Understanding Carton Packaging Terminology
lithographic printing packaging
Lithographic printing, also known as litho printing or offset Litho, works on the basic principle that oil and water do not mix. This type of printing can provide high-end finishes to your cardboard boxes and cartons; This process is ideal for cases that have detailed graphics needed to enhance your products on store shelves.
Litholaminated corrugated cardboard boxes or boxes
Litho-laminated boxes and cartons provide your products with both the protection and the visual impact you are looking for; providing exceptional print quality using full CMYK spot color lithographic printing. These processes print your custom artwork directly onto quality paper, creating a photo-quality image that is then laminated onto any strength cardboard packaging.
Flexo Printing Packaging
Flexo-printed packaging, also known as flexo-printed carton, uses a much wider range of biodegradable, single-color inks that match your Pantone references. Each color is printed directly on corrugated sheets. Because flexo-printed boxes can be produced at a faster rate, these cardboard boxes tend to be more cost-effective and have fewer size restrictions than their lithograph-printed counterparts.
Super Flexo Printed Packaging
Super Flexo or the term: HQPP – High Quality Post Printing – is the next generation of exceptional affordable printing using the latest Digi-core Plate technology. This process can produce a high quality print at very competitive prices. Super Flexo printed packaging is ideal for anyone in the point of sale (POS) display packaging industry.
FBB Cartons – Folding Cardboard Box
Folding Box Board, or FBB, is a cardboard box that is made up of layers of mechanical pulp sandwiched between layers of quality bleached paperboard. This makes the cardboard extremely strong. These cardboard boxes are ideal for the food/pharmaceutical/perfumery and confectionery industry. Folding box board has excellent embossing and embossing potential; Together with good resistance characteristics, they make this type of cardboard box ideal for packaging your premium or luxury products.
Solid Board Interiors
Solid board cores are ideal for packaging lighter products where product protection is not essential, but presentation is paramount. These types of cardboard boxes are ideal for products that must be customer-oriented and where presentation really matters.
Sender External
Shippers are cardboard transit boxes or outer containers. They are used to pack and/or protect one or more items for delivery. All boxes can be custom manufactured in a wide combination of corrugated flutes and paper grades to meet your needs. Cardboard exteriors can be printed with important handling information such as: Fragile or This Way Up notices on them. Your barcode, package weights, returns address or simply print your company logo can also be added to these, giving you a professional and profitable branding or company image for your product packaging.