Packaging with the wrong colour, misaligned print or a poorly glued base can jeopardise an entire product launch. That is why quality control in the printing and packaging industry is not a single inspection step at the end. It accompanies the whole process. Here is how it works.
Incoming goods: paper, board, inks and films are checked on delivery. Are the grade, grammage and condition correct? Faulty material is caught before it enters production.
Prepress: the print data is checked for resolution, colour space, bleed, fonts and alignment with the die line. Many later problems can be avoided here. Common mistakes are covered in our article The most common mistakes when creating print data.
Proof and sample: a colour-accurate proof and, for packaging, a sample show the final result. Your approval is the binding reference for production. More in our article Why is a print sample important before series production?.
Before shipping, quantity, packing and labelling are checked. Retained samples document the quality delivered. They serve as a reference for reorders. Clean documentation ensures traceability should any questions arise.
You can contribute to quality too: supply print-ready data, check proofs and samples carefully and define your brand colours bindingly. Read how colours and materials are checked in detail in our article How are colours and materials checked in production?.
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