Manufacturer of Bespoke Packaging- Shanghai BPS Team

What’s the difference between cardboard, duplex board, paperboard material?

When it comes to making bespoke packaging, choosing the right box material can be a challenge. However, this article will help you understand the different types of materials available.
By understanding the different types of box materials available, you can help your customers make an informed decision about the type of packaging that will best suit their needs.

• The term “cardboard” is actually quite broad and can refer to a variety of materials, such as corrugated board, duplex board, or paperboard. Many boxes are referred to as cardboard boxes, but the actual material used will depend on the thickness required and the type of product being packed.

Cardboard is a generic term for a heavy-duty paper of various strengths, ranging from a simple arrangement of a single thick sheet of paper to complex configurations featuring multiply corrugated and non-corrugated layers. Despite widespread use in general English and French, the term is deprecated in business and industry. Material producers, container manufacturers, packaging engineers, and standards organizations, try to use more specific terminology. There is still no complete and uniform usage. Often the term cardboard is avoided because it does not define any particular material. WIKIPEDIA give a definition for it.

• Duplex board is a popular choice for making custom rigid boxes, which are used to package luxury products, bottles, game cards, and other items. To make the packaging look impressive, printed paper is typically applied to the surface of the board. We typically use duplex board that is 1mm to 3mm thick to make bespoke packaging boxes.

Duplex board is a kind of paperboard or cardboard. It is called the duplex board because it is made up of two layers or plies. The exterior of the board is very often coated to make it more water-resistant and to give it a glossy sheen, but even an uncoated duplex board is strong enough to make disposable cups. Duplex board is tough, thin, and able to take on a bright white appearance, unlike common corrugated cardboard. It is commonly used to create boxes for a variety of small goods. For example, it is widely used in pharmaceutical packaging. It is also used to make garment boxes and cigarette packs, paper plates and cups, and in the food industry. Milk cartons can be made out of a duplex board, and wines and liquors packaged in boxes may be inside duplex board containers. Duplex board used in the food industry is not made from recycled paper for hygiene reasons, but sometimes waste paper is used when the board is designated for other purposes. Other common uses for a duplex board are matchboxes, book covers, and greeting cards. This kind of duplex board is relatively lightweight. The Reference website give the definition.

• Paperboard, on the other hand, is a single-layered material that is often referred to as rigid paper. It includes materials such as SBS paperboard, CCNB paperboard, Kraft paperboard, coated paperboard, and specialty paperboard. These materials are often used to package perfume, food, lightweight products, and healthy products. We typically use paperboard that is 0.2mm to 0.7mm thick to make customized bespoke packaging boxes.

Q, What does Paper Board mean in printing and packaging A, Paper Board is a general term to describe the heavier weight grades of paper. The thickness at least is tenth-thousand of an inch (0.01). The paper board is the most common substrate used in the packaging industry of making boxes, folding cartons, shipping container, and other consumer product packages. Brown & Pratt give a best answer.

How Can I Custom Make My Best Bespoke Packaging Boxes?

It can be challenging to finalize your packaging idea in a single day, given the thousands of paper materials, color charts, and shapes available on the market. However, it’s essential to remember that packaging serves the dual purpose of protecting products and adding value to your brand through custom printing.

If you don’t require original packaging boxes, you can choose a box type and material from standard charts. For instance, the Shanghai Box Packing Solution team offers a variety of options, such as standard cardboard boxes in different sizes and thicknesses, duplex board boxes for luxury packaging, rigid paperboard boxes for lightweight products, and folding cartons for cost-effective solutions.

We also provide various printing finishes, including matte or glossy lamination, UV spot printing, foil stamping, and embossing, to enhance the packaging’s overall appearance.

Ultimately, the goal is to create bespoke packaging boxes that meet your requirements and help your brand stand out in the market. Whether you opt for a standard option or a custom design, we’re here to support you throughout the process.

• Box shape/box style chart, they are custom made so-called bespoke packaging boxes.
• Box cardboard material, choose one of them to meet you the best!
• Box inserts to divide your products while shipping.

You can pass this article to your designer or you are the designer. After this step, we are going to make a box design, finally, go to production.

What is a good manufacturer of bespoke packaging boxes?

To satisfy the market and customer, a good supplier should meet requirements:

1. Use high-quality material, no stock material.
2. Use high-speed printing machine, no old aged printing machine to make the artwork seems low.
3. Cutting the cardboard with a sharp knife from Japan made, this will ensure the cardboard looks tidy.
4. Packing is the most important! pack them with Kraft paper is not enough, should use bundle and pallet them. Imagine that if you make boxes perfect but when customer receive with damaged, how is that sounds like?
5. Fast delivery time.

If You Are A Designer of Packaging Industry

We open our door to cooperate with packaging designers or packaging engineers. If you are interested in, we can offer you some services for free:

1. Free packaging template, even bespoke packaging box templates.
2. Free design advises on the packaging- combine your artwork with our die cutting template.
3. Two days sample lead time.
4. Introduce you more design requirements from our customer base.

The reason we do this is that help the designers with more efficient works, we only request that if they are satisfied with our work, give us a recommendation to their customers, moreover offer high-quality paper packaging bespoke boxes!