Eco-friendly packaging is now a priority for e-commerce brands. Corrugated boxes dominate thanks to their recyclability, high recovery rates, and compliance with plastic reduction policies.
Lightweight designs and closed-loop recycling systems reduce waste and carbon footprint, making corrugated a preferred choice for sustainable shipping.
E-commerce growth drives demand for fit-to-product (FTP) and box-on-demand technology, which create right-sized packaging tailored to each product. This reduces filler material, lowers freight costs, and improves truck utilization.
Automated systems in fulfillment centers optimize packaging efficiency and minimize environmental impact.
Corrugated packaging is evolving into a marketing tool. High-quality digital printing enables short runs, personalization, and vibrant graphics, turning shipping boxes into brand assets.
Retail-ready packaging and premium unboxing experiences enhance customer engagement and support omnichannel strategies.
BOBST delivers end-to-end solutions and advanced technologies specifically adapted to e-commerce packaging for every production step, from PDF to final packaging. These include the following processes:
BOBST flexo post-print presses cover a wide range of production needs, from straightforward block print to high-quality process work, with the performance, versatility, and reliability that modern manufacturing demands.
In recent years, new prepress systems, doctor blade chambers, inks, inking systems, and anilox rolls have driven growth in high-quality graphics printing. As a result, flexographic presses can now compete with gravure and litho machines in fiber-board packaging.
BOBST flexo printing machines have been at the forefront of this movement, with high-precision feeding, vacuum sheet transport, effective inking and drying systems, intelligent register control, and high running speeds.
BOBST offers litho-laminating configurations and processes that give packaging and display manufacturers reliable performance and high-quality finished products. Whatever the application, BOBST has a solution designed to deliver strong production performance and accurate lamination.
Litho-laminators such as the EXPERTFLUTE TOUCH and MASTERFLUTE TOUCH can handle inside-out laminated board at full speed: a design with a brown exterior for transport and an offset-printed interior for branding.
The BOBST range of flatbed die-cutters (also called cutter-creasers or punching machines in some countries) offers a wide choice of productivity and automation levels, with press widths from a compact 1.6 m to 2.1 m. Each machine delivers the reliability, versatility, and performance that match the needs of a particular industrial sector or type of business.
EXPERTCUT 145 PER: well suited to medium-volume die-cutting, with precise register and high-quality results.
MASTERCUT 145 PER: a highly automated die-cutter for high-volume runs, at up to 9,500 sheets/hour.
MASTERCUT 1.7 | 2.1 or MASTERCUT 1.65: flatbed die-cutters for corrugated and litho-lam, offering higher speeds and shorter make-readies.
The BOBST range of folding and gluing equipment gives box makers the versatility and performance they need to stay profitable in today’s tough markets. From complete folder-gluer lines to specialized add-on modules, every piece of BOBST equipment is designed to help users cut make-ready times, maximize speeds, and boost in-plant efficiency.
The DRO family integrates flexo printing and rotary die-cutting into the line, optimizing the process across the entire converting workflow.
MASTERDRO and EXPERTDRO: high productivity and consistent quality with inside-outside printing, up to nine colors.
Today’s markets demand increasingly high-quality graphics, which means tighter registration and improved color consistency. BOBST develops rotary die-cutters in “high graphics” configurations for printing four-color process, Pantone colors, and varnish onto coated paper.
The FFG family integrates flexo printing and folding-gluing into one line, optimizing the process across the entire converting workflow.
MASTERLINE FFG / EXPERTLINE FFG: high productivity and consistent quality with inside-outside printing, up to nine colors.
FFG 924: sharp, high-color printing in one pass, from micro-flute to added-value boxes; multifold production fits two or three boxes on one sheet, with output of up to 20,000 boxes/hour for fast delivery.
FFG 8.20 EXPERT: a reference machine for brown boxes, with fast order changes.
FFG 618: high-speed production of up to 26,000 boxes/hour for complex boxes, with high-quality folding.
