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PACKARCS Packaging Co.
04Process

From a measurement to a finished run.

Six stages, the same for a small launch run or a seasonal reorder. You see and approve the box twice before production starts.
A work table with paper samples, a steel rule and pencil sketches of box layouts
01The stages

The six stages of a project

  1. 01

    Brief

    Tell us what goes inside, how many you need and where it is sold. A photo of the product and its measurements are enough to start.

    If you already have packaging you like or dislike, send a photo of that too. It tells us more than a mood board.

    Pen sketches of a box with measurements in millimetres, on paper laid over a dark workbench
    Fig. 1. A sketch and a few measurements are enough to start a brief.
  2. 02

    Structure

    We choose the construction and draw a dieline to the product's real dimensions, with clearance for inserts and tissue.

    You receive the dieline as a PDF with the bleed, glue areas and turn-ins marked, so your designer can place artwork exactly.

    Overhead view of hands cutting a sheet of white board against a steel rule on a green cutting mat
    Fig. 2. Board is cut to a dieline drawn from the product's real size.
    Line drawing of a magnetic flap box with its lid raised
    Magnetic flap: the flap and front wall each carry a concealed magnet.
  3. 03

    Sample

    A plain white sample checks fit. A printed sample checks colour, foil and finish. Nothing goes to production until you sign off.

    Samples are made on the same line, with the same board and paper, as the final run. What you approve is what you get.

    Paper and board samples laid out side by side for comparison
    Fig. 3. Printed samples are checked against the approved artwork under daylight.
  4. 04

    Production

    Board is cut, papers are printed and finished, and each box is wrapped and pressed on our line.

    Foil dies and emboss blocks are made for your artwork. Board and paper are ordered for the full quantity at once, so colour stays consistent across the run.

    Hands folding brown kraft paper around a box in warm afternoon light
    Fig. 4. Every box is wrapped and pressed by hand on our line.
    Line drawing of a drawer box with the tray pulled out of its sleeve
    Drawer box: sleeve and tray are wrapped separately and fitted at the end.
  5. 05

    Check & pack

    Boxes are inspected for corners, glue lines and foil registration, then packed in cartons for transit.

    Each box is looked at, not sampled from a carton. Anything with a lifted corner, a glue mark or foil out of register is set aside.

    A neat stack of paper sheets with clean, square edges
    Fig. 5. Corners and edges are the first thing we look at.
  6. 06

    Dispatch

    Shipped from Jaipur by surface or air freight anywhere in India, with tracking shared on WhatsApp.

    Rigid boxes travel set up or flat, depending on construction and volume. We pack them in corrugated cartons with corner protection.

    Corrugated shipping cartons taped and stacked, ready to leave
    Fig. 6. Packed in corrugated cartons with corner protection.
    Line drawing of a corrugated mailer box with its lid open
    Outer cartons and printed mailers protect the boxes in transit.
02Before we quote

What we need from you.

With these five things we can suggest a construction and give an indicative price, usually without a call. Missing one is fine; we will ask.

Send them on WhatsApp

  • Product dimensions

    Length, width and height in millimetres, measured at the widest points, plus weight if it is heavy or fragile.

  • Quantity

    The first order and, if you know it, the likely reorder. Both affect which construction makes sense.

  • Artwork files

    AI, PDF or CDR, with fonts outlined and Pantone references for brand colours. No artwork yet is fine; we can start from a logo.

  • Deadline

    The date the boxes must be in your hands, not the launch date. Tell us early if it is fixed.

  • Delivery city

    One address or several. We ship anywhere in India and can split a run between warehouses.

03Samples

Two samples, two different questions.

Splitting fit from finish means a wrong measurement never costs you a set of foil dies, and a colour change never needs a new structure.

First

White sample

Built from the real greyboard but wrapped in plain white paper, with no print or finish. You put the product inside and check the fit, the depth of the insert, how the lid closes and how the box feels in the hand. Changes here are quick and cheap.

Then

Printed sample

The finished box, with your artwork printed on the chosen paper, foiled, embossed and wrapped exactly as production will be. This is where you judge colour, foil weight and texture. Once you sign it off, it becomes the reference every box in the run is checked against.

Green and cream rigid boxes with gold botanical foil arranged on a stone ledge
Fig. 7. A signed-off printed sample becomes the reference for the run.

Start with a measurement.

Send the product dimensions, quantity and deadline. We reply with a suggested construction, material options and an indicative price, and arrange the white sample once you are happy to go ahead.

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