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EST · 1855 · JACKSONVILLE In continuous operation since 1855. Family-owned.
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Cut, scored, and formed in-house.

Die-cutting gives a piece its shape — folders, cartons, custom edges, and structural work. The cutting, scoring, folding, and gluing all happen on the same floor as the printing.

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In continuous operation since 1855. Family-owned.
Die-Cutting & Forming
02What it is

A steel die gives flat stock its shape.

A custom steel rule die cuts and creases the sheet so it can fold into a folder, a carton, or any non-standard shape. Scoring sets clean folds; gluing and forming finish the structure. It’s how a printed sheet becomes a built object.

A steel die gives flat stock its shape.
01
Any shape, any fold.

Custom dies cut edges, windows, pockets, and folds a guillotine can’t — the structure is part of the design.

02
Score, fold, glue.

Forming finishes the job: crisp creases, square folds, and clean glue lines that hold.

03
Built where it’s printed.

Cutting and finishing share the floor with the press, so the form lines up with the print every time.

Finishing that doesn’t leave the building.
03In-house

Finishing that doesn’t leave the building.

Most printers subcontract die-cutting and lose registration in the handoff. We cut, score, fold, and glue here — against the same proof.

In-house, start to finish

Print and structure under one roof — the cut registers to the print because the same shop does both.

Finish on the form

Foil, emboss, and engraving register onto die-cut pieces in the same building, in one chain of control.

04Use cases

Where it earns its place.

Presentation folders
Presentation folders

Pockets, slots, and die-cut edges built to hold the pitch the way you meant it.

Folding cartons
Folding cartons

Retail and packaging structures that fold flat, ship flat, and snap up square.

Custom shapes & edges
Custom shapes & edges

Die-cut cards, tags, and inserts where the silhouette is part of the brand.

Sleeves & belly bands
Sleeves & belly bands

Wraps and bands cut and scored to fit the product exactly.

Process
Steel-rule die-cutting, scoring, forming
Finishing
Folding & gluing in-house
Forms
Folders, cartons, sleeves, custom shapes
Sizes
Standard & custom — up to 20 × 28″
Turnaround
3–4 weeks after proof approval

Bring us the piece that has to be built, not just printed.

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