Flexible PACKAGING. A Fresh Outlook on

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1 A Fresh Outlook on Flexible PACKAGING Smart choices for a wide variety of today s products. Flexible packaging is reusable, portable and maintains freshness, while being more sustainable by reducing space and weight.

2 Product PORTFOLIO MARKET APPLICATION MATERIAL STRUCTURE CALIPER (mils) SEALING Roll-Fed Label 70 ga OPP / 100 ga OPP 1.7 glue applied 70 ga OPP / 110 ga white OPP 1.8 glue applied BEVERAGE 70 ga OPP / 120 ga met OPP 1.9 glue applied Frac Pack 48 ga metpet / 150 LLDPE fin seal Vacuum Pack 48 ga PET / (70 ga OPP/ foil/3 mil mlldpe) 4.2 Valve Bag 48 ga PET / (70 ga OPP/ foil/3 mil mlldpe) 4.2 COFFEE Single Serve Lidding 48 ga PET / 48 ga metpet / 350 ga LLDPE 48 ga PET / 48 ga metpet / 250 ga coex 4.5 lock seal to PP, PE, EVOH Stick Pack 76 ga cello / (115 ga OPS/7# wldpe/ foil/16# Ionomer) 2.9 fin seal 48 ga PET / 10# wldpe / Foil / 18# Surlyn COEX 1.8 fin seal DAIRY Frozen Novelties 180 ga white BOPP (cavitated) ga BOPP 1.2 Shrink Sleeve 50µ PETG lap seal SHRINK SLEEVE Shrink Sleeve 50µ PVC lap seal Clear, Non-Barrier 48 ga PET / 150 ga LLDPE Clear, Barrier 54 ga PVDC ctd PET / 150 ga LLDPE Clear, Barrier 100 ga Mylar 1.0 various levels of peel to lock seal, seals to PET, APET, CPET White, Non-Barrier 48 ga PET / 150 ga wlldpe LIDDING White, Barrier 48 ga PET / 150 ga whdpe/evoh Metalized 48 ga metpet / 150 ga LLDPE

3 MARKET APPLICATION MATERIAL STRUCTURE CALIPER (mils) SEALING Chub Film 48 ga PET / EVOH-nylon-EVOH coex lap seal MEAT Clear, Non-Barrier 48 ga PET / 300 ga LLDPE Clear, Barrier 54 ga PVDC PET / 350 ga LLDPE 4.0 White, Barrier 48 ga PET / 350 ga white EVOH 4.0 PET FOOD Metalized 48 ga metpet / 300 ga LLDPE <5# Bag 125 ga LLDPE / 125 ga LLDPE 2.5 fin or lap seal 5# Bag 175 ga LLDPE / 175 ga LLDPE fin or lap seal 10# Bag 200 ga LLDPE / 200 ga LLDPE 4.0 fin or lap seal 20# Bag 250 ga LLDPE / 250 ga LLDPE 5.0 fin or lap seal RICE FILM Jerky 100 ga nylon / 300 ga EVOH Seed, Nuts & Granola 54 ga PVDC PET / 300 ga LLDPE 48 ga metpet / 300 ga LLDPE Popcorn 48 ga PET / 48 ga metpet / 100 ga CPP, lock seal 48 ga matte PET / 80 ga metopp / 200 ga coex Suckers 80 ga OPP 0.8 SNACKS Candy Bar/Snack Bar 54 ga PVDC PET / 140 ga OPP 170 ga white OPP ga OPP / 120 ga met OPP ga matte OPP / 120 ga metopp

4 Project CHECKLIST PRODUCT Beverage Cosmetic Food Health Care Personal Care Pet Food Other Wet or Dry Is Sample Available? PACKAGE STYLE Equipment Style: VFFS HFFS Pre-Made Pouches Equipment Mfr/Model POUCH STYLES Side Gusset Handle (optional) Bottom Gusset Sombraro (optional) Bottom Gusset Bottom Wickets Tear Notch Bottom Gusset Top Wickets 3 Sided Sealed 3 Sided Sealed Tear Notch with Header Tear Notch Handle (optional) Stand-up Stand-up Tear Notch Stand-up Exposed Slider Stand-up Hooded Slider 3 Sided Sealed Exposed Slider 3 Sided Sealed Hooded Slider Shaped Bag with Header Handle (optional) BACK SEAL STYLES Standard Lap -Left Over Right FEATURES Tear Notch Hang Hole Zipper Wicket Other ART LAYOUT Number Colors: Process PMS Colors Impression Size Pouch Size Reverse Lap -Right Over Left Eye Mark Position (indicate on art) Standard Fin -Left Over Right -Fin Centered on Back -Off Center Face Reverse Fin -Right Over Left -Fin Centered on Back -Off Center Face Standard Off-Set Fin -Left Over Right -Fin Off Center on Back Reverse Off-Set Fin -Right Over Left -Fin Off Center on Back Pinch Seal

