The Folding Carton Specialists

CCL Healthcare now offers customers a new range of products: Digital Folding Cartons.

Our equipment is designed to print, cut and glue almost every type of digital folding carton.
In this document we invite you to familiarize yourself with digital folding carton styles
used for both automation and manual assembly.
 Table of Contents
1 How to Measure a Folding Carton 16 Dispenser Syle Carton (2 pieces)

2 Measuring a Tray Carton 17 Counter Display

3 Standard Reverse Tuck (SRT) 18 Standard Straight Tuck (SST) with Hanger Tab

4 French Reverse Tuck (FRT) 19 Overlay Seal End with Side Hanger Tab

5 Standard Straight Tuck (SST) 20 Bag Carton with Auto Bottom

6 Airplane Straight Tuck (AST) 21 Sleeve

7 Houghland Snap Lock Bottom 22 Pillow Carton

8 Hymes Lock, Automatic Bottom 23 Reclosable Carton

9 Infold Automatic Bottom 24 Intro to Non-Glue Cartons

10 Full Flap Automatic Bottom 25 Tray Carton

11 Full Overlap Seal End (FOSE) 26 Counter Carton

12 Partial Overlap Seal End 27 Card

13 Tuck and Tongue 28 Tray

14 Folding Carton with Integrated Seperator 29 Inner Pad

15 Dispenser Style Carton (1 piece)

How to Measure a Folding Carton
Height H
When requesting a quote for folding cartons, it’s
important to be able to provide accurate
measurements. There are three dimensions to the
basic folding carton: Length (L), Width (W), and
Height (H). In written form, the size should appear
in that order (L x W x H).
Length L
W
LENGTH (L) measures the longest panel dimension. Width

WIDTH (W) measures the dimension of the

2nd panel, the shortest.

HEIGHT (H) is the distance between the two open

ends of a carton, or from the top of the carton to
the bottom of the carton.

W L H Height

Width Length

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 Lid

Measuring a Tray Box

For a tray digital folding carton, the depth
becomes the height. Three dimensions (sizes) also Height
create the basic digital folding carton: length (L), H
width (W) and height (H). Base
In written formula, it will appear as (L X W X H).

LENGTH (L) is to the distance from side to side.

WIDTH (W) is the distance from the front of the Length L W

carton to the back. Width
HEIGHT (H) or depth is the distance between the
bottom and the lid.

Width W

Height
H
L
Length

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Standard Reverse Tuck (SRT)
The joint on the Standard Reverse Tuck (also called
the Reverse Tuck End or RTE) carton is located at
GRAIN
the seam along the right side panel, in the rear.
The closure panels on top and bottom swing in
opposite directions, with the bottom folding in the
Friction Tuck Flap
rear and the top folding in front. This carton can be
assembled either manually or by automation. With
a friction lock closure on top and a slit lock tuck Top Closure Panel
Inside Inside
closure on bottom, as shown here, the carton is Flap Flap

easy to open and close, while remaining unlikely to

open inadvertently at its base.

Glue Flap
Rear Panel Left Side Front Panel Right Side
Panel Panel

Inside Inside
Flap Flap
Bottom Closure Panel

Slit Lock Tuck Flap

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 French Reverse Tuck (FRT)
This style differs from the Standard Reverse Tuck in GRAIN
that the bottom closure is attached in the rear and
folds/tucks towards the front of the carton while
the top closure is joined in front and folds/tucks
towards the rear of the carton. Shown here is a Friction Tuck Flap
French Reverse Tuck carton with a slit lock bottom
and a friction lock top. This style has a finished
look and also enables substantial latitude in Top Closure Panel

graphic design. Other available closure styles Inside Flap Inside Flap
include the slit lock for top and bottom, and the
friction lock for top and bottom.

Left Side Right Side

Rear Panel Front Panel
Panel Panel
Glue Flap

Inside Flap Inside Flap

Bottom Closure Panel

Slit Lock Tuck Flap

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Standard Straight Tuck (SST)

This style is suitable for products requiring a GRAIN

primary display panel with a large window.
With fold/tuck closures in the back, the raw
edges at both ends of the front display panel are Slit Lock Tuck Flap

concealed. The Standard Straight Tuck (also

called the Straight Tuck End or STE) also
Top Closure Panel
eliminates any interference between the window Inside Flap Inside Flap
film material and the tuck, which might occur if
a reverse tuck style were to be used. This carton Front Panel
is suitable for manual assembling, as well as
automated assembling and closing applications.

