How a corrugated box is made – paper selection, corrugation, printing, die-cutting, gluing and testing – with timelines and the questions to ask your manufacturer.

An appliance carton has two jobs: survive the courier and sell on the shelf. Here is how we design inserts, choose board and test boxes for appliance makers in Badli, Faridabad and Greater Noida.

An export carton has to survive 30 days in a container and pass a buyer's inspection on arrival. Here is the specification checklist exporters to the GCC and beyond should use.

Most print delays are artwork delays. Use this checklist to send files your box manufacturer can print first time – formats, bleed, colours, barcodes and proofs.

Offset or flexo? Matte or gloss? Spot UV or metallised? A buyer's guide to packaging print and finish – and what each one costs you.

Mono cartons sell; corrugated boxes protect. Most products need one or both – here is how to decide, with real examples from cookware, appliances and FMCG.

A mirror-like, foil-effect carton without the foil price. Here is how metallised UV printed boxes are made, what they cost and which products they sell best.

A box quote is not a mystery. Learn the four factors behind every corrugated box price in India and six practical ways to bring your per-box cost down.

Ply is the single biggest decision in a corrugated box. Here is how to choose between 3, 5 and 7-ply by product weight, stacking and transport – with the cost difference explained.

Printed packaging brand experience — a practical guide from Packsmith India, a corrugated and printed box factory at IMT Kharkhoda, Delhi NCR. It looks at the box as the first thing a customer touches. Why [...]