Medical Device Link.

Originally Published PMPN July 2003

PRODUCT UPDATE

Multicolored cartons can be customized to promote your brand.

Folding Cartons

A company specializes in the manufacture of folding cartons for ethical and OTC pharmaceutical products. Quality assurance is an essential part of the company’s production line and begins with its raw-material certification program. Both visual identification and electronic inspection are used for carton control. Strict control guidelines are applied in printing, die-cutting, and finishing. Howell Packaging, Elmira, NY; 607/734-6291; www.howellpkg.com. 

Multicolored Cartons

A company combines the printing and converting of multicolor folding cartons for the healthcare and phar-maceutical industries with CGMP operating guidelines to ensure consistent color, structure, and machinability. Comprehensive structural design and design sampling are available with a full complement of prepress and graphics services from three manufacturing locations. Capabilities include standardized printing, die-cutting, and finishing operations; reliable and cost-effective raw material selection; and high-speed finishing and gluing with a glue detector system. Pharmagraphics, Greensboro, NC; 336/292-4555; www.pharmagraphics.com. 

Sample Cartons

Sample folding cartons are available with Crescendo, a coated-one-side solid bleached sulphate paperboard. Produced using a variety of demanding 
production techniques, the cartons showcase the paperboard’s ultrabright, blue-white styling and ink holdout, which help folding carton manufacturers achieve maximum color vibrancy, fidelity, and fade resistance. Microembossing, UV coatings, and foil stamping are among the production techniques used to produce the cartons. The paperboard runs quickly and cleanly with very little waste on printing, converting, and filling equipment. MeadWestvaco Corp., Stamford, CT; 203/461-7658; www.crescendopaper.com. 

Folding Cartons

A company designs and manufactures folding cartons for the pharmaceutical, medical diagnostic, and medical device industries. Its plant offers CAD-CAM structural design, graphic design services, and direct print on E and F flute. Capabilities include quick turnaround, small to large production runs, Braille embossing in multiple languages, color scanning of bar codes, and strict adherence to CGMPs. Colonial Carton Company, Inc., Clayton, NC; 919/553-4113; www.colonialcarton.com.  

Mini-Flute Cartons

A company’s Mini-Flute boxes combine the strength of corrugated cartons with the beauty of smooth, highly printable paperboard. A tiny flute (the corrugated middle section of a cardboard box) is first laminated to a bottom sheet. A high-quality top sheet is then printed in up to six or more colors with special coatings and foil stampings according to customer specifications. The top sheet is then laminated to the Mini-Flute, which is available in three sizes. Royal Paper Box Co., Montebello, CA; 323/728-7041; www.royalpaperbox.com. 

Paperboard Cartons

A company designs and manufactures samples, folding paperboard cartons, E and B flute corrugated folding cartons, prototype promotional packaging, point-of-purchase displays, and blister and hang cards. Services include combining, laminating, multicolor printing, multiple coatings, die-cutting, hot-leaf stamping, embossing, and folding and gluing. Ares Printing & Packaging, Brooklyn, NY; 718/858-8760; www.aresny.com.   

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