverage cases cause little damage to bottle caps. Research Note NE-161. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/19502