Glue Flap
Left Side Right Side
Rear Panel
Panel Panel

Inside Flap Inside Flap

Bottom Closure Panel

Slit Lock Tuck Flap

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 Airplane Straight Tuck (AST)
Unlike the Standard Straight Tuck, this style
features closure panels on both the top and bottom
that swing from the rear to tuck in the front.
GRAIN

Slit Lock Tuck Flap

Top Closure Panel

Inside Flap Inside Flap

Glue Flap

Left Side Right Side

Rear Panel Front Panel
Panel Panel

Inside Flap Inside Flap

Bottom Closure Panel

Slit Lock Tuck Flap

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 Closing Sequence

1 2 3

Houghland Snap Lock Bottom

Originally known by its inventor's name

(Houghland), this style is more generally known
today as the 1-2-3 closure or Snap lock. Usually GRAIN
paired with a top tuck closure, the 1-2-3 is almost
always employed as a bottom closure, and is
Slit Lock Tuck Flap
assembled and sealed manually. This closure style
may be applied in a shallow-depth or tube-style
counter display carton. Top Closure Panel
Inside Flap Inside Flap

Glue Flap Left Side Right Side

Rear Panel Panel Front Panel Panel

Second Second
Third in Closure Panel First in Closure Panel

Reinforced Closure

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 Hymes Lock, Automatic Bottom

Pre-glued in the converter's facility, the Hymes

Lock, Automatic Bottom (Crash Lock, Economy or
Popcorn Bottom) style is assembled by hand. It is
generally employed when quick setup is required GRAIN
for smaller production volumes that do not warrant
investing in automatic packaging equipment.

Slit Lock Tuck Flap

Top Closure Panel

Inside Flap Inside Flap
Glue Flap

Rear Panel Left Side Front Panel Right Side

Panel Panel

Bottom Closure Panel Bottom Closure Panel

Inside Closure Flap

Inside Closure Flap
8 Glued Flap Glued Flap
Infold Automatic Bottom

This style differs from the Hymes or Crash Lock in

the placement of the fold line. While the Hymes
lock features a diagonal fold on the major closure
GRAIN
panel, the infold style’s diagonal fold line is on the
minor end closure flap.
Slit Lock Tuck Flap

Top Closure Panel

Inside Flap Inside Flap

Glue Flap

Rear Panel Left Side Front Panel Right Side

Panel Panel

Bottom Closure Panel Bottom Closure Panel

Outside Outside
Closure Flap Closure Flap
Glued Flap
Glued Flap

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 Full Flap Automatic Bottom

The Full Flap Automatic Bottom style is a great

alternative to the Hymes or Crash Lock when the
contents are heavier or their weight is GRAIN
concentrated on the central axis lengthwise.

This style is assembled by hand and is generally Slit Lock Tuck Flap
employed when quick setup is required for smaller
production volumes that do not warrant investing
in automatic packaging equipment.
Top Closure Panel
Inside Flap Inside Flap

Glue Flap

Rear Panel Left Side Front Panel Right Side

Panel Panel

Bottom Closure Panel Bottom Closure Panel

Outside
Glued Flap Glued Flap Closure Flap
Outside
Closure Flap

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Full Overlap Seal End (FOSE)

This carton is generally assembled, filled and

sealed on automatic, horizontal or vertical GRAIN
packaging equipment. The usual sequence for
closure is inside flaps in first, followed by the inner
closure panels and finally the outer closure panels. Inner Top Closure Panel Outer Top Closure Panel
Some sift-resistant variations of this style require Inside Flap Inside Flap

the inner closure panels to be tucked down first,

with the inside flaps next and the outer closure
panels last.

Right Side
Glue Flap Rear Panel Left Side Front Panel Panel
Panel

Inside Outer Top Inside

Inner Top
Flap Closure Panel Flap
Closure Panel Inside Flap Inside Flap
Inner Bottom Closure Panel Outer Bottom Closure Panel

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 Partial Overlap Seal End

This style features closure panels on top and

bottom that are just wide enough to overlap with
an adhesive seal, as compared to the FOSE, which
features full-width top and bottom closure panels.

GRAIN

Inner Top Closure Panel Outer Top Closure Panel

Inside Flap

Glue Flap Left Side

Rear Panel Panel Front Panel

Inner Bottom Closure Panel Inside Flap Outer Bottom Closure Panel Inside Flap

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Tuck and Tongue

This style is generally assembled, filled and sealed

manually. The Tuck and Tongue carton is designed
to withstand rough handling without disengaging.

GRAIN
Friction Tuck Tab
with Slot

Tongue Lock

Top Closure Panel

Inside Flap Inside Flap

Glue Flap
Rear Panel Left Side Right Side
Panel Front Panel
Panel

Inside Flap Inside Flap

Bottom Closure Panel
Tongue Lock

Friction Tuck Tab

with Slot

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 Folding carton with Integrated Separator

The digital folding carton with integrated separator

is designed to create a barrier between separate
packaged components. It includes a structure of
division formed by one or several panels, each having
a perpendicular flap in every extremity of that panel so
as to adhere to the internal surface of the walls of the
carton. We arrange these transverse panels by means
of grooves, which form one or several compartment.

