Cartons and Sleeves
- DDS cartons
- Egg cartons
- Tablet cartons
- Aseptic carton
- Solid board sleeves
- Gable top cartons
Background
The importance of cartons and sleeves is increasing. As well as the traditional purpose of protection that they offer, cartons and sleeves have also become a medium for promotion and brand building. They are used widely in packaging products ranging from frozen foods and confectionery to pharmaceuticals.
Typical applications
- Lot code and expiry date on a Pharma discrete dose slider (DDS) carton: Embossing; Thermal Inkjet; Offline Overprinting
- Date of manufacture printed directly to a recycled paper egg carton: Thermal Inkjet
- 2D datamatrix bar coding of tablet carton: Thermal Inkjet; Offline Overprinting
- Date of manufacture printed directly onto an aseptic carton: Thermal Inkjet
- Best before and use by on a wrap around solid board sleeve used on a ready meal; Thermal Inkjet; Offline Overprinting
- Date and time of manufacture printed onto a gable top carton: Thermal Inkjet
