When you order custom packaging, the packaging company will work with you in handling your packaging graphics. You'll have a dieline on which to place the digital images, logos etc. for your packaging. You'll have revisions where you might change or add text or reduce the size of an image, perhaps change a font or the size of text. These are normal occurrences. Once you … [Read more...]
Rigid boxes vs Folding Cartons – Considering the Overall Expenses
Rigid Boxes vs Folding Cartons, they both serve basically the same purposes - to house, protect, and showcase your product. Most products that can be packaged in a folding carton can usually be packaged in a rigid box instead and vice versa. When considering rigid boxes vs folding cartons for your product's packaging it is important to view the overall expenses that can be … [Read more...]
Types of Packaging – Rigid Boxes (Set-Up Boxes)
Rigid Boxes (also called “Set-Up Boxes”) are a very common type of packaging and they are often associated with luxury products. Rigid boxes are typically four times thicker than an average folding carton and are not usually printed on directly. They are instead wrapped with paper that can be as plain or luxurious as desired. (If you are need a quick explanation on the 3 … [Read more...]
The High Cost of Rigid Boxes – An Alternative Solution
You've found the perfect rigid box style to showcase your wonderful product. You request quotes from different rigid box companies only to be stunned by the cost per unit. Yikes! Yes, a lot of people want a rigid box for their product. Who wouldn't? They increase the value of your product in the mind of the consumer, but the high cost of a rigid box makes using them unrealistic … [Read more...]
Types of Packaging – The Stretch Pak
Even though I wrote about Stretch Pak packaging in a blog post about blister packs some time ago (you can read it here), I felt that it deserved a little more time in the spotlight. What makes it so special is that it's a wonderful alternative to standard blister packs or clamshell packaging. Stretch Pak performs as well as blister packs do (in some cases better) but it has … [Read more...]
Why All Packaging Businesses are Actually “Packaging Brokers”
In today's packaging industry there is a lot of grey area concerning the roles of packaging businesses. What exactly is the packaging company doing in-house and what are they hiring others to do for them? How many middle men are in the equation? It can get confusing for a packaging buyer to determine what the packaging company they hired is actually doing themselves and what … [Read more...]
What Are The Common Types of Packaging Companies?
While looking for packaging for your product, you will likely encounter many different types of packaging companies. I think it's important to know, to some degree, how these packaging companies differ so you can understand the advantages each type has to offer. The two most common types of packaging companies are: manufacturers (they make and sell packaging) and brokers … [Read more...]
Packaging Prototype – What it is and Why You Would Need One
What is a Packaging Prototype? A packaging prototype is an example or mock-up of what your packaging (with full printed graphics) would look like before it goes into mass production. It is often hand-made or assisted by light, specialized machinery. A prototype is not "functionally proper" packaging, and may not be technically perfect, but it does a good job at representing a … [Read more...]