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