Material expertise at PAWI: experience and foresight for the perfect packaging
In-depth material expertise is the foundation for the optimal combination of cardboard, inks and films. It determines how well a product is protected, how sustainable the packaging is and what impression it leaves on customers. With decades of experience and extensive material expertise, we provide holistic and targeted advice right from the start.
Packaging is only as strong, sustainable and effective as the material it is made of.
Irfan Cüven Head of Sales Promotion & Sales, PAWI Packaging Deutschland GmbH
In packaging production, two materials take centre stage: cardboard and printing inks. When developing new packaging, the challenge lies in defining a combination that ensures protection, visual appeal and sustainability. This is exactly where our material expertise makes the difference – because the right choice of materials is the foundation of every successful packaging solution.
Cardboard: the foundation of every packaging solution
Not all cardboard is the same. It has a multi-layer structure, usually comprising three layers. Cardboard combines stability, printability and ease of use. As a result, it is the preferred packaging material for numerous sectors – particularly in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
At PAWI, we process virgin fibre board for the highest hygiene requirements, recycled board for sustainable packaging solutions, as well as innovative barrier board.
Barrier board packaging has established itself in recent years as a sustainable alternative to plastic. It is characterised by the following properties:
- Dispersion barrier for medium resistance to grease and moisture
- No use of fluorochemicals
- No optical brightening agents (OBAs)
For our packaging, the only cardboard we use for direct contact has defined quality characteristics for folding, grooving and scoring capability as well as printability.
Printing inks: combining impact and functionality
Printing inks shape the first impression of your packaging – both visually and haptically.
Therefore, we use low-migration, food-safe printing inks and have extensive expertise in water-based and solvent-free ink systems and their performance.
A particular focus is on Equinox colour technology, which is used at PAWI. This enables us to significantly expand the colour gamut beyond CMYK. As a result, many Pantone colours can be reproduced with high precision, while reducing the use of spot colours. This improves both resource efficiency and repeatability, while delivering brilliant print results.
We also process Pantone and metallic inks on a wide range of materials.
Did you know that varnish can create haptic effects? Variants such as soft, sand and textured varnishes are possible here.
Remo Fehr Head of Printing, Finishing & Handiwork, PAWI Packaging Schweiz AG
Come to us for advice – and together we’ll find the right material for your packaging
With decades of experience, continuous training and close cooperation with our suppliers, we offer our customers sound advice on all matters relating to materials – turning a packaging idea into a sophisticated, sustainable and brand-worthy end product.