Key takeaways
- The contract packager: It places the manufacturer's product into primary and then secondary packaging, ready for sale.
- Three options: filling only, component supply, or end-to-end service.
- Containers: two-component cartridge, bottle, can, aluminum tube.
- Customized: The service is tailored to the product, the budget, and applicable standards.
Etraves is a company with many years of experience in the custom manufacturing of chemical products, whether for small or medium-sized production runs. We offer a customized service for packaging your products according to your expectations and budgets, while complying with current standards. Two-component cartridges, bottles, cans, aluminum tubes—we offer a wide range of packaging options. But that’s not all: Etraves can also handle the design and even the delivery of your products.
What is the purpose of custom packers?
It is thanks to the job of the packer that the products arrive at the customer's home in its state and in a packaging. Indeed, it is the process that allows a better preservation of the product, but it also grants a better use for the customers. It is in fact, the process that allows to distribute a given product in a primary and secondary packaging so that it can be consumed on a small scale.
For example, the primary mission of the expert teams is to package products entrusted to them by the manufacturer in appropriate packaging so that they can be sold later. Primarily, they are responsible for packaging chemical products such as adhesives, lubricants, and other DIY and maintenance products for the home and for automobiles as well.
How does a contract packer work?
Basically, the packaging companies are in collaboration with companies looking for a partner to pack and package their product in order to put it on sale. At Etraves we define together with our customers all the requirements and constraints of the product to be packed. You can entrust us with the filling of your products in small or medium series. Etraves can also take care of the supply of all the elements necessary to carry out the packaging. Indeed, whether it is the design from A to Z or just the packaging and filling, whatever your request, you can let our teams know.
What is custom packaging?
This is one of the points that makes Etraves special, this company offers a flexible service that can be adapted to the needs and means of its customers. If the customer already has the product and the packaging that will be used to pack their product, Etraves can take care of filling the packaging. Thanks to its years of experience, Etraves can also advise you and purchase the products, packaging and labels you need for your orders.
Why choose Etraves?
To trust Etraves is to have a pledge of quality, whether it is human or productive. Our company puts at your disposal a competent and reactive staff as well as the adequate tools in order to provide you with a quality service. Moreover, Etraves offers you a tailor-made service which is in parallel in the total respect of the standards in force in order to always answer the requirements of the control organisms. Indeed, it is a committed and responsible company concerned about the health and safety of its employees, but also of consumers.
FAQ — Small and Medium-Volume Runs
What is meant by a "small" or "medium" production run in packaging?
There is no standardized threshold: the line is drawn where a dedicated production line ceases to be profitable. In practice, we refer to “small-batch production” whenever the volume does not justify the capital investment in equipment, and to “medium-batch production” as long as production remains sporadic or seasonal rather than continuous.
Why does the unit cost increase for a small production run?
Because setup costs—line adjustments, format changes, and cleaning between products—are spread across fewer units. It is the setup time, not the filling process itself, that drives up the cost of a short run.
Is it possible to move from a small print run to a larger one?
Yes, and that is often the whole point of outsourcing: to test a product on a small scale and then ramp up production without having to invest in equipment. The specifications defined for the first production run serve as the basis for subsequent runs.
