Design drawings become real objects by digital printing for small order

Today we will talk about the most of customers’ questions in detail, how to turn the designs into a real objects? How does the designs become a real packaging bag.

At first we need confirm the Bag’s type/ Size/ Materials/ Thickness

Custom Flexible packaging Bag’s type:

The all can by digital printing such as lay flat pouch (Three side heat seal bag, pillow pouch); stand up pouch(with window, with normally zipper, with valve, easy tear notch zipper, child resistant zipper, Velcro zipper, double zipper); flat bottom pouch; Side gusset bag; shrink film; rollstock; Spout pouch;Custom shape flexible packaging pouch;

Custom flexible packaging Bag’s size:

we need confirm what will packing in the packaging bag, and how many gram or ml will inside? So we can double check the size and if customers not sure the size, we can give some suggestions if they need;

Custom flexible packging bag’s Materials:

It will depend on the function you need, and different products has different features, such as if for liquid or wet wipes packaging the inside layer we need use the liquid PE or white PE material, and for oil we need oil PE material, and for frozen food we need frozen PE material, and for biscuits generally inside layer use CPP material, and the surface if you need matte or glossy or the other effect, the surface layer we need use Matte BOPP or BOPP or PET or NY or soft touch film material, and if you need sliver or products need avoid light we need use aluminum foil material in middle layer; all the materials of the bag’s its not simple as it seems;

Custom flexible packaging Bag’s Thickness:

Generally from 30-180mic; it will depend on the bag’s type and customer’s requirements;

After we confirm the bag’s size materials thickness, and confirm the quantity for quotation, when you confirm the price and pay deposit, and send us the artwork, we will start production, at first we will adjust the artwork for color printing and will send you for reconfirm,after we approved the artwork, we will start color printing on our HP indigo 20000 digital printing press;

Artwork approved start color printing- Checking

laminating - laminating the raw materials( such as printing inside PET/VMPET/PE; )

bakery- checking- ( after laminate the materials need put them in the drying (curing barn) for bakery about 12-36hours);

Cutting- after finished bakery , we need took them out and cutting in roll;

Making bag- Then we can take the roll stock in the machine and start making bag;  

Checking Qty& Quality- when making bag the machine also checking the quantity and workers must check the quality for the packaging bag;

Packing in Box- generally 50pcs a bundle and will packing as the customer’s requirements;

Shipping in you hand- After confirmed the actually weight for the goods and confirmed the freight fee, we will arrange shipping , if by express dhl or fedex about 3-7days will in your hand.

It’s very simple, the designs from you and leave the professional stuff to us; 200pcs start customized; delivery in 3-7days; high quality color printing; No need Cylinder fee;

The pasta is a very popular and delicious food in the world, lots of people like it, Pastas are divided into two broad categories: dried (pasta secca) and fresh (pasta fresca).Both dried and fresh pastas come in a number of shapes and varieties, with 310 specific forms known by over 1300 documented names. and today we will introduce the Custom plastic flexible packaging bag for pasta(such as dried pasta);

 In the supermakert the transparent middle seal pack is genenrally used for pasta, the customers want to see the inside products quality, even though they can not directly touch them ,but lots people absolutely certain "seeing is believing"; so the transparent window is necessary;

As we known the different raw material for packaging has different features, the pasta packaging we usually choose the raw material need ensure the shelf time, puncture resistance, Water-Proof, and strong enough etc; for that reason we generally use the following:

1. Middle seal bag for pasta packaging by digital printing: for Glossy effect with transparent window generally Choose CPP/BOPP, PE/BOPP, CPP/PET, PE/PET etc; For Matte finished with cloud window choose MPET/Pe, MOPP/CPP, MPET/CPP,MOPP/PE, the thickness generally about 80mic is ok, will depend on the actually weight which will in the package, all of the material and thickness size can customized as your requirements and we can accept small batch quantity for you test the market;

2. Side Gusset Pouch for pasta packaging by digital printing: Generally use PET/PE, BOPP/CPP, BOPP/Pe etc Material. and the thickness can around 50~150mic, will depend on the actually weight you will putting in the package,also we can accept small batch quantity and can one bag one QR Code;

3. digitally printed DoyPack with zipper for pasta ( Ziplock stand up pouch/ resealable stand up bag): if bag with zipper generally we use BOPP/PET/PE, MOPP/PET/PE, PET/PE, MPET/Pe, MPEt/PA/Pe, PE/EVOh PE etc, the thickness will around 89~150mic, will depend on the weight inside the pasta package, foil or silver also can do and all of the materials and thickness and size is customized as your requirements;

