Design & Print

Visy pioneered the pre-printing process in Australia and still leads the way, with one of the largest and most sophisticated pre-print operations in the world. Pre-print involves printing onto the external board prior to its manufacture into corrugated board.

Visy's pre-print facility is located at Coolaroo, Victoria. Visy's state-of-the art technology gives us the capacity to print multiple background colours simultaneously, as well as apply UV varnish to give the end product a higher quality finish, brighter colours and greater resistance to water and scuffing.

With the aid of computerised design technology, customers have access to high-resolution graphics for paper and packaging products. Pre-print best suits large print runs, and therefore offers a great solution for customers wanting their packaging to have great visual appeal, but at a very competitive price.  

Visy established the pre-print division in response to growing demand from customers for quality colour printing on corrugated cardboard. We now supply coated and preprint liners to all of Visy's board factories in Australia in addition to servicing export and external customers.

Our pre-print facility can print on paper widths up to 2.8m wide and on reels up to 10,000 lineal metres in length.

Topack printing achieves a high print resolution by applying water-based ink to pre-corrugated board, and can provide prints in up to five colours plus varnish. Visy's Topack printing facility is based in Victoria and prints and converts to cartons at the one location. This process is suitable for all print runs, however it may not be cost effective where significant freight distance is involved.  

Lithographic printing is a high-end printing process that reproduces clear, sharp full-coloured images on various types of packaging. With Visy's up-to-the-minute printing technology, this can be achieved by printing directly onto 100% recycled fibre or environmentally-friendly kraft paper, then laminating this paper onto corrugated board. Our printing processes allow for six colours plus varnish to maximise impact.

Lithographic printing also allows for accurate, intricate die-cutting, which makes it ideal for packaging purposes.

Post-print involves printing on the corrugated sheet used for cartons after it has been manufactured. This process allows the reproduction of four colours using water-based inks, and is the most common printing process used for corrugated packaging. Post-print is suitable for all print runs and is highly cost effective.