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Stand-Up Pouch vs Flat-Bottom vs Quad-Seal
Stand-Up Pouch vs Flat-Bottom vs Quad-Seal: Which Format Fits Your Product? Flexible packaging buyers often compare three pouch formats:
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How to Specify Rollstock Film: Width, Repeat, Core & Unwind
PET vs PE in Flexible Packaging: What’s the Difference? PET and PE are two of the most common materials used in flexible packaging.
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Flexible Packaging for Probiotics | Western Packaging
Flexible Packaging for Probiotics: Barrier, Stability & Format Considerations Probiotic packaging has to do more than look good and hold a serving…
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Digital Printing vs Rotogravure for Flexible Packaging
Digital Printing vs Rotogravure for Short-Run Flexible Packaging When brands compare flexible packaging quotes, one of the biggest cost differences of…
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How Much Custom Packaging Should You Order for a Launch?
How Much Custom Packaging Should You Order for a Product Launch? One of the easiest ways to overspend during a product launch is to buy too much packa…
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Laminated vs Coextruded Flexible Film
Laminated vs Coextruded Flexible Film: What’s the Difference? Flexible packaging structures are usually built in one of two broad ways:
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The Real Cost of Ordering Too Much Custom Packaging
The Real Cost of Ordering Too Much Custom Packaging The lowest packaging price per unit is not always the lowest-cost packaging decision.
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VFFS vs HFFS Packaging Film: What’s the Difference?
VFFS vs HFFS Packaging Film: What’s the Difference? Two of the most common automated flexible-packaging systems are:
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How Nutraceutical Startups Can Scale With Contract Packaging
How Nutraceutical Startups Can Scale With Contract Packaging For a nutraceutical startup, the first production challenge usually is not maximizing lin…
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How Packaging Barrier Affects Shelf Life | Western Packaging
How Packaging Barrier Affects Shelf Life Shelf life is often discussed as if it belongs entirely to the product.
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Whole Bean vs Ground Coffee Packaging
Coffee Packaging for Whole Bean vs Ground Coffee: What Changes? Whole bean coffee and ground coffee may start with the same roast.
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Stick Packs vs Sachets for Supplements | Western Packaging
Stick Packs vs Sachets for Supplements: Which Format Fits Your Product? For single-serve supplements, two formats come up constantly:
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OTR vs WVTR: Which Matters for Packaging?
OTR vs WVTR: Which Matters for Your Packaging? When someone hands you a flexible packaging specification, two numbers tend to show up quickly:
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Best Barrier Film for Coffee Packaging
Best Barrier Film for Coffee Packaging: What Should You Actually Use? Coffee packaging needs to control several things at once:
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How to Reduce Rollstock Film Waste and Line Downtime
How to Reduce Rollstock Film Waste and Line Downtime Rollstock film waste and packaging line downtime are usually symptoms of the same underlying prob…
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The Complete Guide to Scaling Flexible Packaging
The Complete Guide to Scaling Flexible Packaging Flexible packaging is not inherently difficult to scale. Uncontrolled variation is.
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The Complete Guide to Flexible Rollstock Film
Rollstock film is where your packaging line, your product protection, and your brand all intersect on a single roll of material. Get the structure rig…
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Cost Breakdown of Low-Run Custom Stand-Up Pouches
Cost Breakdown of Low-Run Custom Stand-Up Pouches Low-run custom stand-up pouches usually cost more per unit than high-volume packaging.
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