5 MATERIALS Does your application require clear, white or metalized face? Clear White Metalized Material Structure: Properties Polyester (PET) Polyethylene (PE) Polypropylene (PP) Polystyrene (PS) Polyvinyl Chloride Ethyl Vinyl (PVC) Alcohol (EVOH) Tear Resistance No Stretch, Stretches, Stretches, Does No Stretch, Stretches, Does Strecthes, No Tear No Tear Not Tear Easily Tears Easily Not Tear Easily No Tear Strength High Low High Low High Low High Temp Stability Excellent Poor High Poor Poor Poor Durability Maximum Low Good Fair Excellent Low Clarity/Opacity Excellent Poor Good Fair Good Fair Printability Excellent Fair Good Fair Good Fair Chemical Resistance Excellent Excellent Excellent Poor Excellent Excellent Moisture Barrier Fair Fair Good Fair Fair Excellent Oxygen Barrier Fair Poor Poor Poor Fair Excellent Convertability Excellent Fair Good Fair Good Good Odor None None None None Possible None Decay in Treatment No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Is your Package Surface Printed Reverse Printed If surface printed, do you require Matte Coating Gloss Coating None FINISHING SPECS Rewind Position: Position 1 Wound Out Top of copy Position 2 Wound Out Bottom of copy Position 3 Wound Out Right of copy Position 4 Wound Out Left of copy Position 5 Wound In Top of copy Position 6 Wound In Bottom of copy Position 7 Wound In Right of copy Position 8 Wound In Left of copy Roll outer dimension (or) Feet per roll Core Size: Standard (3" ID x 5/8" wall) Other (explain) Pallet: Standard (40" x 48" eye-to-the-sky ) Other (explain) Splice: Standard (2" red tape, butt splice) Other (explain) QUANTITIES Requested Quote Quantities: Order Pattern: Weekly Monthly Quarterly Other (explain) Pricing Units: Mimp MSI MLF LBS Rolls Other (explain)

6 Art SPECIFICATIONS FILE SETUP File format acceptable Document Setup size PDF file format COLORS Process (CMYK) Spot/Pantone (Create as Spot Colors) (See Pantone Book for naming standard) Number of colors does not exceed quote/number of press decks (process counts as 4 colors) If unsure of number of colors in the file Trap, if unsure leave the trapping to Outlook Group Cutback for white STROKES/ RULES Positive stroke s minimum thickness requirements Reverse stroke s minimum thickness requirements IMAGES CMYK/Grayscale resolution DPI requirements Screens and Dot resolution (LPI) Art/Bitmap resolution of all images DPI requirements FONTS Collect or imbed fonts Positive fonts size requirements (minimum) Reverse fonts size requirements (minimum) (preferably bold sans serif) Superscripts / Subscript size requirements (minimum) DIELINE/TRIMLINE Bleed - amount of copy, art or color that extends past dieline or trimlin (minimum) Copy or art held inside trimline, dieline or folds unless intending to bleed (minimum) Corners rounded on dieline, if necessary Dieline Color BARCODES/MAILING Barcode Scaling Quiet Zone area size BWR applied correctly Direction of bars correct Construction of barcode Color of barcode USPS address area size specifications, if mailing USPS address area color specifications, if mailing MISCELLANEOUS FSC certified art has required clear area for the logo LPI (Line Screen), Screen Angles, Min & Max Dot Supplied proofs for color accuracy

7 Narrow Web FLEXOGRAPHIC Wide Web PDF, EPS, DCS2 or Native files with all fonts and attachments, Adobe Indesign (Package), Adobe Illustrator, Quark (Collect for Output) Page size should be set to the final trim size, remember to export with bleed if needed When exporting as a PDF file use the High Quality Print profile, add bleed when applicable Yes Yes/ preferred Yes/ preferred Check with your Outlook Group Sales Representative for the maximum number of press decks to best suit your job Print your file to your laser printer as separations, check number of sheet printed and image on those sheets 0.010" Text 0.015" 0.020" min " min. Yes.5 pt. (1 pt. if 2+ colors).5 pt. (1 pt. if 2+ colors) 1 pt. (1.5 pt. if 2+ colors) 1 pt. (1.5 pt. if 2+ colors) Minimum 250 dpi Do not save images with screens or dot preferences, this will be determined by press specifications Minimum 600 dpi Send all fonts with support files. If PDF file format, imbed all fonts 5 pt. (7 pt. if 2+ colors) 5 pt. (7 pt. if 2+ colors) 9 pt. (outline if 2+ colors) 9 pt. (outline if 2+ colors) The physical size must not be smaller than minimum fonts size from above, positive or reverse / " 0.125" / " / " " N/A Color all dielines as a spot-color named dieline or Rampage_Dieline with overprint setting - DO NOT use this color as part of your artwork, it will not print Minimum 80% / Maximum 200% (1.25"w for all 12 numbers); the height of some symbologies can be truncated Minimum 0.125" clear space on all sides of the barcode " 0.004" Bars should travel in the web direction All barcodes must be sent as vector art (Adobe Photoshop is not acceptable) Darkest available color (other than red) with a light background color, preferably white Minimum 0.25 clear space all sides of the address and it s barcode; at least 60% opacity rectangle behind the address area Background color white or at least less than 15% opacity in the red and green spectrum 1.5"w x 0.75"h for horizontal logos; 1.125"w x 1.25"h for vertical logos OG will determine these preferences; as to what printing method is used Color Match Proof - if provided must be SWOP, GRACoL or G7 Certified

8 For a Fresh Outlook on ALL your packaging, call us today! Flexible Film Paperboard Labels Contract Packaging 1180 American Drive, Neenah, WI