Cardboard Boxes

Most Selling Cardboard Boxes

Every product purchased comes with a beautiful branded packaging, Cardboard material is ideal for retail industry widely used for cosmetic boxes, CBD packaging, retail packaging and for all other custom made boxes which you may see on the shelves and on displays of retail stores. The Retail Industry is totally dependent on cardboard packaging for distribution and sales of consumer goods. Cardboard is the only material among all packaging materials which comes with variation in stock thicknesses like starting from 60lb cardstock to 200lb cardstock depending on the usability.

The quality of the cardboard is measured for its grain and the process used to manufacture the material. In order to be more cost effective different companies manufacture stock with different sheet sizes. Common cardboard sheet sizes used for packaging are 20”x30”, 25”x30”, 23”x36”, 25”x36”.Or may vary depending on the usability and job plan. Many card manufacturers are able to provide custom sizes on bulk order to avoid paper wastage.

Printing On Cardboard Material

Cardboard materials are treated with fine coating process during manufacturing to make it even safe for food industry before enhancing them with fine prints. This material comes with two variants i.e CS1 and CS2 which means coated one side and coated both sides depending on the usability of the packaging and final product. It is economical to run multi-color prints on cardboard materials, especially when they are coated to enhance the printing quality and durability of your packaging.

Cardboard Printing Techniques

Offset Printing:

Offset of four-color (CMYK) application is a cost-effective solution when printers undertake bulk orders, and large press runs. Cardboard is the most suitable , reliable and cost effective material that is used during offset process for packaging purpose. It is also commonly used by industries to save tremendous amount of cost. However the advancement of technology by offset manufacturers like Heidelberg introducing Ani-Colour system and auto-plate machines helped printers to save makeover time and resultantly less wastage with color consistency. Offset machine manufacturers are working day and night to make the process more convenient and easier for users to provide the best quality printing even on shorter runs. Along with that the stock its self plays an important role to provide the best finish results.

Digital Printing:

The advancement of technology has produced large and small format digital printers. The digital printing machine is an all-in-one solution that strengthens consumer’s brands. The technique isn't ordinary like traditional printing methods, but the remarkable success is for the consistency of prints during production. Cardboard printing that is short-to-medium runs can have the best printing quality when printed digitally. It leaves a well-defined color gradient even when manufacturers insist on a six-color (CMYK + special colors) combination which is way hard for an offset printer to setup the colors and make small runs. More so, there's no limit to the number of sides or corners that can be impressed with prints on your cardboard boxes.

Screen Printing:

Screen Printing applies non-digital images directly on the surface of materials. After using the squeegee to spread the ink finely on the cardboard, the chemical is allowed to dry. Multi-colored and monochromatic arts can be printed on large surface materials before die-cutting into respective sizes.

Thus cardboard boxes can be printed in multiple ways using digital, offset and screen printing processes with latest technology. The printing method depends on the manufacturer who can decide which technique to use to remain on cost effective side and to give the best of all printing results to your custom printed boxes.

Innovative Solutions

A smart printer can use special die-cut shapes to beautify cardboard packaging. In packaging printing, special attention is given to cardboard boxes that are built to carry hazardous materials. Usually, reflective colors and designs are printed to highlight safety standards.

It's every manufacturer's delight to have printed boxes that stand out because of high-end prints and strength of the material therefore cardboard material is ideal for printing because of the substrate surface absorbs ink readily. Cardboard boxes are commonly used for shipping smaller packs of finished goods. Consumers need to be sure of the originality of any product before purchasing them. So, a smart printer knows how to create interactive designs that strengthen consumers' confidence in products.

Useful Tip:

• Make sure the stock you are using is of prime quality, Review the color consistency during your purchase.
• For shorter runs prefer Digital process to avoid color variations on your packaging.
• Use high quality inks, If you are in food industry ask your printer to use soya inks.
• Consult your printer so he can suggest you the right grammage of stock based on your packaging.

• Use lamination over the cardboard to protect printing, and to enhance the finishing of your packaging, Different options are available in market ranging from gloss, matte, velvet and holographic.

At EZCustomBoxes we offer custom printed cardboard boxes with wholesale prices, especially on short runs. Best printing options available all under one roof. Get your retail packaging printed with our premium cardboard stocks available with variable qualities as per your requirement. We produce the best boxes for your product to stand out of shelves with multiple add on’s like varnish, lamination, spot uv, and foiling etc to make your packaging boxes more attractive and refine. Our packaging boxes are produced under one roof with technology and under the supervision of our expert team having extensive training to bring the best finish product. Cardboard is widely used material for packaging products but what material and add on’s to choose our experts are always there to help you out.

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