Custom Die-Cut Boxes
Bespoke die-cut shapes and structures cut to your exact dieline.
When a stock box does not fit, a die-cut box does. We cut to your dieline, so the structure wraps your product instead of leaving it rattling around.
No dieline yet? Send dimensions and a reference and our team draws the cutting die for you.
- Custom cutting die for any shape, tab or insert
- Self-locking, tuck-end or crash-lock bottoms
- Single-piece blanks that fold flat to save freight
- Free dieline drawing and a folded proof on request
“The free dieline saved us. Our first supplier wanted $400 for structural work; here it came with the quote, and the sample folded perfectly first try.”
“Proof in my inbox the next morning, boxes on my dock in twelve days, and a rep who answers on the first ring. That is the entire review.”
What a dieline actually is
A dieline is the flat map of your box: every cut, crease and glue tab drawn as a single vector file. The cutting die is built from that drawing, steel rule bent and set into plywood, and every blank that passes through the press is cut against it. Get the dieline right and the box folds square on the first try. Get it wrong by a few millimeters and the tabs fight you at packing.
You do not need to draw it yourself. Send the product dimensions, or the product itself, and we draw the dieline and send it back for sign-off before any steel gets bent.
Picking the bottom style
Most die-cut work comes down to three closures. A tuck-end bottom folds shut and suits light products like cosmetics and small electronics. A crash-lock (auto) bottom snaps open into a locked base in one motion, which matters when someone is hand-packing a few hundred boxes an hour. A self-locking tray needs no glue at all and works well for food and bakery jobs.
Heavier products change the answer. A 2 lb candle in a tuck-end box will eventually push the flap open in a courier bag. That job wants a crash-lock base or a full rigid box instead.
Windows, handles and hangers
Because the die is custom anyway, features cost less than people expect. A film window lets the product sell itself, a die-cut handle turns the box into its own carry bag, and a punched euro-slot hangs it on a retail peg like our hanging-tab boxes. All of it is cut in the same pass as the outline.
Questions we get
How much does a custom die cost?
The die is a one-time charge based on size and complexity, and we keep it for your reorders. Repeat runs skip that cost entirely.
Can you match a box I already have?
Yes. Post us a sample and we reverse-draw the dieline from it, then quote the run.
What if the shape has never been made before?
We build a white sample first. You check the fold, the fit and the lock in hand before committing to a print run.
