What the E Flute Layer Inside the Board Does for the Box Itself
The board has a layer of E flute in the middle, a row of small triangles held between two flat faces. Because the flute is fine, the board stays thin enough for a box that is folded by hand. The top face is a printed sheet, and it is smooth, so a colour comes out the way it was mixed. Where the board is cut, the flute shows along the edge, which is how you can tell the layer is there.
What the Buyer Sees When the Box Flaps Open for the First Time
The inside of the box is printed as well, so the flaps open onto a design instead of a plain board. Inside, the print can carry a line of text, a pattern, or the mark used on the outside. Because both faces are printed from the same file, the colour inside and outside match. A card or a small insert can sit on the printed floor, so the first look is planned rather than blank.
How the Cuts and the Slots Line Up When the Box Is Folded Up
The board is die cut, so the cuts are clean and the same on every box in a run. The slots and the tabs are cut to meet, and the box goes up by hand without glue. Once it is up, the corners are square and the walls are straight. Because nothing is glued, the box can be taken apart and folded flat again.
Which Box Size Suits the Kind of Goods You Post Most Often
- Clothing: a folded shirt or a small knit, in a box that is not too deep.
- Beauty: a bottle or a set, with the box flat enough to keep the set together.
- Toys: a small toy, or a set of pieces that belong together.
- Stationery and craft: notebooks, pens or a small kit.
- Small pieces: several of them in one box, with the print carrying the brand.
- Mixed orders: two sizes on the same purchase order.
Why a Shop Keeps These Boxes Flat Until an Order Comes In
- Flat: the boxes are stored flat and built when an order comes in.
- Space: a stack of flat boxes takes the room of a shelf, not of a floor.
- Sizes: each size is kept in its own stack, so the right one is at hand.
- Busy weeks: a shop can hold a season of boxes without needing a back room.
- Building: a box goes up by hand, without tools.
- Restock: when a stack runs low, the next carton is opened and put behind it.
Why Buyers Keep Coming Back to Our Factory for Mailer Boxes
Buyers come back to our factory because the print file, the die and the size are kept for the next order. We make mailer boxes, folded boxes and lid and base boxes, so a brand can have its set from one place. A new buyer starts with one sample box, printed, so the box is seen before the run is packed.