Insert & outsert folding
Parallel and right-angle fold plans that bring large package inserts down to the folded size your packaging needs.
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Pharma
Package inserts and outserts: dense prescribing information on thin paper, folded down and glue-tacked so it feeds cleanly on your packaging line.
- In
- Flat PI sheets
- Out
- Folded, glue-tacked inserts
Opens the quote form with Pharma pre-checked.
- Flat PI sheets: In
- Parallel fold
- Right-angle fold
- Glue tack
- Folded, glue-tacked inserts: Out
1What it is
A large, lightweight PI sheet is folded in parallel, then turned 90° and folded again. A glue spot goes down just before the final fold, so the fold closes onto it and the piece stays closed and square. Inserts go inside the carton; outserts ride outside.
2When to use it
- Package inserts (PIs) and medication guides
- Outserts for bottles and cartons
- Patient information leaflets
- OTC and nutraceutical inserts
3Specs
Services
- Insert & outsert folding
- In-line glue tacking
- Instruction insertion
- Tip-on PIs & blister packs
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01 · Pharma
Start with the approved PI
Prescribing information is printed on a large, lightweight sheet, often bible-weight, with small type across many panels.
What moves the price
- 01Fold plan: how many parallel and right-angle folds it takes to reach the folded size
- 02Paper: thin bible-weight stock runs slower than offset
- 03Glue tacking or tip-on in-line
- 04Versions and item codes, since each one is a change-over
General bindery factors. Your estimator prices the actual job after review.
An insert goes inside the carton. An outsert is folded tighter and glue-tacked closed so it can ride on the outside of a bottle or carton.
Yes. Send the spec or a sample and we'll match it, or propose a fold plan if you're starting from a new size.
Put an item or version code on every piece and list the versions on your quote. Each version is planned and staged separately.
Include your documentation and quality requirements with the quote so our team can review them before production is scheduled.
4 pharma services
What pharma covers.
Each quote link opens the form with this process and that service already ticked. Combining several? Tick them all on the form.
In-line glue tacking
Glue spots applied in-line so outserts stay closed and square through feeding.
Instruction insertion
Leaflets and instructions inserted into cartons and packaging.
Tip-on PIs & blister packs
PIs and blister packs attached with precision in-line gluing.
Outserts, open and folded
Folded down to fit the pack.
An outsert opened out beside a banded stack of finished ones, each a full sheet of fine print folded down.
Leaflet into cartonA folded leaflet goes into each carton before its flaps are tucked shut.
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Glue-tacked pharma outsert
A prescribing-information sheet folded to a compact outsert and glue-tacked in-line.
To quote one like it, send
- Quantity
- Flat size
- Folded size
- Versions
Quote it
What we need to quote pharma.
One form for every job. It opens with Pharma ticked. Missing a few answers, or the files? Send what you have: “files coming” is fine.
Start the quote Or talk it through: +1 201-438-3100- Quantity per version, or a range
- Final folded size, plus the flat sheet size
- Fold plan or panel count, or a sample to match
- Stock (bible-weight, offset…), or ask us to advise
- Color and coating
- Versions and item codes, and where the glue spot goes
- Need-by date, files, and ship-to ZIP or pickup