Is the trend of placing clear plastic made PVC window in boxes is a fashion or need? This is a debatable question, all and sundry got confused after hearing this. With printing prospective according to packaging engineers, this is only to make out of ordinary packaging, clearing the customer views and for a small free demo of product. In marketing this is a great tool of marketing and changes the buying behavior of customer, actually forces them to buy one of them for you and if we talk about the food maker they used to say this is for mouthwatering of customer they love to eat delicious and tasty looking products and usually double their sales. Cost analysis shows this reduces the cost as plastic thin transparent sheets looks cheaper than packaging material. Whatever, the purpose this is always recommended by everyone.

Windows are used in large number of products like perfumes, toys, food and cosmetics. Every box after production requires glue to place strong plastic as a window. But this adds work in die-cut process because processes require more time and resource to cut the material sheet for plastics. This is costly as this requires glue to place behind the window so that the plastic could place well and accurate, for this purpose another machine is require stamping the glue in sequential order. This require great accuracy to tackle with such measurement problems you should place 15mm extra space for glue purpose. In this way all the boxes manufactured with windows. Now packaging engineers has introduced such huge machineries that use lasers technology and speed up all this work. 

Cardboard is most prominent material used for packaging purpose, this is a wide term that contains paper and other materials also. The above mentioned procedure to place windows is same for all type of material used. Cardboard give appealing and charming look to its outcomes, easily available in market in variety of sizes and thickness. The strength of box is merely depends upon the thickness. If you are going to have window boxes that require carrying massive products then thicker material would be recommended for you. With all these things don’t forget you packaging should meet ISO guidelines.

Out of the ordinary gift boxes require windows on that, these are recommended in order to add some extra value. Yes gift boxes can also be decorated through ribbons and greeting cards. Sweets basket that are mostly used for gifts is the best example of gift window boxes.

Almost all the food products require having window, because bakery products require display for customers. These display at least double the sale and considered a mandatory feature for food packaging. For food boxes, special UV coated plastic sheets are used that prevents them from sunlight and all other external factors that might spoil the product.

Pillow boxes are pillow like shape mostly used for retail products like soap and etc. Most of the time windows are used within pillow boxes. In order to stand in packaging competition you need to worry about packaging specially window packaging. All and sundry require enough up to snuff quality as customer are packaging conscious also. Windows in pillow boxes always made them a point of attention for the customer.

In customization you can get desired shape, color, dimensions and style. Window only comes through customization; you can position your logo, ingredients, precautions, expiry date and prices in your desired locations on the box.

If you are going to start a business that require window packaging then the more important point to be focus is window boxes are costly. No doubt these require some extra resource, plastic sheets, extra cutting, machine to place glue and time after sticking windows. In the resultant of all such activities there requires some extra cost that actually matters.