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Packaging
solutions
There are many ways that a CD can be packaged. The
standard way, as recognised by the industry, is
a jewel
case with a booklet and an inlay. It is a fairly
cost effective, practical option, but not the cheapest.
For example, if you are posting your CD's directly
to your clients, you may find that the Jewel Case
gets cracked and damaged. Also, a jewel case with
print is quite heavy and can add between 27p and
36p onto a standard 1st class delivery. So, if you
are posting 1000 CD's out..........!
There are 3 cheaper alternatives to the posting
problem. A PVC
wallet, which is cheap and very light. The trouble
is that there is not a great deal of protection
for the CD. The second we call a PP
Mailer. This is made of Polypropylene, therefore
quite robust and also light, and the third is a
C-shell,
which is a variation on the PP Mailer but instead
of being square in shape it looks like a hinged,
flat clam shell. The one disadvantage of the PP
Mailer and the C-Shell is that there is not enough
room to have any associated print in the packaging.
Another popular method for packaging your CD's is
to use an Amaray® style case. This is commonly
referred to as a DVD
case as it is the standard type of packaging
used for DVD's. These can be supplied in a variety
of colours and all have a clear PVC pocket that
is bonded to the outside enabling a wrap to be inserted
to brand your product accordingly. The other real
advantage of the DVD case is that there are a couple
of clips on the inside which can store a manual,
promotional flyers or any other associated literature
which may be appropriate to your product. These
cases are made out of Polypropylene and are very
robust. You can also have DVD cases which are designed
to hold 2 CD's. Instead of having clips to hold
literature on the inside there is second spider
to hold another CD.
If your CD's are to be used for promotional purposes
you may wish to have your CD's inserted into a printed
card wallet. Like all print, this becomes more
cost effective the larger the quantity required,
but an ideal light weight solution as it weighs
no more than a standard PVC wallet. If your media
is to be attached to a magazine, or to be distributed
with a publication of some description the card
wallet is the perfect solution.
A variation on the printed card wallet is something
called a Lancing
Pack. It is similar to a four printed page booklet
with a pocket and it can be sealed or left open
depending on your requirements. It is ideal if your
design incorporates more text or you want more printing
space to brand up your product.
If image is more important than cost then a Digipak®
might be your ideal solution. These are card booklets
that can be designed to hold from 1 up to 4 CD's
and a booklet. They have a solid tray to hold the
CD which is glued to the card and can be clear or
coloured, again depending on your design.
There are also packaging solutions if you have products
with multiple CD's. You could have wallets bonded
together or wallets bonded together with specific
pockets to hold print for branding purposes.
You may have a product with various in numbers of
CD's, but looking to keep the costs down by packaging
all of the products in a similar fashion. Or, your
multiple CD product might have a number of updates
per year. There is a very cost effective solution
perfectly suited to this requirement called a UniKeep®
box. The UniKeep box made out of Polypropylene with
a pocket bonded to the outside for branding purposes.
Inside there are a couple of clips which hold a
particular kind of hole punched wallet. The UniKeep
box comes in 3 sizes that will hold 5, 10 or up
to 40 CD's so is incredibly versatile and can also
hold a manual.
For further packaging examples, visit the CD/DVD
Packaging section on our website.
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