The HexFlo Blog
Notes from our production floor on materials, print, sustainability claims and the practical side of buying custom pouches — written for the people who have to make the decision.
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Oxygen, moisture and light all attack a product at different rates, and the film you pick decides how long you hold them off. We compare the structures we run most often, what each one costs, and how to work backwards from the shelf life your retailer expects.
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Sustainable packaging language has grown faster than the standards behind it. Here is a plain-English guide to the structures we print, what each one can honestly claim on pack, and which UK recycling streams will accept them.
Read articlePlate-based gravure is not dead, and digital is not always cheaper. We break down the crossover point by run length so you can work out which process your next order belongs on.
Read articleBarrier, size, finish, quantity, and the five questions worth answering before you ask anyone for a price. A short checklist for founders ordering custom packaging for the first time.
Read articleCoffee is the most demanding product we pack. A look at valve placement, foil barriers and the shelf-life numbers behind the specification we recommend to roasters.
Read articlePrepress, print, lamination, slitting, pouch conversion, QC. A walk through our production floor and the checkpoints your job passes before it ships.
Read articleBleed, keylines, minimum type sizes, and the colour conversions that quietly ruin brand palettes. Practical artwork rules to hand straight to your designer.
Read articleSend us the product and the shelf life you need and we will tell you exactly what we would print it on — along with a price.
