Valve and zipper remain in scope
If the original brief named a one-way valve and a zipper, an alternative that drops either part is a different SKU. Confirm the part is still on the drawing before you accept a lower piece price.
custom stand up pouch
Close the open custom stand up pouch choices that still block a comparable quote. The two images below are construction contrasts, not before-and-after savings claims.
Construction check, not a discount calculator
Select the open choice. The note lists fields a factory must still write. No percentage saving is computed. Coffee Stand Up Pouch Sourcing has no same-spec price comparison table to publish.
| Field | Unit or file | Why it blocks a quote |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen transmission rate | cm³ / m² · day, method named | A "high barrier" brochure line is not a number two plants can match. |
| Water vapor transmission rate | g / m² · day, method named | Needed when grind life or humid destinations are in the brief. |
| Film thickness | μm or mil | 80–140 μm is a common pouch range, not a default we assign. |
| Seal initiation temperature | °C on the existing jaw | An alternative construction that misses the jaw window is not a drop-in. |
| Die line | Locked production file | A marketing PDF cannot be plated or digitally nested as-is. |
| Post-consumer recycled content | % only with a named file | A PCR claim without a batch document is advertising, not a quote field. |
What to verify before accepting an alternative construction
Print process change
Moving from digital print to flexographic printing changes plate cost and usually the quantity break. Ask both plants to quote the same color count and the same artwork revision. Spot-color control is not implied by a CMYK proof.
Food-contact file follows the stack
Migration testing attaches to the quoted laminate, ink and adhesive. A file written for another stack does not cover the alternative. Request the file for the construction you will actually buy.
Send the open fields
If barrier, print process or valve is still open, write that. Factories can quote options only when you say so. Continue from inquiry options or the form.