Slit Lock
GRAIN
Tuck Flap

Top Closure Panel

Inside Flap Inside Flap

Left Side Right Side

Glue Flap
Rear Panel Panel Front Panel Panel Transverse Panels

Inner Bottom Outer Bottom

Inside Flap Inside Flap
Closure Panel Closure Panel

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Dispenser Style Carton (1 piece) GRAIN
The dispenser style carton is often used on the
counter near a cash register to stimulate sales.
Used by the retail and the food sector, it’s often a Slit Lock Tuck Flap

staple of the medical and pharmaceutical industry.

In the illustrated model, the fall open part is Top Closure Panel

integrated in the carton what makes the opening Inside Flap Inside Flap

and closing possible. If the fall open part is not

integrated, the opening and closure will be more
difficult (see next page).

Right side
Left side
Glue Flap

Front Panel Panel Rear Panel

Panel

Inside Flap with Inside Flap with

Slit Lock Slit Lock
Bottom
Closure Panel

Locking Tab Side of Removable Front of Removable Side of Removable

Part Part Part

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 GRAIN

Dispenser Style Carton (2 pieces) Side of Removable Front of Removable Side of Removable
Part Part Part

These dispenser style cartons have the ability to Friction Tuck Flap
conveniently pour out contents quickly and easily.

Frequently used in conjunction with auto bottom

structures, these cartons feature a distinctive design Top Closure Panel

that offers a number of benefits. One of these Inside Flap

Inside Flap

advantages: a bottom which can be formed

automatically for fast packaging. Also, the flat bottom
and body of this carton save space of storing.

Glue Flap
Right side
Left side Front Panel Panel Rear Panel
Panel

Tear-off Part to be
replaced by
Removable Part

Bottom Closure Panel Bottom Closure Panel Bottom Closure Panel Bottom Closure Panel

Glue Flap Glue Flap

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Counter Display
A Counter Display Carton is designed to provide a
point-of-purchase unit for holding a number of
individual packages or products.

It does not need to be glued. The retailer simply

opens the top of the carton and folds the lid back
for easy advertising. The front panel as well as the
inside flaps can be torn-off so visibility is easier and
accessibility to the product is improved. Friction Tuck Flap

GRAIN

Top Closure Panel

Tear-off Inside Flap Tear-off Inside Flap

Left side Tear-off Part Right side

Glue Flap

Rear Panel
Panel Panel

Front Panel

Bottom Closure Panel Bottom Closure Panel

Inside Closure Flap Inside Closure Flap

Glued Flap
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 Standard Straight Tuck (SST)
with Hanger Tab
The SST with Hanger Tab carton is used for small
and light products. It is an ideal stand-alone GRAIN
package to be placed on a hook.

A perforated panel (perfs here called notches) with Front Hanger Tab Panel
a fold will be added to the back panel. When the Friction Tuck Flap
panel is folded up, notches are generally aligned
and the front panel sealed to the back panel to Rear Hanger Tab Panel
Inside
Flap
Top Closure Panel Inside
Flap
create and secure the hanger tab. A window can
be added on the front panel for better visibility of
the product.

Glue Flap
Left Right
Rear Panel Side Front Panel Side
Panel Pane

Inside Inside
Flap Bottom Closure Panel Flap

Friction Tuck Flap

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 A

Outer Front Side

Inner Back Side

Closure Panel

Closure Panel
Inside Flap

Inside Flap
Overlap Seal End with Side Hanger Tab

Bottom side Panel

Top side Panel
Front Panel

Front Panel
This carton style, also called the “5 panel carton",

Rear Panel
is often used to develop a header panel. The
structure also includes a rear card with a hang tab
notch which allows the card to be used as a hanger
tab.

Style B: this carton has a hanger panel that can be

folded up on one of the sides of the carton, can
be assembled, filled and sealed on automated
B

Inside Flap

Inside Flap
Closure Panel

Closure Panel
Outer Front Side

Inner Back Side

packaging equipment. The order for the closure
is the same as that of a regular overlap carton.

GRAIN

Outer Front Side Inner Back Side

Inside Flap Closure Panel Inside Flap Closure Panel

Back Hanger Panel

Bottom side Panel

Front Hanger Panel

Top side Panel

Rear Panel
Glue Flap

Front Panel

Inside Flap Outer Front Side Inside Flap Inner Back Side
Closure Panel Closure Panel

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 Bag Carton with Auto Bottom
The Bag Carton with 1-2-3 Bottom is primarily used
for custom cosmetic cartons and custom food
cartons. It can be made with an Auto Bottom, glued
on the bottom by the cartons manufacturer and
Tongue Lock GRAIN
allows for quick loading.

