CALBEST can manage your complete blister packaging project by supplying you with local sourcing of packaging materials and final blister packaging assembly that will all help guarantee your product’s success at the retail level.

Blister Project Features And Design Parameters To Consider:

1. Blister card size. You always want your blister card to be as small as possible, as it will play a “cost” role in the sealing part of the process. Smaller is always better, but you need to balance that with the size of the product you are blistering, making sure you leave the proper amount of card space for compelling graphics on the front and back of the card, which undoubtedly helps sell your product. The thickness or caliper of a standard-style blister card is typically .021 points.

2. Hang Hole. Almost every blister card has a die-cut hang hole. This is NOT an additional cost and is required by most retailers.

3. Foot. This is a protrusion of plastic designed explicitly at the base of the PVC rigid blister, allowing your final blister package to stand vertically on a store shelf. Blisters created with a foot would still have a hang hole in the blister card.

4. Minimum production runs: Our minimum run is only 1,000 units.

5. Artwork. All artwork is to be supplied by our customers. We can refer you to a local graphic artist if you need help with art development. Art can be provided on a disk, emailed, or uploaded to our FTP site. All art files should be in high-resolution Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file format. We recommend four colors plus any PMS colors for the front, but your least expensive printing option is to have only one color on the back of the card. This color should be black. Many customers prefer four shades on the rear of the blister card, but this could double the card's price.

6. Final Pack-Out options. Once your product is blister packaged, how do you want it packed into shippable cartons? Choices are master cartons (shippers), counter displays, POP displays, sidekick displays, PDQ displays, or club pack displays. We can help you determine the best option for your specific product.

7. Timelines and lead times. Once you have selected a card size and completed your artwork, we will need a “production” sample of each product that will go into the blister package. We can begin custom designing and prototyping the PVC blister for sign-off. Once we have the artwork, we can have your complete project blister sealed and packed out in 4 weeks or less. This includes materials AND labor.