4.Qual seal bag for pasta packaging by digital printing (Custom Flat bottom pouch for pasta packaging): MPET/METPET/PE, PET/PE，for flat bottom bag if outside use mopp material is not a good choice, because Matte bopp material can't withstand high temperature and for flat bottom pouch the making bag technology is hight than normally bag, so generally we use pet or Matte PET material in surface;

If you need the inquiry the price for custom flexible packaging for pasta, please kindly contact us, our production time generally is arounf 5~7days; and hope our digital printing pasta packaging can work with you;

Yesterday One of our customer has some questions about the gold color(metal color) by digital printing custom packaging bag; when i look back and collected the all questions from our customers these days, i found almost every month there is a questions about the gold color by digital print stand up pouch, so i decided wrote this article to explain the gold color by digital printing. (Note: by digital print The Hp electroInk has got the OK compost certificate( TÜV AUSTRIA);

The gold color on flexible packaging generally by Triditional way is: Stamping gold color, or use gold metallic ink;

I believe most of our professional customer know that there is no metallic electroInk in HP digital printing press. But gold color is very important color in the flexible industry and the gold color has too many varites.

Now by digital printing has another way can achieve the gold color in custom printed packaging bag, please check the following picture, it use CMYK simulate the gold color use our HP electroInk:

Please call me if you need gold color by digital printing stand up pouch or other style packaging bag , or if you still have some questions about the gold color in digital print. 

Let's make simple for customzied your own unique flexible stand up pouch by digital printing.

Your perfect individual coffee packaging will help you stand out in the varieties of brand and sells more coffee, Our custom digital printing coffee packaging solution behaving harmonically in a completely natural, please give us a call or email to discuss the packaging requirements if you are interested.

We're always heared the digitally printed pouch, but may a little confused and not very clearly about features by digital printing flexible packagings. Simple explain is no need minimnum order quantity, short delivery time (just need 5 to 7days after artwork approved), and with high quality color printing, such as the coffee bag packaging with degassing valve, we can customization multiple choice.

Because of traditional printing way for custom coffee packaging, the size, materials, thickness and color can customized but need MOQ for one design; so for a long time the standard size for plain color or same design for standard bag are very popular and generally people in  order to distinguish the different flavours they will stick lables on the bag; but the hunman society is always progessing, everyone wants its unique coffee packaging bag with the special function degassing valve. now if we choice digital printing no need MOQ and all types of shapes, size, quantity, materials, thickness can customzied as you want, your individual packaged coffee may vary depending on your chice od material features configuration and printing style. 

When you entered a market or a cafe shop, have you notice a small round button on some of the coffee bags on the display cabinet? It is called a one-way degassing valve and is commonly used on fermented food and coffee packaging. Degassed valves are usually made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material and are designed to periodically allow the internal gas to escape from a small valve on the package when the internal pressure exceeds a certain (small) value. As the name suggests, air cannot enter the bag from the outside (because it is a "one-way" valve), thus creating a sealed exhaust effect to keep the coffe beans or other products in the bag fresh. 

The degassing valve (exhaust valve) types on the market are roughly divided into two kinds, one is the built-in exhaust valve, the other is the external exhaust valve.
The built-in exhaust valve is installed inside the bag, and the installation needs to cooperate with the pressure valve machine to heat the exhaust valve on the bag. The built-in exhaust valve is divided into filter screen type and filter - free. The built-in one-way exhaust valve with a filter can be used in a wide range of applications. It can be used in the packaging of solid and powder items such as coffee beans, pigs, horses and other livestock feed, cat and dog food, flour, coffee powder, ready-mixed baking powder and so on. The built-in one-way exhaust valve without filter screen has a relatively small application range, suitable for coffee beans, cat food dog food and other granular items.

The external type exhaust valve (degassing valve) is generally a patch type exhaust valve, just poke a small hole in the coffee packaging bag surface, and then directly paste the patch type exhaust valve to the small hole. The use of a patch exhaust valve simplifies the packaging process by reducing the number of packaging steps normally required when using a conventional exhaust valve. Convenient and efficient, stick firmly, the same effect as the built-in exhaust valve. External exhaust valve can be used in soft food packaging, composite bags, film or container anytime and anywhere. People can choose the most suitable exhaust valve according to their own needs.

The above all types degassing valves are also no need mininum quantity, if you choose us for custom digital printed coffee packaging bag you can choose the different degassing valve according to your products different features and requirements.

