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Quality Control

Our commitment

Built for pharma standards.

Medicine packaging doesn’t get second chances. We run documented quality assurance across every stage of production, with full batch traceability, so what leaves our floor is exactly what you approved. Colour is matched by a specialised team against Pantone standards and verified on press with a spectrophotometer; every unit carton is inspected by hand by our trained QC team; and a digital job card follows each order from board to delivery.

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What quality rests on

Standards, security and traceability.

Colour standards

Shades are matched by a specialised colour team against Pantone formula guides, then verified on press with a spectrophotometer rather than by eye.

Security built in

Colour-shifting seals, hot-stamped and thermal foils and custom coatings are printed and finished as part of the carton, so they cannot be peeled off and reapplied to a counterfeit.

Full traceability

Tablets at every production stage record each job card as work progresses. Clients get access to the same tracking, so they can follow their own products through our floor.

Registered and compliant

Incorporated with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan in 2016, registered with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Labour under the Factories Act, registered with the Federal Board of Revenue, and a corporate member of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Quality assurance

Quality checks at every stage.

From incoming paperboard to the cartons released for delivery, our QC team records and verifies the details that protect every product, print run and customer approval.

Incoming board inspection at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

Incoming board inspection

Before printing begins, every batch of paper, duplex board, bleach board or film-laminated board is checked for grammage, thickness, surface condition and overall quality, and only released to cutting once it matches the specification for the job.

Weighing a board sample on a precision scale
Weighing a board sample on a precision scale
Safe material handling at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

Safe material handling

Paperboard and printed sheets are moved on hand pallet lifters, so every stack travels supported, square and undamaged, and our team never has to lift heavy loads by hand.

Die-cut sheets moved safely on a pallet lifter
Die-cut sheets moved safely on a pallet lifter
Shade card approval at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

Shade card approval

A reference shade card is prepared for every product, matched against Pantone formula guides by our colour team and approved by the client before the final printing run is released. The approved card then travels with the job.

Reviewing the shade card with the print team
Reviewing the shade card with the print team
Recording the approved reference in the shade card file
Recording the approved reference in the shade card file
In-house CTP plate making at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

In-house CTP plate making

Our own advanced computer-to-plate (CTP) system images the approved artwork directly onto the printing plate. Keeping plate making in-house gives sharp, accurate plates and consistent print quality from the first sheet to the last.

Each plate is processed and cleaned before it goes to press
Each plate is processed and cleaned before it goes to press
Printing quality control at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

Printing quality control

During printing, our QC team uses a colour spectrophotometer to verify every shade against the approved targets, while checking registration, text content and barcodes against the approved proof. Every colour on the sheet, process or spot, is controlled at the press console throughout the run, however many the design calls for.

Coating inspection at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

Coating inspection

Applied finishes, including UV and spot-UV, drip-off, food-grade and custom coatings, are checked for coverage, alignment, consistency and the required appearance before the sheets move on to die-cutting.

Checking coated sheets at the coating line
Checking coated sheets at the coating line
Measuring the finish across a coated sheet
Measuring the finish across a coated sheet
Carton inspection by hand at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

Carton inspection by hand

After die-cutting, our trained QC team inspects every unit carton by eye against the approved sample, checking colour, print defects, registration, text and missing elements, and removes any that do not match before folding and gluing.

Unit cartons sorted and checked by hand
Unit cartons sorted and checked by hand
Security features checked at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

Security features checked

Where a carton carries anti-counterfeit features such as colour-shifting seals, hot-stamped or thermal foils and raised spot coatings, each is checked for position, coverage and effect. Because these features are built into the carton, they cannot be reproduced by relabelling.

Digital Product Tracking at Supreme Art

Quality assurance

Digital Product Tracking

Tablets installed at every production stage let operators record each job card as work progresses, so every order carries its board lot, plates, press, operators and checks. Clients also receive access to this digital tracking system to follow the status of their products with us.

Packaging you can rely on.

Talk to us about your quality requirements and we'll show you how we meet them.