Knowledge library
Flexible packaging, organized around the job.
Start with the question, term, packaging problem, or buying task in front of you. Each path leads to an answer you can use in the next conversation.
Matt Answers
12 direct answersShort answer first, followed by the context a buyer needs for the next conversation.
Open collection ↗02Field Notes
6 anonymized situationsWhat complicated a real packaging project, how it was approached, and what the evidence does not establish.
Open collection ↗03Glossary
33 useful termsDefinitions for the moment the term appears in a quote, specification, proof, or supplier email.
Open collection ↗04Printing & converting
Artwork to finished webSurface and reverse print, ink, varnish, lamination, seals, and prepress language.
Open collection ↗05Buying packaging
RFQs to second sourcesQuote inputs, annual usage, tiers, delivered cost, supplier comparison, and quote terms.
Open collection ↗06Troubleshooting
Document before diagnosingA controlled starting point for runnability, print, seal, and specification questions.
Open collection ↗Technical and buyer guides
Longer answers where the question earns them.
13 published guides3 guides
Surface Print vs Reverse Print
Where ink sits in a flexible package, how surface and reverse printing differ, and what a buyer should check before quoting.
7 min ↗Can Ink Be in the Seal Area?
Why ink in a flexible-packaging seal area can create seal, transfer, compliance, and appearance questions.
6 min ↗Why Surface-Printed Packaging May Need Varnish
What an overprint varnish does on surface-printed flexible packaging and what it does not prove.
5 min ↗1 guides
3 guides
PET vs Polypropylene Film
A practical comparison of PET and polypropylene films without turning resin names into an unverified package structure.
8 min ↗EVOH vs PVDC
How EVOH and PVDC differ as flexible-packaging barrier materials and why neither should be selected from a generic chart alone.
8 min ↗What Is Metallized Film?
How metallized film is made, what it can do, and which buyer questions matter for flexible packaging.
6 min ↗1 guides
4 guides
What Information Do I Need for a Flexible Packaging Quote?
The flexible-packaging RFQ checklist for roll stock, pouches, and poly bags, including what to send when you do not know the structure.
8 min ↗How to Second-Source Your Flexible Packaging
A controlled process for qualifying a backup flexible-packaging supplier without losing the specification, artwork, or line-performance baseline.
9 min ↗Domestic vs Overseas Flexible Packaging
How to compare domestic and overseas flexible-packaging supply on landed cost, lead time, inventory, communication, trials, and risk.
8 min ↗How Flexible Packaging Lead Times Work
The steps inside a flexible-packaging lead time, from specifications and artwork through printing, lamination, cure, conversion, and shipment.
8 min ↗1 guides