Elopak products
Pure-Pak®
Pure-Pak® cartons, with their emotional benefits, functionality and food safety give products a premium appeal for stand out on shelf.
The board color can either be white (duplex) or off-white (triplex) and yields a smooth feeling and an excellent printing result.
There are 3 types of Pure-Pak® cartons:
For these three types of carton, artwork should be supplied in the same way.
Show & Tell
The mockup below will guide you through common design elements and help you to better understand Elopak process requirements.
Pure-Pak®
Artwork compliance checklist
Artwork
CompletionImages
CompletionTexts
CompletionBarcode
CompletionSummary table
Screen ruling: 136 lpi (54 l/cm)
Requirements
Notes
Accepted file types
Print files PDF
Open files Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, ArtPro
Always package links and fonts.
Outline all text.
Document/image color mode
CMYK
No Color conversion.
Don’t include color profiles.
Image resolution
300 dpi
Include layers where applicable.
Illustrator raster effect settings
High resolution 300 ppi
Rasterize gradient mesh objects.
Illustrator PDF compatible file
Yes
PDF compatibility
Acrobat 6, PDF 1.5
Minimum line thickness
Single pure ink 0,15 mm
Composite color build-up 0,35 mm
Reversed lines 0,35 mm
Maximum 3 inks allowed in a composite color build-up.
Minimum text size
Single pure ink 5 pt sans-serif (stroke width 0,15 mm)
Composite color build-up 7 pt bold sans-serif (stroke width 0,35 mm)
Negative text 7 pt bold sans-serif (stroke width 0,35 mm)
See all text requirementsMaximum 3 inks allowed in a composite color build-up.
Minimum bar code size
Elopak will ensure that all bar codes are in accordance with EAN certification.
Printing of Pantone colors
Not available.
All colors are converted to EloChrome by the Elopak Repro Department.
About EloChrome standards