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Spec Review

folding carton

Use this page to close the specification gaps that still block a comparable folding carton quote. The layout shows an incomplete brief next to a complete one. It is not an energy calculator and it is not a sustainability scorecard.

Incomplete folding carton brief with missing caliper, style and destination fields
Incomplete: format named, units mixed, destination missing.
Complete folding carton brief with caliper, style, quantity and US state
Complete: construction, quantity unit and ship-to on one line.

Specification completeness, not a savings meter

Tick the fields you can already write. The count is a reminder. It does not calculate price, carbon or a discount percentage. Folding Carton Food Packaging Sourcing has no same-spec quote evidence that would support a published saving.

Open choices that still block a comparable quote

  • Unnamed board grade: SBS, CCNB and kraft board do not share shade or stiffness.
  • Mixed quantity units: 10,000 pieces is not the same brief as 10,000 cartons of packed goods.
  • Print process undecided: digital print and offset change plate cost and color control.
  • Missing destination: freight and shipper pack-out cannot be lined up.

key_specs used on this page: board thickness in pt, print process and color count, and order quantity in pieces or cartons. Film thickness and box ECT apply only when a window film or corrugated shipper is part of the same line.

Procurement situations, not client case studies

Each card is a checking example. It is not a named customer, not a completed order and not a saving claim.

Style substitution

A factory offers auto-bottom against a tuck-end brief because the carton photo looks similar. The buyer should ask whether the packing line still matches. Accepting the swap without a die-line check can fail erecting even when paperboard caliper is 18-24 pt on both drawings.

Window film added later

Some plants quote a closed carton first. If a PET or PLA window is added after plates exist, the RFQ needs a new die line and a film food-contact file. Window area is a construction change, not a free graphic.

Food-contact file gap

A quote cites a previous lot's migration testing letter. The check is whether the letter names the same board, coating and ink. If the coating changes, the letter does not travel.

Limits that stay visible

  • This worksheet does not book US filling or set a line trial date.
  • Post-consumer recycled content, if requested, needs a fiber statement for the production lot.
  • Uncoated carton board is a poor match for wet or retort fill; those fills need a different structure.
  • No discount percentage is published; price_comparisons is empty on the 2026-09-20 input set.

When an alternative construction is offered, verify style, caliper, coating and print process against the original line before you accept it. Continue on inquiry options or send the completed brief below.

Request a specification review

Include construction, quantity unit and destination. Optional budget and supplier preference can be added.

Write format, material, size and print; quantity with unit (pieces, cartons or rolls); destination state or postal code and requested delivery / lead time; required product documents and sample needs. Optional target budget with currency and unit or whole-order basis; optional supplier preference. Artwork files can be sent after we reply; this form has no upload field.