Custom packaging development

Custom packaging for your product.

Start with an existing format, adapt it or develop a new mold. We help you work through structure, tooling and samples.

Design review

Design review
  • Begin with the brief
  • Product & use
  • Geometry & count
  • Handling & presentation
  • Quantity, timing & market

01 / Your product

What does your packaging need to do?

Tell us what you pack, how many items go inside and how the pack will be used. We can help work through the details you have not settled yet.

Product briefCurrent focus · 01Product & use

What is being packed, where it is handled and what presentation matters.

  1. Product & use

    What is being packed, where it is handled and what presentation matters.

  2. Geometry & pack count

    Key dimensions, working count and how the contents occupy the pack.

  3. Protection, handling & storage

    What the pack needs to tolerate or make easier during use.

  4. Material, identity & presentation

    Appearance, label or sleeve needs and material considerations to discuss.

  5. Quantity, timing, market & constraints

    Working ranges, target market, timing constraints and non-negotiables.

02 / Development options

An existing format, an adaptation or a new mold.

An existing format may already fit. Where dimensions, handling or presentation call for a change, we can discuss an adaptation or new tooling.

COMPARE YOUR DEVELOPMENT OPTIONSUse a standard structure
Brief inputsFit / function / appearance check
Development route focus

Your next step

Share the closest catalog reference and your product dimensions. We will review the fit and which sample to discuss.

Discuss this option
A closer look at tooling

Explore packaging forms, design discussions, tooling work and part inspection. These separate views help frame the review; the tooling and sample steps depend on your project.

Packaging form
Packaging form
CAD and dimensions
CAD and dimensions
Tooling setup
Tooling setup
Project discussion
Project discussion
CAD review
CAD review
CNC adjustment
CNC adjustment
Part inspection
Part inspection

03 / Structural design

See how the structure fits together.

Top, side and exploded views show the footprint, height and how components fit together. Use them to discuss the dimensions and structure for your own product.

One structure, three views
Plan / topFocus

Plan / top drawing

Elevation

Elevation drawing

Exploded / 3D

Exploded / 3D drawing

Structure drawingsReview the footprint, profile and component fit together.

04 / Sample review

Try the pack with the product it will hold.

Check product position, closure, handling and presentation with a physical sample. These examples show the questions to review for your own packaging.

Cut fruit in clear packs on a chilled display shelf
Packaging exampleDevelopment review · 01Structure and pack countCompare how the intended product and working count relate to the proposed structure.Review these points with a sample of your own pack.
Choose a topic to see the packaging example.

Structure and pack count

Compare how the intended product and working count relate to the proposed structure.

Closure and handling

Review how the closure and handling context affect the working sample.

Identity and presentation

Discuss how identity, label or sleeve needs may affect the structure and presentation.

Finished packs and handling

Consider how the filled packs are grouped, protected and handled for delivery.

Filling the product

Consider access for filling and how the trays work with the packing process.

Choose a topic above to compare what to check with your own sample.

05 / Shapes and presentation

Find the details that matter to your product.

Explore different shapes, finishes and presentation options. Each image is a separate reference for discussing what suits your product.

A supplied comparison view with visible clear, black and gold food-container forms.
Container shapes and finishes
A supplied comparison view showing a visible package assortment.
Packaging formats
A supplied comparison view with visible bowl, cup and produce forms.
Bowls, cups and produce packs
A supplied comparison view with visible printed cup and lid forms.
Printed cups and lids
A supplied comparison view with visible clear cup and lid forms.
Clear cups and lids

Confirm the dimensions, material and matching components for the format you choose.

06 / Production preparation

Know what will go into production.

Agree on the drawing and sample, then confirm the material, order quantity and schedule before production.

Before production

One agreed specification for the pack you order.

Final scope, quantities and timing are confirmed after project review and sample alignment.

Scope
Drawing and material
Quantity
Confirm for your order
Schedule
Confirm for your order
Sample
Review and approve
What belongs in the complete pack?

Review the components your order needs alongside the agreed drawing and sample.

  1. Product

    What the pack is built around.

  2. Primary pack

    Main structural contact.

  3. Support / insert

    Internal support where required.

  4. Identity / label / sleeve

    Presentation elements to coordinate.

  5. Presentation carton

    Secondary presentation context.

  6. Shipper

    Outer transport context.

Bring your product, retail presentation and shipping requirements into the same conversation.

Let’s discuss what you need to pack.

Start with a photo, an existing pack or a question. You do not need a complete specification to begin.

Start a packaging brief