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Custom printed boxes: choosing between flexo, digital and litho-laminated print
What each print method does well on corrugated board, how run length and artwork decide the choice, and what to supply to get it right first time.
0427 mailer boxes: sizing to carrier bands and getting the closure right
How carrier size bands drive the cost of an e-commerce mailer, why board thickness matters when designing to a band, and the closure options on a 0427.
Crash-lock boxes: when an auto-lock base pays for itself on the bench
How a crash-lock base differs from a taped case, where the labour saving is real, where it is not, and how to work out the answer for your own line.
Custom advent calendar boxes: packaging for coffee, cosmetics and retail brands
How custom advent calendar boxes are built, from the outer box to the inner compartments, which products suit them, and how to choose between digital, flexo and litho-laminated print.
Bottle carriers for drinks brands: formats, board and print for retail and multipacks
The main cardboard bottle carrier formats, carton board versus corrugated for glass, the details that stop handles tearing, and how to brief one.
Corrugated board grades explained: flutes, single and double wall, paper weights
What a board grade describes, how flute and wall options compare, how liner and fluting papers are specified, and how to choose without over-specifying.
The 0201 explained: sizing, board and flap options for the workhorse case
How the FEFCO 0201 is built, how to specify it correctly, the flap variants worth knowing, and when to step up to a different style.
How to measure a box: internal vs external dimensions and why it matters
The convention for stating box dimensions, how to measure a product for a new box, what board thickness adds, and the mistakes that cause misfits.
Shelf ready packaging: what retailers actually require from a case
The functional requirements behind shelf ready packaging, the formats that meet them, and the structural details that decide whether a case works in store.
FEFCO codes explained: a buyer's guide to the styles distributors sell most
What the four-digit FEFCO code actually tells you, how the 0201, 0427 and 0801 differ, and how to use the code to brief a corrugated manufacturer accurately.
Peel and seal vs tape: what it does to packing-line throughput
Why fulfilment operations are moving from taped cases to peel and seal closures, what changes on the bench, and how to specify the strip correctly.
How to brief a corrugated manufacturer: the specification every quote needs
The six pieces of information that let a corrugated manufacturer price accurately first time, and the common gaps that slow quotes down.
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