The board and the folding are often the same. The difference is control. A medicine carton usually exists in many near-identical versions (strengths, pack sizes, markets), it must carry a batch number, and it has to match the leaflet inside.
That is why buyers ask about artwork version control, variable-data coding and automatic inspection before they ask about finishes.
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