PAPER CONVERTING BLOG

As we’re getting closer to the end of the year, you’re probably watching a pile of presents grow in the back of a closet or in your attic. If you’re like most of us, you may also be wondering about when you will have the time you need to sit down and wrap all those boxes.

It never ceases to impress us just how versatile kraft paper can be. While it does a fantastic job filling its more “traditional” roles in industrial environments as interleaving and box filler, virgin, natural, and colored kraft paper have long been a classroom and craft closet staple for DIY art projects of all kinds.

Chances are pretty good that your restaurant or deli has one - if not several - rolls of butcher paper in the kitchen or supply room. Depending on your menu selection, restaurant style, preparation and presentation, or delivery, you may use it a lot or only on occasion.

If your foodservice business involves making sandwiches to go, you may be using butcher paper or something similar to keep those sandwiches and wraps looking and tasting great while making them convenient for customers to grab and go without making a mess.

When you’re hunting, it’s invaluable to have an experienced and trusted partner you can rely on to back you up at all times. Not only does it make hunting more fun, but it’s often more productive and safer too.

As a business owner, you’re constantly looking for new ways to stretch a dollar while improving quality, speed, or another aspect of the service you provide. These days, ecological responsibility is an important part of a company’s reputation and legacy, and more than ever before, customers are making buying decisions with sustainability in mind.

You may have heard the term “farm-to-table” before, or maybe you’ve used it recently yourself. It’s become a popular cultural movement based around sustainable, humane agriculture and favoring locally-sourced organic foods over mass-produced, commercialized, farming practices.

Today, there are endless barbecue tools and accessories designed to improve quality, taste, efficiency, presentation, and more. Of the popular gadgets out there, few are more simple, affordable, or useful than peach paper. Not just a fleeting trend, peach paper has been used for years as an aid in the meat smoking process as well as a recognizable product to display and wrap foods.

Have you ever gone to the grocery store for no other reason than to buy a piece of steak? We would argue it’s pretty uncommon. More than likely, we go to the grocery store to pick up the essentials always needed in the house (milk, eggs, bread, etc.) and perhaps the ingredients needed to put together some meals for the coming week.

Looking around your home or office today, you could probably discover a hundred excellent examples of flexographic printing. That’s how common and widespread this printing technology has become. The reason is simple: flexo printing is affordable, versatile, fast, and produces a high-quality result.

Just take the following three examples as evidence of the incredible power of flexographic printing. All of these serve not just as examples of flexography in action, but as actual improvements in the value and usefulness of paper, made possible through this printing process.