Developing packaging for a new product Designed for your product, planned around your date — in molded fiber
A hand sample, sketch or CAD file is enough to get started — we plan design, shape sample and series production backward from your market launch.
Designed from your hand sample or CAD model, checked on the shape sample — design, tool and series production from a single source.
Clarify first
Three questions before design
Starting basis, volume, date: your answers determine feasibility, budget price and schedule — from hand sample to series production.
Starting basis
Is a sketch or hand sample enough to start?
Yes. Hand sample, photos, dimensioned sketch or CAD model: any of these is enough for the initial consultation; we take care of the packaging design. You check shape and fit on the shape sample before the production tool is built.
Volume
Is your volume not yet fixed?
A range is enough for the initial consultation. We develop custom molded parts in Wet Molding from 100,000 units per year per molded part; if your starting volume is below that and your planning foresees growth, give us both figures.
Date
When will you hold the first sample in your hand?
We are happy to send you sample parts from existing projects in advance. Your custom shape sample follows around 4 weeks after the kickoff; from your approval, series production takes around 12 weeks.
Developing packaging for a new product means: from a hand sample, sketch or CAD model, we design a first sample in molded fiber. On the shape sample, you check shape and fit with your product; the production tool and series production follow.
Getting started
What you provide, what you receive
Your product is the starting point. You receive design, shape sample and a schedule aimed at your market launch.
Your information
What you provide
- Hand sample, dimensioned sketch or CAD model of your product
- Product dimensions and weight
- Sales channel and outer packaging with inner dimensions: folding carton, shipping carton or shelf
- How your product goes into the packaging: by hand or on the line
- Your market launch date
- The planned annual volume, a range is fine
- Your brand presence: logo and texture as embossing, fiber color
Our deliverables
What you receive
- Feasibility, budget price and schedule as a guide within a few days
- Design and shape sample for your product
- Sample parts from our development, matched to your project
- The data sheet for your molded part with dimensions and tolerances
- For food contact, the declaration of conformity according to Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 for your molded part, with the initial sampling from the production tool
- How we share your tooling costs depends on annual volume and term — in Wet Molding, up to full coverage; the terms are set out in your quote (Custom Engineering)
From first conversation to series production
How your packaging is created
Four steps from the first question to running series production — design starts from your hand sample, your sketch or your CAD model. You give approval at three points: development after the budget quote, the production tool after the shape sample, the start of production after the pre-series.
01
Initial consultation
You tell us product, dimensions, sales channel, volume and your market launch date. You find out whether your date is achievable and receive feasibility, budget quote and schedule as a guide — the binding quote follows after development. Within a few days.
02
Samples and examples
Sample parts from our development, matched to your project: you assess material quality, feel and appearance on a real molded part.
03
Design and prototype
Design and CAD based on your reference, shape sample for the fit test with your product, prototypes for your tests — then your approval. Around 4 weeks after the kickoff.
04
Tool and series production
Production tool made in-house, pre-series and initial samples from the production tool, then ongoing series production — stacked on pallets, delivered according to your call-off schedule. Around 12 weeks from your approval of the shape sample.
The times are planning estimates; they depend on your approvals, the capacity of our teams and the scope of your project. Your project team at PAPACKS presents the detailed plan around 1–2 weeks after the kickoff. You receive the process and budget quote as a guide after our initial call — with development, tool and unit price; the binding quote follows after development.
Products for this starting point
Which molded part suits your new product
Consumer goods, cosmetics, food or containers — each product page shows examples, key parameters and evidence.
Consumer goods
Product packaging
Inserts for your folding carton or retail box: each product sits in its own compartment, your logo is embossed in the molded part.
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Cosmetics
Personal Care & Beauty
Set inserts, Refill Caps, tubes and jars — designed for your product and your primary packaging.
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Food
Food Service
Bowls, cups, proofing baskets and inserts designed for your food — with a declaration of conformity for each molded part.
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Containers
Paper Bottles & Containers
Bottles, jars and tubes, molded on the PAPACKS Model S10 — designed for your contents.
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What customers ask before market launch
Next step
Let's talk about your new product
Step 1
Consultation
You tell us product, hand sample or sketch, date and annual volume. You receive feasibility, budget quote and schedule as a guide — the binding quote follows after development.
Consultation →Samples
Request samples
Sample parts from our development, matched to your project, so you can assess material quality, feel and appearance. Your shape sample follows in step 03.
Request samples →Sketch
Request a budget quote
Give us product dimensions, annual volume and date, and send your sketch or CAD along. On this basis, you receive feasibility, budget price and schedule as a guide within a few days — the binding quote follows after development.
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