Creating a right graphic design takes a lot of time and efforts. Designer can’t afford it to look ruined when printed on packages. Hence there are 5 important things you need to know about printing to save your efforts :

1. Resolution: Resolution of the printer is an important factor. If the resolution of file is not good then the prints will be blurry, muddy and incoherent. DPI, dots per inch is the most important measure when it comes to print output. It decides the number of dots printer will print on one square inch of the printed page. For best results, set maximum DPI of 300 in your software. Higher DPI are of no use, it will make file very large and unmanageable. DPI and PPI are two different terms used in case of printing. PPI is pixel per inch which is related to density of dots in a square inch of screen space. PPI is used for digital designs, not for print designs.

2. RGB and CMY: the system that computer software use for generating colour on screen and printer use for printing are totally different. Computer graphics use RGB color scheme whereas printers use CMYK . RGB color system is made up of red, green and blue and CMYK has cyan, magenta, yellow and black colours. If your designs are going to be used digitally only then set your software to RGB and if it is to be printed then use CMYK.

3. Design scaling: It is important to consider how your design scales when it’s printed. It may happen that the design looks perfect on screen but when it is printed on much bigger surface or smaller surface it is ruined. When you have to print on smaller surfaces just like in case of business cards, pay serious attention to typography. Text on business cards should be easy to read, you should avoid thin and light fonts to achieve this. In case of large surfaces also this issue in design scaling occurs. For raster images, printing and packaging companies should choose high resolution to avoid blurring whereas vector images won’t face such problem as they are infinitely scalable.

4. Don’t forget bleed: Printing and packaging companies should not forget to leave a little room around the edge of designs as room for error, it is called bleed. This is done because the way printer cuts the paper is not definite. Usually design software show you where bleed starts and finishes. Amount of bleed is different for every printer.

5. Proofreading: You simply can’t afford to make silly mistakes while printing your design in physical form. Its wastage of money because can’t go back and correct it like you can do on web. Proofreading of the content before printing is extremely necessary for printing and packaging companies. Spellchecking can’t carry out the whole job, it will skip grammatical mistakes. You need to check punctuation, spellings of proper nouns and definitely check for wrong usage of homophones like “your” and “you’re”.

These are very fundamental rules to follow about printing.

Carton packing has been the central element of packaging business for many years, especially, in pharmacy and food packaging section. Technical advancements have revolutionized the method of wrapping techniques and introduced new methods like metal wrapping and glass packing but, nothing can replace carton wrapping; it is a safe, cheap and efficient way of wrapping as a huge amount of material can be stored in it at once.

A report of Paperboard packaging Council revealed that paperboard wrapping is the most preferred packing method in which cartons hold an important portion of this wrapping sector. Pharmaceutical industries use two methods of wrapping: primary packaging system and secondary packing system. In primary packing, the content is first enveloped into sub components that ensure long shelf life to the content while, in secondary packing, primary packing is further packed into secondary packages like cartons, boxes, injection trays etc.

Below are some benefits of cartons in Pharma industry:

1. Contaminant-free products : 

Contamination is the most important factor when it comes to pharma products, only a microbe-free packing can be considered as ideal packaging. Pharma carton manufacturers keeps the fundamental function of medicinal products in mind. They design high-quality packing that not only fulfills the needs of distribution system but also the user and its effectiveness. Pharma cartons are leak-proof and won’t allow diffusion and permeation of products as they are strong enough to hold the moisture content.

2. Protection : 

Pharma packaging companies ensure complete protection of medicinal product after packing. These cartons are resistant towards external influences like moisture, biological contamination, oxygen, moisture, adulteration, mechanical damage and ensure quality and potency to the pharmaceutical products.

3. Pre-sentation and information : 

The pharma cartons contain important information about medicine, injection or whatever is packed in it. Information like drug name, dosage prescription, expiry date and number of products stored in the carton is usually imprinted on the box. For more information, you have to access the primary packing of the medicine.

4. Identification : 

Printed cartons offer easy recognition and identification of components packed inside the carton. Now, you don’t have to open cartons to get medicinal information, simply read it from storage box.

5. Convenience

Packing of products is always associated with administration or product use. Hence, it holds an important place in effectiveness of any medicine.

6. Light-weight

Reduction in packaging weight ensures environmental benefits and money savings with product’s life cycle and supply chain that means usage of fewer raw materials, easy transportation, huge storage, low carbon footprint and low fees to pay.

Many companies offer high-quality laminated cartons that are composed of paper, aluminium layer and thin layers of polythene that make it resistant to water, light and air. One can also choose screw cap that ensures safety seal to the products.

Always hire a reputed company that offers multiple benefits to the user with high-quality services at affordable prices. Enjoy making money!