Outer Top Closure Panel Friction Tuck Flap

Outer Top Closure Panel Inner Top Closure Panel

Slit For Tongue Lock

Left Side Front Panel Right Side

Rear Panel Panel Panel
Glue Flap

Second First in Closure Panel Second

Third in Closure Panel

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Sleeve
The Sleeve is a tubular form, usually opened at
both ends, and made in various shapes, which is
then slipped over an item. This style can be used
as a decorative cover or to offer protection for
the product.

GRAIN

Glue Flap

Right side
Left side
Front Panel Panel Rear Panel
Panel

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 Pillow Box
A pillow carton is a unique shape and is used for
custom cosmetic cartons, candy cartons and more.

GRAIN

Inside Closure Panel Outside Closure Panel

Glue Flap

Front Panel Rear Panel

Inside Closure Panel Outside Closure Panel

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Reclosable Carton
A reclosable folding carton has at least one GRAIN
tamper-evident closure, which uses a lid flap
Slit for tongue lock
with an insertion tab, a cover tab, and a
cutout. The tamper-evident closure is closed
by machine without the need for gluing. The
tamper-evident closure can only be opened Inner Rear Side
Closure Panel
Outer Front Side
Closure Panel
Side of Removable Part
Zipper
by destroying the tamper-evident closure Inside Flap
seal. The insertion tab is constructed of at
least one tear-o tab and connected by at
least one predetermined break line along

Die-cut Window
one edge. The first time the tamper-evident

Removable Part
closure is opened, the insertion tab moves Glue Flap
Tongue
Lock
with the cover tab within the cut out. When
Bottom side Panel Rear Panel Outside Top Panel
the insertion tab moves beyond the breaking
point at least one tear-o tab will partially tear
along the first predetermined break line. Inside Top Panel Front Panel

Alternatively, the cover tab is constructed of

at least one second predetermined break
line and a tamper-evident closure. When the
Inside Flap
Inner Rear Side Outer Front Side
Closure Panel Closure Panel Side of Removable Part
reclosable folding carton is opened for the
first time, the insertion tab in the cut-out of
the of cover tab, moves the insertion tab
beyond the breaking point. Which then
causes the cover tab to partially tear along
the second predetermined break line.

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 There is a wide variety of styles and designs in digital folding cartons:
almost everything is possible according to your imagination and
especially your needs.

The models presented previously have one or several glue joints; however,
we also offer a variety of models for instances where gluing will not be part
of the manufacturing process. These cartons require a manual assembly.
This is mostly the case for trays, cards and counter displays.

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Tray Carton
The tray is often used to house a quantity of
products and makes transportation easier. It can
also be used as packaging, combined with a plastic
film or with a lid (usually made with the same
design, size adjusted to fit on top of the lower tray).

GRAIN

Outer Front Panel

Inside Inner Front Panel Inside

Flap Flap

Outer Side Panel

Outer Side Panel

Inner Side Panel

Inner Side Panel

Bottom Panel

Inside Inside
Flap Outer Front Panel Flap

Inner Front Panel

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 Counter Display
A Counter Display can be completely assembled
manually. It does not need to be glued. Flaps as well
as inner panels strengthen the structure. The cover GRAIN
panel (lid) will also double as a header, offering both
visibility and advertising for the product.
Tuck Flap

Cover Panel (Lid)

Inside Inside
Flap Rear panel Flap

Outer Side Panel

Outer Side Panel

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Card
The card can be an original way to present a product.
It can contain, at the same time, a sample of the
product as well as its description.

Back View

GRAIN

Spine
of the
Card

Rear Panel Front Panel

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Outside view
 Tray
Apart from product transportation, the tray
can also be made for a specific product so it
will fit into a carton, reusable or not. This GRAIN
style of tray could also have a design where
two of the sides would be glued. However, Inside Side Panel Inside
some manual assembly remains unavoidable. Flap Flap

Outer Front Panel

Outer Back Panel

Inner Front Panel

Inner Back Panel

Bottom Panel
Folding part for product

Inside Side Panel Inside

Flap Flap

GLUED PART

GLUED PART

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Inner Pad
An inner pad is used to protect the product. It can
be used as a separator or to strengthen the carton.
The example shown here, placed in a carton in
the right way, will increase the strength, protect
the product and will not prevent the closure of
the carton.

GRAIN

On the Left Side Panel

Top Closure Panel On the Front Panel On the Bottom Panel On the Rear Panel

On the Right Side Panel

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