Reference
Packaging examples
Some of the tub and pouch formats we fill, with the numbers a designer needs to lay out artwork. This is a selection rather than a full list, and we are building it out as we go.
Packaging is client-supplied. Tubs, lids and film stay yours, carrying your artwork and your supplier relationship. If you have not sourced packaging before, we are happy to source it for you and confirm it meets your scope — that way the spec is agreed before anything is committed to print.
Everything below is an example of what we have run or can source. If the format you need is not here, that is not a no — tell us what you are planning and we will find it.
Rigid containers
Tubs
Label artwork sizes are the measurement a designer actually works to. Container dimensions come from whoever makes the container — a supplier catalogue, or our own mould. Ask us and we will get them alongside the quote.
| Render | Format | Supplier | Label artwork (W × H) | Indicative fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6.8 L Tub VitaLabs' own mould. | Sourced internally | 570 × 190 mm | 2.27 kg — e.g. protein powder |
 | 4 L Tub VitaLabs' own mould. | Sourced internally | 500 × 168 mm | 1 kg — e.g. protein powder |
 | PharmaPac 2050 ml Tub | PharmaPac | 385 × 145 mm | 1 kg — e.g. creatine |
 | PharmaPac 1100 ml Tub | PharmaPac | 326 × 109 mm | 500 g — e.g. creatine |
 | Cospak 750 ml Tub | Cospak | 265 × 115 mm | e.g. EAA blend, 30 serves |
 | Cospak 500 ml Tub On the source sheet this render also stands in for the 250 ml. A product-specific render is being commissioned. | Cospak | 260 × 70 mm | 300 g — e.g. creatine |
| No render yet | Cospak 250 ml Tub | Cospak | 200 × 60 mm | 100 g — e.g. acetyl L-carnitine |
Flexible packaging
Pouches and bags
Every dimension below is cross-checked against its own dieline. Pouches are imported, so lead time runs longer than tubs — worth planning around rather than discovering late.
| Render | Format | Supplier | Bag envelope (W × H × D) | Dieline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12 lb / 5.44 kg Side Gusset Bag | Imported | 330 × 495 × 130 mm | Dieline |
 | 5 lb / 2.27 kg Side Gusset Bag | Imported | 280 × 390 × 130 mm | Dieline |
| No render yet | 2 lb Side Gusset Bag | Imported | 230 × 330 × 70 mm | Dieline |
 | Stand Up Pouch — 300–400 g The only row the sheet quoted as a range, which is why its fill needed no correction. | Imported | 200 × 250 × 80 mm | Dieline |
| No render yet | Capsule Stand Up Pouch | Imported | 135 × 190 × 75 mm | Dieline |
| No render yet | Capsule Stand Up Pouch — V2 | Imported | 180 × 220 × 80 mm | Dieline |
Before you print
What goes wrong with pouches
Pouch development fails in a small number of predictable ways, and nearly all of them surface after the artwork is printed.
Seals that do not seal
Sealing temperature, dwell and pressure are set per laminate structure, not per machine — a setting that works on one film will under-fuse the next. Powder dust settling in the seal zone at fill does the same thing, because the layers never touch. Trialling the seal on the actual structure, and keeping the seal zone clear as the bag fills, is what prevents it.
Bags that pop
Fill the bag to the brim and there is no headspace left to absorb anything — a pressure change in transit, or a pallet stacked one layer higher than planned, and the weakest seal is what gives. Setting fill weight and headspace against your bulk density, and choosing seal width for the route the freight actually takes, is what keeps them intact.
Air getting in
Either the barrier is wrong for the fill or there is a pinhole where the film folds at a gusset. Oils, probiotics and hygroscopic powders each need a different barrier, and when it is wrong you find out in month four, not on day one — the product oxidises or picks up moisture on the shelf. Matching the barrier spec to the formulation before the structure is committed is the only cheap point to fix it.
Artwork laid out to the wrong dieline
The commonest and the most expensive. The seal zone is not printable area — artwork running into it either delaminates or gets trimmed off. Use the dieline for the bag you are actually ordering, not one that looks similar.
Dimensions that measure differently at each end
A pouch quoted W × H × D can mean gusset flat or gusset expanded, and height with or without the zip. A 5 mm disagreement is a reprint. We confirm the convention with the converter before artwork starts.
Tell us what you are planning
Bring the format you have in mind — or none at all. We will confirm what runs, source packaging to your scope if you need it, and put the spec in writing before anything is printed.