Knowledge Center
Packaging Guides Written From Production Data
Material guides, process guides, design guides, buying guides and comparison articles. Every number in them comes from a line we actually run, and every guide links back to the products and the downloads behind it.
Material Guide
Paper And Board Material Guide For Packaging Buyers
What 30 to 350 gsm actually means on a bag, a carton and a poster, and how to pick between kraft, art paper, ivory board and specialty stock.
Read Guide → 7 min
Process Guide
Printing And Finishing Process Guide
Offset, digital, gravure and silk screen, and what lamination, spot UV, foil stamping and embossing each cost you in time and in artwork constraint.
Read Guide → 8 min
Design Guide
Die Line And Artwork Design Guide
How a packaging die line is produced, what your designer has to do with it, and the five artwork mistakes that cause most reprints.
Read Guide → 6 min
Buying Guide
Poly Mailer Size Guide For Online Retail
The PM-1 to PM-7 chart explained, how to measure a product for a mailer, and why the wrong size costs more than the bag itself.
Read Guide → 5 min
Buying Guide
Bubble Mailer Selection Guide
AS-CD1 to AS-LARGE BOOK explained, two sided versus three sided fin seams, and when a metallic foil outer is the wrong choice.
Read Guide → 5 min
Material Guide
Label Material And Adhesive Selection Guide
Why most label failures are adhesive failures, and how to match facestock and glue to the container, the fill temperature and the storage conditions.
Read Guide → 7 min
Process Guide
Packaging Quality Control Tests Explained
Every incoming, in process and finished goods test we run, what each one actually measures, and which packaging failure it prevents.
Read Guide → 7 min
Comparison
Rigid Box Or Folding Carton Which One Do You Need
A structural, cost and logistics comparison of the two main paper packaging formats, with the questions that decide it.
Read Guide → 6 min
Industry Article
Sustainable Packaging Options And What They Actually Change
FSC stock, recyclable board, water based soy ink and degradable film, with an honest look at what each option does and does not solve.
Read Guide → 6 min
FAQ Article
Lead Times MOQ And Sampling Answered
Every published minimum, sample cost, sample lead time and production lead time in one place, product line by product line.
Read Guide → 5 minFAQ
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