Product Information

Econoflex is Packlane’s response to one of our most popular customer requests: a fully recyclable, budget-friendly, and environmentally conscious shipping box solution!

Our innovative Econoflex print technology achieves crisp fine lines and details with single-color black ink, comparable to flexographic printing quality. These boxes are made using sturdy, 100% recycled and recyclable kraft corrugated cardboard, all at an economical price!

What do I need to know about Econoflex?

• The minimum order quantity is one (1) box — perfect for prototyping!
• Quantities of 1-10,000 boxes can be quoted and ordered instantly on our Econoflex product page. For larger quantities, please send us a message.
• Econoflex is available in select standard sizes. If you require a size that is not shown on the website, please reach out to our Packlane Plus team.
• Printable areas are set up as a two-panel customization. This allows for four-sided printing (the front and back panels will have the same design, and the left and right panels will share it).
• All designs are printed in black ink only; different shades in the print are created by using halftones.

What is a halftone?

A halftone is a printing technique that breaks an image into a series of dots of varying sizes and spacing; these dots reproduce the artwork's full tonal range, creating the illusion of a grayscale image. Our online design tool converts your artwork to grayscale. Then our prepress team converts it into a black-only halftone, so you don't have to figure it out yourself!

Solid black elements will print as 100% black, while any gray or lower-opacity elements will be converted to halftone dots. You'll have a chance to review and approve the adapted design during proofing.

In the close-up photo below, you can see the varying shades of black and gray in the dog and bone, created using ink dots (this is a halftone). Solid design elements, like the black text, are printed as solid shapes for a crisp, high-quality print.

When viewed from a distance, the individual halftone dots in the grayscale image come together to form a visually solid image!

How do I prepare artwork for Econoflex printing?

For more information on best practices when designing for Econoflex, read our Artwork guidelines for Econoflex.

If you have questions about your artwork, our Customer Service team is happy to help before you place your order.