Apparatus and method for optimized container construction

A compression assembly for sealing a box, the compression assembly comprising:

• a. a compression drive system configured to apply a force against at least one minor panel of a box;
• b. a back plate apparatus configured to apply a counterforce against at least one major panel of the box;
• c. two parallel conveyors in which a box traveling along one of the conveyors is aligned between the compression drive system and the back plate apparatus for compression sealing;
• d. a plurality of stops being mechanically coupled to one of the two conveyors, vertically offset from one of the two conveyors, or both;
• e. a compression roller vertically offset above the centerline of one of the two conveyors configured to apply a pulling frictional force against a top surface of a box;
• f. the plurality of stops, compression roller, and one of the two conveyors being configured to position a box so that a leading minor panel is at a 90-degree angle to a lower major panel of the box;
• g. wherein the compression drive system is configured to press against at least one portion of an inner surface of at least one minor flap of a box;
• h. wherein a back plate of the back plate apparatus is configured to simultaneously press against at least one portion of an outer surface of at least one major flap of a box;
• and
• i. wherein the compression drive system and the back plate apparatus are positioned on opposite sides of a conveyor friction drive system.