Cias muab, daim ntawv zaub sawv yog cov qauv ua los ntawm cov ntawv los yog duab los qhia. Lawv feem ntau yog siv los tso saib cov khoom muag, cov ntaub ntawv tshaj tawm, lossis kho qhov chaw. Qhov tshwm sim ntawm cov lus qhia no hnub rov qab xyoo lawm, thaum tib neeg pib tshawb nrhiav kev sib zog thiab ntau tus phooj ywg ib puag ncig. Nyob rau tib lub sijhawm, daim ntawv qhia zaub mov tau hloov zuj zus mus rau ntau hom ntawv thiab ua haujlwm.
Cov khoom siv tseem ceeb rau cov ntawv muag zaub yog ntau hom duab los qhia, xws li corrugated cardboard lossis hardboard. Cov ntaub ntawv no feem ntau yog muab los ntawm cov khoom siv txuas ntxiv dua tshiab, xws li ntoo lossis ntawv siv dua tshiab. Cov txheej txheem tsim muaj xws li tsim, txiav, folding, thiab sib dhos. Cov neeg tsim qauv tsim cov duab kos raws li kev xav tau, thiab tom qab ntawd cov duab los qhia txiav rau hauv cov duab tshwj xeeb los ntawm tshuab lossis tes. Tom qab ntawd cov no tau sib sau ua ke rau hauv cov qauv ruaj khov los ntawm folding lossis gluing. Tag nrho cov txheej txheem hais txog kev ua tau zoo thiab kev phooj ywg ib puag ncig; ntau manufacturers siv dej-raws li inks los yog recyclable glues.