MATERIALS & PRINT
Label Edge Lift on Curved Candle Jars
Review adhesive contact and facestock restoring demand together before choosing a stronger adhesive for edge lift.
Journal · 349 articles
Packaging notes from the floor
Supplier briefs, material notes and pricing explainers for small brands sourcing custom packaging.
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Sealed Air Cushions Can Respond Differently When Pressure, Volume or Temperature Is Constrained
Use a rigid ideal-gas example to distinguish a 10% absolute-pressure increase from a larger pressure-difference change without predicting a real air pillow.
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Film WVTR and Moisture Paths in a Finished Pouch
Separate transmission through film from exchange through the finished pouch opening or closure.
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Wet-Ink Setoff and Surface Abrasion Need Different Print Investigations
Keep the printed front and receiving back identifiable before comparing an image-shaped mark with a photograph of another face.
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Cushioning Curves: Bearing Area and Static Loading
Read cushioning curves after calculating static loading from supported weight and effective area. Keep hypothetical psi values separate from shock results.
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Paper Packaging Curl Can Come From Uneven Moisture Exchange
Compare four hypothetical paper-card histories to separate an exposure contrast from a construction contrast without prescribing humidity or recovery.
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Packaging Colour Matches Under Different Lights
Specify where components must appear coordinated and distinguish lighting-dependent differences from fading.
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Colour-Difference Numbers Need the Named Formula
Use invented CIELAB vectors to show why two equal Delta E76 distances from one reference do not establish agreement between the two candidates.
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An Opened Hot-Melt Carton Joint Can Break at Different Layers
Map corresponding regions of two already-open carton joint faces, separating a mixed pattern from an unsupported glue-on-both-sides diagnosis.
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A Closure Seal Needs a Defined Opening-Indication Event
Compare a hypothetical face-visible seal requirement with an opaque artwork revision and a surface-only indication without claiming a security result.
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Read Foam Compression Data Against the Intended Deflection
Calculate nominal foam deflection from an invented foam-plus-backing assembly while keeping pressure, force and actual holder suitability unknown.
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Edge Crush Test vs Box Compression Test
Compare the test object, loading direction and units before using board or box compression results for an order.