Wow, what a whirlwind year it has been! The Pakko team have come a long way and we would like to thank everyone for the continued support to get us where we are today. As a result of this support we have been nominated as a finalist for the Australian small business champion award and we are stoked! [...]
At Pakko we provide manual hand gluing as well as high speed machine gluing services. Machine gluing is generally used on higher quantity orders and is highly dependent on the type of box that is being created. Hand gluing The hand gluing process is a slow manual process, which is used for small batch runs, [...]
Die cutting machines have a number of applications in the cardboard and packaging industry, such as forming, cutting and shaping cardboard. Using templates, or molds, the die is customized with the final product in mind. There are several traditional varieties of die cutters, including rotary, press, and flat bed die cutting machines, although newer forms [...]
Food safety in Australia is extremely strict and well regulated. So as a packaging manufacturer there are many rules we have to abide by to have the right to claim “food grade” stamp on our selected packaging. We have compiled the best bits and relevant content for cardboard food grade packaging for you to peruse! [...]
A die cutting forme is essentially like a template that stamps out the shape of your cardboard packaging. In a plain analogy, a forme cutting works in a similar way to a cookie cutter: it is the plate that presses out the dough in to its correct shape!. The ‘die forme’ in reference to cardboard [...]
You may have heard of the term “Keyline” or “dieline” In the packaging world, these words represent the same thing. They simply refer to the template or a blueprint that is required to ensure the final layout of the physical package or box is correct. Creating dielines are a specific skill set but can be created [...]
Make ready, production ready, run ready. All these terms mean exactly the same thing! Essentially a Make ready is an industry term that describes the time and costs and extra materials involved in preparing for a job prior to production. These make ready costs are normally priced in to a quote but it’s also good [...]
If you are either a forest owner or manager, or a business that produces or trades forest products, it becomes even more important to show that you operate in an environmentally, economically and socially responsible way. FSC certification guarantees your customers that the FSC-labelled product they buy has come from a forest and supply chain [...]
What is the difference between conventional printing and UV printing? You can be forgiven if you have not heard of digital UV Printing. It is a new technology that many printers and manufacturers are beginning to provide as there are a number of advantages for the printer company as well as the end customer. The printing [...]