Conception-to-creation
CUSTOM PACKAGING DESIGN

Turning Ideas Into Reality

Using the industry’s most advanced technologies and tools, our Concept to Creation team is prepared to create custom packaging and dispensing solutions that address your distinct needs, optimizing for form, fit, function, and visual appeal.

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CUSTOM NEEDS DEMAND CUSTOM SOLUTIONS

We excel in front-end design and development, from ideation through design optimization. This ensures we create eye-catching custom packaging designs that suits the product, stands out on crowded shelves, performs as intended, and is cost effective to produce, all the while staying aligned with sustainability targets.

custom packaging bottle designs sketches from comar's packaging engineers

Front-End Packaging Design Services

With integrated organizational capabilities and a single point of contact for your project, we help mitigate project risks and delays during the creative design phase.

  • Deep expertise in part design and evaluation
  • Industrial design using a suite of creative software tools
  • Certified advanced 3D CAD expertise
  • Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA)
  • Materials science and barrier property expertise
  • Technology scouting
  • Human factors and ergonomic assessment
  • Design for sustainability principles
Comar's design team on their laptops reviewing custom packaging designs in the conference room.

Complete Packaging Development Services

We implement advanced technologies to fast-track development and analyze designs, enabling you to get market feedback and allowing us to anticipate processing and performance problems. Our close collaboration and real-time interaction with your team results in superior outcomes during product development.

  • Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)
  • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Mold flow analysis
  • 3D part printing
  • CT & 3D scanning
  • Rapid prototyping capabilities
  • Secondary Packaging (Case/Pallet) optimization
  • Process optimization, verification, and validation
  • Accelerated Aging and Shelf-Life Testing
  • Low volume production
  • Clinical trial and market launch support

From Concept to Commercialization

Innovation begins in our Concepts to Creation Studio, where ideas are transformed into market-ready packaging solutions. Our experienced team partners with you from initial concept through commercialization, combining industrial design, engineering expertise, and project management to develop packaging that performs as beautifully as it looks. By bringing design, tooling, and manufacturing experts together early in the development process, we balance aesthetics, functionality, manufacturability, and cost in real time. This collaborative approach minimizes design revisions, accelerates time to market, and delivers high-quality packaging solutions that meet your performance, brand, and production goals

PHASE 1

Discovery and Design

Comar's custom packaging design team working together through the ideation process

Discovery and Design

Every successful package begins with understanding your vision. We work closely with your team to clarify product goals, application requirements, brand objectives, and manufacturing considerations, establishing the foundation for a successful project.

PHASE 2

Initial Ideation

plastic bottle packaging that was custom designed by comar's team of packaging engineers

Initial Ideation

Our designers transform your ideas into early concept sketches, exploring creative solutions that balance aesthetics, functionality, and manufacturability while aligning with your product objectives.

PHASE 3

Digital Modeling

Digital Modeling PCI

Digital Modeling

Using advanced 3D CAD software, we develop detailed digital models that allow for in-depth design reviews, refinements, and collaboration before moving into physical prototypes.

PHASE 4

Prototype Creation

Comar's packaging engineer working on developing a custom plastic bottle packaging product

Prototype Creation

Physical prototypes bring your concepts to life, allowing you to evaluate form, fit, ergonomics, and key design features while identifying opportunities for refinement early in the development process.

PHASE 5

Production Sampling

Production Sampling PCI

Production Sampling

Production samples created from unit tooling validate fit, function, and manufacturability. This critical step ensures the design performs as intended before full-scale production begins.

PHASE 6

Tooling and Qualification

Tooling and Qualification PCI

Tooling and Qualification

Once your design is finalized, we develop production tooling and complete qualification to ensure consistent quality, reliable performance, and a smooth transition into manufacturing—bringing your concept to life with confidence.

Comar's custom packaging design team working together through the ideation process

Discovery and Design

Every successful package begins with understanding your vision. We work closely with your team to clarify product goals, application requirements, brand objectives, and manufacturing considerations, establishing the foundation for a successful project.

plastic bottle packaging that was custom designed by comar's team of packaging engineers

Initial Ideation

Our designers transform your ideas into early concept sketches, exploring creative solutions that balance aesthetics, functionality, and manufacturability while aligning with your product objectives.

Digital Modeling PCI

Digital Modeling

Using advanced 3D CAD software, we develop detailed digital models that allow for in-depth design reviews, refinements, and collaboration before moving into physical prototypes.

Comar's packaging engineer working on developing a custom plastic bottle packaging product

Prototype Creation

Physical prototypes bring your concepts to life, allowing you to evaluate form, fit, ergonomics, and key design features while identifying opportunities for refinement early in the development process.

Production Sampling PCI

Production Sampling

Production samples created from unit tooling validate fit, function, and manufacturability. This critical step ensures the design performs as intended before full-scale production begins.

Tooling and Qualification PCI

Tooling and Qualification

Once your design is finalized, we develop production tooling and complete qualification to ensure consistent quality, reliable performance, and a smooth transition into manufacturing—bringing your concept to life with confidence.

CASE STUDY

Custom Design for Clinical Diagnostics

Bio-Techne creates a clinical diagnostic solution with unique functionality with the help of PCI’s design and development team.

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OTHER CAPABILITIES

DISCOVER ENDLESS PACKAGING POSSIBILITIES

Leverage our distinct blend of fresh thinking, engineering edge, and customer focus for possibilities that can’t be manufactured elsewhere.

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