Allermuir ECOFlex Chair Pack
This pack was required to be as small as possible, to save on space and increase container export payload, be neat and quick to assemble. The ease and the speed at which the fitting can be assembled is what makes it special. The one-piece design, with its simple folds, create adequate buffers with simple locking methods that prevent damage in palletised transit and whilst the pack is being handled. The slots create excellent location points to hold the chair parts exactly in place without any movement.
An environmental and cost saving benefit of the design was the removal of any need for polystyrene. The buffers created in the board, gives the box enough cushioning to fully protect the chair through transit. All parts support each other, with the added advantage of great strength, removing the risk of failure whilst in highly stacked export containers.
Judges’ Comments
“Very well designed pack for a product that is notoriously difficult to pack. Well thought through and good use of materials. Attention to positioning of the hand holds is required.”
Packaging Designer: Kristian Howson
Brand Owner: Allermuir (The Senator Group)
Blade Lighting Packaging
One common, corrugated pack solution to transport nine possible light combinations (three different lighting systems and three different lengths) utilising a cradle system with common width and height, which can be changed in length by locating two dividers in the correct position, offers the advantage of minimal tooling outlay. The cradle with its double walled sides and base struts allows for the product to be lifted up and away from the outside edges of the packaging with a final piece of packaging placed on top to protect the face of the lighting system.
The one-box solution, made from 80% recycled corrugated board is fully recyclable and delivers amazing flexibility and product protection delivering tangible cost and material saving efficiencies.
Judges’ Comments
“Easily accessible and a great material choice for a variable size pack.”
Packaging Designer: Marc Stobbs
Brand Owner: ACDC
Cartoon Print Gift Box
This printed box epitomised everything that this category required. The multiple illustrations on the print includes fine lines, dots and fine tone work printed at minimal tolerances on the Bobst 1624.
Due to the complex fine print, the anilox and print pressure had to be exact and the ink viscosity had to be monitored throughout the run to maintain the print quality.
The job was printed on a B flute 125g White Kraft.
The project was to create a pub door effect light box that opens up to display a bar scene that has images lit up with LED backlights.
Fluorescent inks were used printed on our Bobst 618 machine to create parts of the images. The artwork was created and printed on our digital print machine. The CAD design was created so the doors can open and close to create the effect. LED lights were positioned around the image with a layered construction to create the 3D effect.
The artwork was supplied by a Design Agency as a 4 colour process suitable for litho print.
The challenge was to duplicate the litho artwork and convert this to be printed flexo.
All text, logos and the backgound image had to be Repro’d to the machine tolerances, this included Photoshop flexo re-touching of the photographic images including removing unnecessary colour from specific channels, grey component replacement, and minimum dot allowance.
The box was printed 4 colour and die-cut on our Bobst 618 casemaker rotary die cutter at 85 Lpi onto uncoated board in one pass.
GOLD Best Creative Use Of The Flexo Process
We created a light box from corrugated board showing illuminated Halloween images by using fluorescent inks and LED lights.
The Halloween images were digitally printed onto corrugated board and made into a light box frame. Using our Bobst 618 press, we printed a number of boards in various colours using Fluorescent inks which would illuminate when LED light is used.
The Halloween images on the digitally printed frame were cut using our Zund G3 CAD cutting table. We cut the images from the various fluorescent boards and placed them behind the cut out areas on the frame. LED lights were placed around each image inside the frame to create the completed light box.
SILVER Post Print on Folder Gluers Uncoated
We were asked to create artwork for an SRP trying to match the same graphics as the product packaging which was printed Litho.
This type of work would normally be produced on larger complex printers which can achieve tight tolerances for registration .
We managed to create the artwork using only three colours, and had to use the minimum tolerances that were achievable on the machine and anilox specification.
The box was printed and die-cut on our Bobst 618 casemaker rotary die cutter at 75 Lpi onto uncoated board in one pass.