Generally for the custom coffee package prefer the following bag types: Side-gusset coffee bag、Qual-seal coffee bag、8-seal coffee bag、Square bottom coffee bag、Stand up pouch(Doypack)、Stick pack coffee bag、Lay flat coffee bag(sachet)、ez-pul zipper coffee bag.

100% recyclable coffee bag, and 100% compostable coffee bag also can with or without degassing valves.

Composting biodegradable plastics and waste paper with other organic compostable materials, such as yard waste, food and agricultural waste, can produce a large amount of carbon-rich fertilizer (humic material). Fertilizer-improved soil has many benefits. Due to the increased content of organic carbon, water and nutrients, it can reduce the amount of chemicals and inhibit plant diseases. Nowadays, people are increasingly using compost to maintain the sustainable development of agricultural systems. In many countries, food waste and other biological waste are collected separately and composted to produce good, high-value soil improvement materials, which are returned to the field to maintain the carbon cycle.

Bio based plastics and biodegradable plastics (PHAs) is the environment, sustainable new material which is instead the traditional petroleum-based plastics. “degradable”、”biodegradable”、”compostable” etc is the usually involved when discussing  these new materials, they are similar but different.

When designing a new product, it’s important to considering the ecological behavior, which is related to the ultimately deal with. And sometimes the packaging represent the products, our colleague often received the inquiry which consult the 100% recyclable plastic stand up pouch and need the biodegradable 100% compostable stand up pouch or other flat bottom pouch or etc, 

Today Gaoaog Packaging solution will discuss the difference between 100% recyclable, biodegradable and 100% compostable digitally printed packaging bag(such as coffee packaging).

100% recyclable digital print packaging bag, generally use single pe material or PE/PE material, here the pe material is not the common use materials, generally means PE/EVOH PE or PE/milk PE(white PE); Maybe you have some questions, why need PE/Pe, why not PET/Pe, PET/PE can recyclable but can not 100% recyclable, because if need 100% recyclable must need single material, and the bag’s type is lay flat pouch, or side gusset bag or stand up pouch, and the bag need heat seal, so we must need composite(laminated) package bag; and for this PE/PE material, we can choose glossy or matte finished.

Biodegradable digitally print packaging bag generally means the raw material add the PLA or PBAT, Biodegradable plastics need to be completely degraded under specific conditions of temperature, humidity, and the combined action of microorganisms, and produce carbon dioxide, water and other substances that are harmless to the environment.

100% compostable digitally print packaging bag generally use NK/kraft paper/ PBAT, or NK/VMPLA/PBAT material, for example stand up pouch with zipper, we also can do 100% compostable(100% degradable), and customer can according to their actually situation to order the quantity they need, no need like before need purchase more quantity in stock, it will reduce the waste of the packaging and it’s protect environment behavior,  by digital print flexible packaging bag can with a very Low minimum order quantity for 100% compostable stand up pouch or 100% compostable flat bottom pouch (100% biodegradable stand up pouch/ 100% biodegradable flat bottom pouch);

For example, the degradation of photodegradable plastics relies heavily on the participation of light sources. When buried in the soil without light, there is almost no degradation. Biodegradable plastics need to be degraded under the corresponding industrial composting conditions. Taking PLA as an example, its biodegradation needs to meet the two most basic conditions: 50%-60% humidity and 50-70 degrees Celsius temperature. Under these conditions, it is possible for microorganisms to gradually decompose PLA over a period of months or even longer. 

Therefore, the use of degradable plastics does not mean that consumers can discard them at will. Such products should be sorted and recycled in a unified manner like traditional plastic products, and recycled and reused (including physical recycling and reuse) according to appropriate disposal methods. Utilization, chemical recycling and reuse and biological recycling such as composting, etc.).

In addition to being biodegradable by microorganisms, there must be a time requirement for a plastic to be called "compostable" plastic. For example, ASTM 6400 (specification for compostable plastics), ASTM D6868 (specification for biodegradable plastics used for surface coating of paper or other compostable media) or EN 13432 (compostable packaging) standards stipulate that these materials are used in industrial composting environments It should be biodegraded within 180 days. The industrialized composting environment refers to the prescribed temperature of about 60°C and the presence of microorganisms. According to this definition, compostable plastics will not leave fragments longer than about 12 weeks in the residue, contain no heavy metals or toxic substances, and can sustain plant life.

