It’s been a fantastic summer and thankfully it looks like we still have a bit of sun to enjoy before the season turns to Fall. After walking around our homes and work-spaces in the last few weeks, we have been noticing all the colorful packaging and wrapping paper for many of the food products that…
Will Genetically Engineered Trees Impact the Paper Industry?
Recently, there has been a push to be more environmentally friendly when manufacturing products and performing services in almost every industry. The paper industry has seen many advances that will lessen its impact on the environment. A breakthrough came recently when researchers at the University of British Columbia designed trees that are simpler to process…
Traverse Winding
One of our specialties at Papertec is traverse winding, a process in which coils or sheets of paper are neatly wound on a spool for the customer’s convenience. We can perform this process in addition to a variety of other services on a number of types of a paper, with several shipping options. Our comprehensive…
Happy Holidays from the Papertec Family!
2013 has been a very busy year for us, and a very positive one as well! We have invested a significant amount of money in new machines and have added a lot of new equipment including a traverse winder and a tight tolerance narrow width slitter, so that we can continue to offer our customers…
Product Spotlight: Waxed Paper
At Papertec, our variety of products is as abundant as is our experience in the industry. We offer many specialty papers to serve varying needs and industries. One of our popular specialty products is waxed paper, which is offered in different grades and varieties, and serves many applications—from food packaging to steel wrapping, pallet liners,…
Papertec blog: National Manufacturing Month
Manufacturing Day was launched in 2012 to highlight the importance of manufacturers to the nation’s economy. Last year’s success has not only led to Manufacturing Day becoming an annual national event – occurring on the first Friday of October – but has also prompted an extension of the day into the entire month of October,…
Having a “Blast” at the 2013 PGI Convention
Everyone at Papertec is just thrilled to have participated in our first Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention. Known this year as “BOOM & a Blast”, the PGI’s annual convention is an exciting weeklong event that includes technical seminars, classes, a trade show, an art show, a banquet, and exciting nightly pyrotechnic displays. The 2013 PGI Convention…
Product Spotlight: Onion Skin Paper
Paper: it’s been used for infinite purposes for thousands of years, and not all paper is created equal. There are many different types and grades for many different functions, and choosing the exact right paper can make all the difference. One specific type of specialty paper is onion skin paper. It gets its name from…
Papertec Takes on an Explosive Industry!
We are so excited to take a trip to Western PA and exhibit for the first time at Pyrotechnics Guild International, Inc convention, Boom & a Blast! You may be wondering what we at Papertec have to offer those in the fireworks industry, and that is an excellent question. We provide a water activated gum…
Why Packaging is a Priority
While consumers don’t necessarily think about packaging on a conscious level, a product’s packaging reaches them subconsciously all the time. Everything from what we eat and wear to what we watch and listen to comes to us in a package, and that package speaks volumes. Choosing and designing the right packaging and branding is crucial…