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Folding cartons

Although the sample for folding carton converters is too small to be statistically valid, the results are still indicative of a trend. Of the 24 folding carton respondents, 22 use conventional presses, seven use large digital presses such as Xeikon, and three use wide format inkjet (some companies use more than one technology). For their conventional presses—most likely sheet fed offset—the median dimensions of the sheets they print are 40 inches x 28 inches. For digital devices, which are mostly webs, the median width is 17.5 inches.