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Artwork or a dieline, whatever you already have, as a PDF or Illustrator file. packOS reads the specification, renders a proof, and prices it at real quantities.
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Coming soon Pouches and flexible packaging
- Specificationread off your file
- 3D proofturned from the dieline
- Priceat real quantities
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Nº 01 The artifacts
What comes back
Three artifacts, from one file. These are the real ones.
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The specification, read from your file
Size, construction, material, colors and finishes, pulled off the artwork or dieline you already have. What it can't determine is flagged as an open question rather than guessed.
- 5 read
- 1 open question
- 0 guessed
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The specification, read from your file
Size, stock, colors and finishes, pulled off the artwork or dieline you already have. What it can't determine is flagged as an open question rather than guessed.
- 5 read
- 1 open question
- 0 guessed
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The artwork, read back to you
Flat artwork · front panel
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- 1 Brand block: largest type on the panel
- 2 Coarse halftone, high-build varnish over it
- 3 Net weight declared · 150 g
- 4 Bleed 3 mm: edge coverage confirmed
Every line on the specification card comes from somewhere in the file. This is where — marked on the flat artwork, before anything is tooled.
- 4 readings
- flat panel
- before tooling
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The artwork, read back to you
Flat artwork · whole label
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- 1 Die: rounded rectangle, measured off the cut line
- 2 High-build varnish, a plate of its own
- 3 Invisible UV ink: found as a separation, though it never shows in print
Every line on the specification card comes from somewhere in the file. This is where — marked on the flat artwork, before anything is tooled.
- 3 readings
- whole label
- before tooling
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Price at real quantities
Unit and total across quantity breaks, with lead time, priced on the same equipment and material assumptions the plant would use.
- 4 breaks
- tooling apart
- ±10% overs
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Price at real quantities
Unit and total across quantity breaks, with lead time, priced on the same equipment and material assumptions the plant would use.
- 4 breaks
- digital
- no plates
Nº 02 The proof
See it before anything is tooled
Six designs on one pouch, generated rather than photographed. The same parametric geometry the quote is priced against, turning so the finish reads off-axis.
Four sample labels, four finishes, rendered from the files themselves: the same processed art the quote is priced from, on a roll turning so each finish catches the light.
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Nº 03 The scope
What it quotes today
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Labelspressure-sensitive · roll-fed, any shapeQuoting now
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Pouchesflexible film · stand-up, three-side sealComing soon
Print chosen by volume
- Digital ≤ 4,500 lm labels and short pouch runs · no tooling
- Flexo 4,500 – 50,000 lm wide web · plates per color
- Rotogravure 50,000 lm + cylinders per color
Sourcing analog runs · tooling and lead time quoted for both
- Domestic 15–60
- Intl · ocean 39–57
- Intl · air 23–32
Business days, door to door. Offshore is not the slow lane, and its tooling is a flat $150 a carrier against $300 a flexo plate or $800 a gravure cylinder at home.
Nº 04 Why the read matters
The reprint didn't start at the press.
It started eight handoffs ago.
Eight parties, eight spellings of one dimension. Nobody is wrong.
- Brand6 × 9 in+0.4
- Procurement152 × 2290.0
- Engineering152 × 229 + 51record
- Quality± 3 mmthe limit
- Finance6×9 pouch—
- Converter150 × 230 + 50−2.0
- Printer5.98 × 9.02 in−0.1
- Freight6.5 × 9.5 ctn—
All eight are inside ±3 mm. The spread between them still eats 40% of the seal.
art in the seal · die misses the repeat · trim cuts the panel · reprint
packOS reads the dimension off your file once. Every stage quotes that record — nothing is re-typed, so nothing drifts.
Nº 05 Connected to production
Built by the people who make the packaging
packOS comes out of Calyx Containers, a real tenured packaging manufacturer and broker. The pricing engine runs on the same equipment, materials and run rates the plant and manufacturing partners quote from.
That's why the quote you get is a number someone can actually stand behind.
Nº 06 The roadmap
Start with quoting. Expand across the entire packaging operation.
Quick Quote
Structure packaging requirements and prepare pricing faster.
3D Visualization
Review packaging formats and artwork in a production-aware environment.
Artwork Intelligence
Connect dielines, artwork, revisions, preflight results, proofs, and approvals.
Order Management
Convert approved projects into controlled orders and production workflows.
Flexible Packaging
Stand-up and three-side-seal pouches, quoted from the same upload as labels.
Most projects begin with a single artwork file.
Start a QuotePlan your packaging with better information.
Compare formats, check dimensions, and understand the decisions behind a production quote.
Start with our packaging guides, calculate dimensions and planning costs with the free packaging calculators, or look up unfamiliar terms in the packaging glossary. For a structural project, compare the box and carton dieline library. These resources help you prepare a specification; supplier review confirms what can be manufactured.