BoxDiegen
· Sleeve Box
BoxDiegen
· Sleeve Box
Sleeve Box is an open-ended band, also called a belly band, that slides over a box, tray, jar or cup and carries the branding while the product stays in its plain inner packaging. It is the cheapest printed pack you can make: one strip of board, four folds and a single glue seam, with no top or bottom to fold. Brands use sleeves to turn a stock box into their own product, to add flavour or variant labels to a shared pack, and to hold stacked items together. Measure the pack it has to slide over, add a little clearance, and export the dieline.
This generator draws a box sleeve: a flat band with four fold lines and one glue flap that wraps around your product or its inner box. Enter the size of the pack it slides over and download the dieline free as PDF or SVG.
A sleeve box is a band of board that wraps around all four sides of a product and glues to itself, leaving the top and bottom open. Because it uses far less board than a full carton, it is a popular low cost way to brand a plain box, a plastic tray, a glass jar or a paper cup. Coffee shops know it as the cup sleeve; in retail packaging the same shape is called a belly band.
The sleeve also works as a label. One plain inner box can serve a whole product range while the sleeve carries the flavour, colour or size information, which keeps packaging stock simple. A snug sleeve also stops stacked trays and multipacks from sliding apart on the shelf.
A and B are the width and depth of the pack the sleeve slides over, and H is the width of the band. Measure your inner pack first, then add clearance.
| Size (A × B × H) | Typical use |
|---|---|
| 3.9 × 2.4 × 3.1 in (100 × 60 × 80 mm) | Soap, cosmetics and small retail boxes |
| 4.7 × 3.1 × 2.4 in (120 × 80 × 60 mm) | Tea, candle and confectionery boxes |
| 3.1 × 3.1 × 3.9 in (80 × 80 × 100 mm) | Square gift and jewellery boxes |
| 5.9 × 3.9 × 2.8 in (150 × 100 × 70 mm) | Apparel, textile and multipack trays |
A sleeve should grip, not rattle. If it slides off when the pack is tipped, reduce the clearance by a millimetre or choose a thicker board, because a stiff band springs tighter around the pack. Keep important text and logos away from the four fold lines, since print that crosses a fold can crack when the band is creased.
In the exported file, red is the cut line, green dashed is a fold and blue dotted is a perforation. Print at 100 percent scale, score the four folds before gluing, and test the sleeve on the real pack: it should slide on with light pressure and stay put when the pack is lifted by the sleeve alone.
What is a sleeve box?
A sleeve box, or belly band, is an open band of board that wraps around a product or its inner box and glues to itself. It carries the branding while the top and bottom of the pack stay open.
How do I measure for a sleeve?
Measure the width and depth of the pack the sleeve slides over and add 1 to 2 mm of clearance on each dimension so it slides on cleanly. Enter the band width you want as the height.
Is this sleeve dieline generator free?
Yes. It is free, with no signup and no download limit. Generate any size and export it as PDF or SVG.
What material is best for a sleeve?
A sturdy paperboard around 300 to 350 g/sqm works well: it is stiff enough to grip the pack and hold its shape, and still folds cleanly on the four score lines.
Can I use the sleeve for a coffee cup?
Yes, for straight sided cups and tubs. Measure the cup at the height where the sleeve will sit, add clearance, and test the fit, because tapered cups need the sleeve sized to that exact band position.