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Folding cartons

Custom folding cartons

Hercule Industrial supplies custom paperboard packaging for retail products, sets, refills, samples, and other packed goods. Catalog designs can be modified for the product, print, closure, and packing method.

ECMA standardsIndustry-standard paperboard cartons organized by body, base, and closure.EngView designsAdditional cartons, trays, inserts, display packs, and shaped designs.
Open printed paperboard folding carton with fitted dividers

Folding carton types

Common folding carton types

We supply these common paperboard carton types and custom variations with the size, board, print, closure, and packing method set for the order.

Rectangular paperboard folding carton with a glued side seam

Rectangular folding cartons

Straight-sided cartons with tuck, lock, automatic, sealed, or other top and bottom closures.

ECMA CatalogEngView Catalog
Fold-up shaped paperboard tray

Shaped trays and covers

Fold-up trays and covers with shaped bases, tapered walls, or non-rectangular outlines.

ECMA CatalogEngView Catalog
Paperboard carton fitted around a product

Product-fitted cartons and carriers

Cartons, carriers, and wraps built around bottles, tubes, bars, primary packs, and other products.

ECMA Catalog
Paperboard insert for holding a product inside a carton

Folding carton inserts

Folded paperboard inserts for holding, separating, supporting, and presenting products inside a carton.

ECMA CatalogEngView Catalog

I need folding cartons to...

pack an individual product for retail saleCosmetics, medicine, food, hardware, and other products sold in a printed paperboard box.ECMA CatalogEngView Catalog
use a tuck, lock, automatic-bottom, or sealed closureTuck ends, locking flaps, automatic bottoms, sealed ends, and other carton closures.ECMA CatalogEngView Catalog
hold a product in a fold-up traySmall products, sets, confectionery, cosmetics, parts, and other items held in a shallow paperboard tray.ECMA CatalogEngView Catalog
use a paperboard tray with a separate coverPresentation packs and product sets that use a separate paperboard base and cover.ECMA Catalog
use a shaped or tapered cartonProducts that suit a tapered, faceted, triangular, or other non-rectangular carton.ECMA CatalogEngView Catalog
pack bottles, tubes, jars, or cansBottles, tubes, jars, cans, and other products that need a carton or carrier built around their arrangement.ECMA Catalog
wrap a product or primary packBars, slabs, folders, primary packs, and other products held by a close-fitting paperboard wrap.ECMA Catalog
add an insert or separatorProducts that need a separate inlay, separator, support, or paperboard insert inside the carton.ECMA CatalogEngView Catalog
add a handle, hanger, opening, or display featureCartons that need a carrying handle, hanging panel, display panel, opening, pour feature, or reclosure.ECMA Catalog

Folding carton catalogs

Folding carton catalogs

ECMA and EngView organize folding carton designs differently. Both catalogs are starting points for custom production, with paperboard, size, print, closure, and packing details set for the order.

ECMA standardsIndustry-standard paperboard carton designs.EngView designsAdditional folding carton and specialty designs.