Folding Cartons
Whether you need a simple or fully designed, colorful folding carton, or the rigid structure of a formed or self erected box, Rice Packaging will work to fit your product with the right package.
Our custom designed folding carton options include:
- Lightweight to laminated E-flute and direct print N-flute
- Cutouts or clear film windows
- Customized inserts
- Matte or gloss aqueous coating or UV coating
- Perforated hang tabs
Our formed and self-erected boxes include:
- Glued corners to ensure stability
- Maintain sturdiness during storage shipping
- Protecting soft or malleable products
- The option of two-piece telescoping boxes with thumb cuts for easy opening
With over 50 years of experience in packaging, we will work with you to create unique and durable packaging for everything you need! We design and produce folding cartons and self-erecting boxes throughout Connecticut and Western, MA. Contact us today for a quote!
Serving the Greater Northeast United States, with global capabilities.
Custom Folding Cartons & Industrial Packaging Manufacturing
The Rice Packaging Difference: Precision Meets Protection For over 50 years, Rice Packaging has engineered folding cartons that do more than just hold a product—they protect your supply chain and elevate your brand presence. Unlike internet-based brokers who outsource your job to the lowest bidder, we are a G7 Master Qualified manufacturer based right here in the Northeast. We control every step of the process—from structural engineering and CAD prototyping to offset printing and final gluing.
Whether you need 5,000 pharmaceutical cartons with strict color tolerances or 100,000 durable auto-bottom boxes for automotive parts, we deliver “factory-direct” accountability.
Technical Specifications & Material Science
To avoid “thin” packaging that crushes in transit, we match the substrate to your product’s weight and distribution channel.
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Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS): The gold standard for health, beauty, and food packaging. It offers a brilliant white surface for vibrant printing. Available in calipers from 16pt to 24pt.
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Coated Unbleached Kraft (CUK/SUS): Engineered for strength. This tear-resistant board is ideal for heavy items like beverage carriers, hardware, and frozen food packs.
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Coated Recycled Board (CRB): An eco-friendly, cost-effective option for dry goods and household items.
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Micro-Flute Corrugated: For items requiring extra rigidity, we laminate litho-sheets to E-Flute or N-Flute. This gives you the print quality of a folding carton with the structural strength of a shipping box.
Manufacturing Capabilities
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Printing: Up to 6-color Offset Lithography with UV capabilities for instant curing.
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Coatings: Gloss, Matte, Satin Aqueous (AQ), Spot UV, and Soft-Touch lamination.
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Structural Styles: Reverse Tuck End (RTE), Straight Tuck End (STE), Snap-Lock Bottom (1-2-3), and Crash-Lock Auto Bottom for high-speed fulfillment.
Process Spotlight: Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
Stop flooding your warehouse with months of packaging. Rice Packaging offers Vendor Managed Inventory services. We can run your six-month supply to secure the lowest “bulk run” pricing, store it in our facility, and release it to you on a Just-In-Time (JIT) basis. This improves your cash flow and frees up your floor space.
If your product weighs under 3 lbs and is intended for retail shelves, a folding carton (SBS/CUK) is usually best. If it weighs more or ships directly to the customer without an outer shipper, we recommend a laminated E-flute or B-flute corrugated box for crush resistance.
G7 is a global specification for color consistency. It ensures that the “Brand Blue” on your packaging matches your brochure, your web colors, and your previous print runs. For FDA-regulated industries like pharma and food, this consistency is a critical quality signal.
Yes. We offer FSC-certified paperboards and recycled stocks (CRB). Our inks are soy/vegetable-based, and our facility recycles 100% of our paper waste.