Today I was given a special back stage pass to see how our custom koi fish shipping boxes are made. I would never have imagined how much work goes into (what I thought) was a basic box. I'm a huge fan of the program "How It's Made" and after seeing fish shipping boxes being built up close I now have a new appreciation for how we use them. It is great to see so many people passionate about what they do. I'll like to share with you my story on why a box, is NOT just a box.
Here you can see an array of stock paper that is ordered one day before a run. This box company pushes out some serious numbers!
A shot of a die cut plate being built. It is first made from wood and pin blades are set to cut out boxes of spec sizes.
Once the plates are marked, blades are set in the correct locations and mounted. This becomes much like a cookie cutter. Cutting the paper into the correct size.
This photo shows a complete stamp being made inorder to print on a box.
The company that runs our shipping boxes for Koi Enterprise also does work for other company's such as " Jelly Belly", "SacBrew", BlueDimond", "Flowmater" just to name a few.
Here you can see an array of stock paper that is ordered one day before a run. This box company pushes out some serious numbers!
A shot of a die cut plate being built. It is first made from wood and pin blades are set to cut out boxes of spec sizes.
Once the plates are marked, blades are set in the correct locations and mounted. This becomes much like a cookie cutter. Cutting the paper into the correct size.
This photo shows a complete stamp being made inorder to print on a box.
The company that runs our shipping boxes for Koi Enterprise also does work for other company's such as " Jelly Belly", "SacBrew", BlueDimond", "Flowmater" just to name a few.
We will also be posting this in our blog section of MFK so make sure to check that out as well. Happy Koi Keeping!
to be continued =)
to be continued =)