The composting method is a method developed in recent years to evaluate the biodegradability of plastics. Its essence is to rely on the widely distributed bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi in nature to promote the biochemical process of the conversion of biodegradable organic matter into stable humus. This method is used to evaluate the biodegradability of plastics quickly, effectively, simply and intuitively, and can reflect the biodegradability of plastics under natural conditions to a considerable extent. So far, the composting method has become the main method for evaluating the biodegradability of plastics in the United States, Japan and European countries.

The selection of priority order commonly used packaging materials are paper, cardboard, aluminium, glass, plastic, iron and so on. From the perspective of green packaging, the most priority choice is no packaging or the least amount of packaging, it fundamentally eliminates the impact of packaging on the environment; The second is returnable, refillable or recyclable packaging, whose recycling benefits and effects depend on the recycling system and consumers' concepts.

Green packaging design generally follows the three R principles, namely Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

• Recycled and recycled packaging materials

The land and forests are the basis of the ecological balance of human beings. In view of this situation, people can consider the use of reusable and recycled packaging materials, such as beer, beverages, soy sauce, vinegar and other packaging using glass bottles repeatedly, polyester bottles after recycling can be recycled with some methods. Recycling packaging can be used in two ways, physical method refers to the direct and complete purification and crushing, no residue of any pollutants, after the treatment of plastic and then directly used in recycling packaging containers. Chemical method refers to the recovery of PET (polyester film) after crushing and washing, under the action of catalyst, PET all depolymerization into a monomer or partial depolymerization, purification and then polymerization monomer into recycled packaging materials. The reuse and regeneration of packaging materials only prolong the service life of polymer materials such as plastic as packaging materials. When the service life of packaging materials is reached, they still have to face the problem of waste disposal and environmental pollution.

• Edible packaging material

This is a good way to solve the contradiction between food packaging waste and environmental protection. In the design of partial food packaging, it can be made into an edible packaging film that does not affect the original flavour of packed food. By the 21st century, countries around the world have developed a variety of, such as an Australian company developed an edible potato chip packaging, people eat potato chips after eating the packaging. Another example is an edible fruit and vegetable preservative made by a British company. It is a translucent emulsion made of sugar, starch, fatty acid and polyester, which can be sprayed, painted or dipped on the surface of fruits and vegetables such as apples, oranges, watermelons, bananas and tomatoes. Because this kind of preservative forms a layer sealing film on the surface of the fruit, it can prevent oxygen from entering the interior of fruits and vegetables, thus prolonging the ripening process and playing a role in keeping fresh. The preservative period of fruits and vegetables coated with this preservative can be as long as 200 days or more. Best of all, it can also be eaten with fruits and vegetables.

The glutinous rice paper used on candy packaging and the corn baking cup used in ice cream packaging is typical edible packaging. Synthetic edible packaging film in the more mature is transparent, colourless, odourless, non-toxic, with toughness, the high oil-resistant film can be used for food packaging. Its lustre, strength, folding resistance are better. 

• Degradable material

Degradable material refers to a kind of plastic whose chemical structure changes in a specific environment that causes performance loss in a specific time. Biodegradable plastic packaging materials not only have the functions and characteristics of traditional plastics but also can be completed after the service life, through the role of ultraviolet light in the sun or the role of microorganisms in soil and water, in the natural environment to split degradation and reduction, and finally re-enter the ecological environment in a non-toxic form, return to nature. For example, a French dairy company mixes ingredients from sugar beets with minerals to create an eco-box.

• Paper material

Paper raw materials are mainly natural plant fibre, in nature will rot quickly, will not cause pollution to the environment, can also recycle paper. Therefore, many large international companies use recyclable paper for annual reports and publicity materials and use recycled paper to make letterhead and letterhead to reflect their green purpose of environmental concern and establish a good corporate image. Paper materials also pulp injection parts, composite materials, building materials and other USES. Pulp moulded products in addition to lightweight, cheap, shockproof and other advantages it also has good air permeability, is conducive to fresh goods, in the international circulation of goods, is widely used in eggs, fruits, glass products and other fragile, fragile, afraid of extrusion items turnover packaging.

In addition, packaging designers can use pure and natural materials to improve the packaging design, such as using coconut shell to design a bowl container can be cleverly designed into food packaging. With packaging design design and color and arouse people's environmental consciousness, the design and colour of the product packaging sounds a little to do, and environmental protection, but it has a direct impact on consumers' visual perception, if deliberately attach some environmental mark on the package and environmental image, will stimulate the consumer's brain, remind consumers don't want disorderly throw away packaging waste. Some packaging pictures often use beautiful landscape pictures, not only can give people visual enjoyment but also enhance consumer awareness of environmental protection.