Wafer Sealing for Hassle-Free Mailing Experience

Does your business mail brochures, catalogs, or anything else designed to be mailed without an envelope? You can save yourself time, money, and hassle by having a professional handle your wafer sealing in St. Cloud! Offered as an add-on service to other print finishing options, Larkin Industries is happy to offer wafer sealing to new and existing customers! Larkin Industries keeps up with United States Post Office regulations, so you don’t have to – so let’s talk about the importance of wafer sealing.

For those of you scratching your head and wondering what wafer sealing is, you are not alone. When it comes down to a quick search online, it’s hard to find a good explanation for what wafer sealing is – which is where we come in.

What is Wafer Sealing?

Wafer sealing is the process of sealing m

ail not traditionally sent in an envelope with a wafer seal, or a round, transparent sticker. Wafer seals come in a variety of sizes and different colors as well (white, clear, or transparent).

While wafer sealing can be done by hand, the most effective way to ensure proper placement of each wafer seal is to use a machine known as a wafer sealer.

Why Should I Use Wafer Sealing?

Wafer sealing allows items that are meant to be mailed without an envelope to be processed through United States Postal Office sorting machinery. Without being properly sealed, brochures or catalogs could rip, get stuck, or slow down the process of sorting mail in post office facilities.

If you intend to send materials not in a standard envelope, wafer seals are the best option to do so with minimal hassle. As wafer seals come in clear and translucent option, you can rest easy knowing that they won’t block any important text on your materials.

How Do I Know What Wafer Seal to Use?

Determining what size wafer seal to use can be handled by a professional print finishing company, or if you would prefer to do it manually there are a few guidelines to make sure you are using the correct size.

-        For small materials, such as pamphlets or envelopes – ¾” or 1” dots are ideal.

-        For larger materials, such as boxes or packages – 2” or 3” dots provide additional adhesive to ensure that your material stay sealed.

Determining the best color of wafer seal depends on your material as well as your ideal aesthetic.

-        If the wafer seal placement would block text or designs on materials – a clear seal would be best.

-        If the wafer seal placement can be used to enhance the design – maybe a colored option would make most sense!

Overall, choosing the best wafer seal for you comes down to your preferences.

 

When it comes to a hassle-free mailing experience, wafer sealing is a great option for your St Cloud business. If you are interested in learning more or talking to a professional, call Larkin Industries today at 651-645-6000 or Contact Us!

How Promotional Print Marketing Can Help Business

Do you feel that your current marketing, specifically your print marketing, is doing everything it can to promote your business? If not, it’s time to come to the experts at Larkin Industries. We are the trusted name in promotional print for St Paul and the surrounding areas and we look forward to telling you more about promotional print and how it can help promote your small business. 

 

Your promotional print is how you speak directly with your customers. Make sure it’s saying as much as it can. Just because you’re a small business doesn’t mean you need to have a small voice. Not sure where to begin? We are here to help. 

 

Why Print 

 

Promotional print has something that digital promotions simply cannot replicate: the experience. When reading or handling print media, the person can touch it and feel it. They can also sense in a book how far along they are and how many pages they have left to read. It’s these small things that make print stand out. 

 

Why Print Finishing 

 

Print finishing allows you to create an experience for your customer or potential customer. Companies and businesses of all shapes and sizes benefit greatly from promotional print. While they can brand themselves both with digital and print media, there can be more opportunities to be creative with print. By using techniques like embossing or foil stamping it can really help a promotional print piece stand out and give people a feeling of connection with the brand. 

 

Just like every business needs a logo or colors that represent their brand, they can also use promotional print to leave an impression. Print finishing offers a variety of techniques to help promote your business and take your print marketing to the next level. Maybe you’ve decided to use a specific type or weight of paper or a glossy or matte finish. Perhaps you like the look of die-cutting or maybe embossing fits your brand, whatever you choose it will really make your print piece tactile. The possibilities are endless when it comes to promotional print. Once you decide on the best print finishing technique for your business, you can use it for all your promotional print materials for a truly branded look. 

 

Interested in learning more about how promotional print can help your business? For more information about promotional print for your St Paul area business, give Larkin a call at 651-645-6000 or Request a Quote.

Customized, Branded Pocket Folders to Promote Your Business

If you have clients then you are always looking for new ways to impress them and exceed their every expectation. Whether you are a lawyer, marketer or anything in-between, one of the best ways to dress your work for success is with customized, branded pocket folders. At Larkin Industries, our custom pocket folders allow for embossing on the cover, interior pockets and more. So organize and categorize your reports and presentations in beautiful, custom pocket folders by Larkin Industries; we are the experts in the business! Here at Larkin Industries, we make customized pocket folders for Lacrosse area businesses and would like to discuss all that custom, branded pocket folders can do to promote your business.

 All of our custom pocket folders are available in a variety of colors, formats, sizes and styles. A standard pocket folder is 9”x12″ with 2-4” pockets with or without business card slits; from there, it’s time to get creative! The possibilities are virtually endless with customized pocket folders from Larkin. Even ideas you’ve probably never even thought of! In today’s highly-competitive business environment, distinctly unique marketing materials enable you to stand apart from the crowd. You’ll make your business look all that more cohesive and impressive when meeting with clients or pitching to investors. 

 

Whether you are presenting tax returns, business reports, proposals or trusts, our unique pocket folders will improve the impact of your presentations, feel more luxurious in your client’s hands, and leave a lasting impression of the value and importance of your work. 

 

Put the quality of your brand front and center with customized pocket folders from Larkin Industies! We offer glossy, matte, soft and more. You can even get a bit more creative with unique sizes, custom pockets, embossing, foil stamping, die-cut card slots and more. 

 

Let’s get to work today! Our knowledgeable print finishing professionals will speak with you to find the right solution for your custom printing project from a wide selection of products and options to create a look that is as unique as your brand. 

 

To learn more about how customized pocket folders can work for your Lacrosse area business, contact the professionals at Larkin Industries at 651-645-6000 for a quote today! We look forward to helping you with all of your print finishing needs!

What Folding and Gluing Can Do for You

If you’re looking to update your brand’s image, a great place to start is the packaging. It’s what most consumers see of your brand and a key to great packaging is quality folding and gluing. While there are several packaging methods, folding and gluing is one of the most preferred and environmentally friendly manners today. In this method, printed paperboard is cut into suitable sizes and shapes, creased, folded and glued. At Larkin Industries, we are the trusted name in folding and gluing for Omaha and we are here to tell you more about how this process can help revolutionize your packaging. 

 Here’s what your materials and packaging could or should be saying about your brand: 

 

‘We care about our customers.’ Paperboard folding and gluing as opposed to plastic offers more opportunity for creating. There are endless possibilities for unique cuts in the popular world of folding and gluing. Go for a more personalized experience with this versatile way to attract potential customers. There are numerous pocket folder styles, custom-designed mailing packages and so much more! 

 

High standard of luxury. If you are selling a higher-end product or service, luxury designs and finishing effects can help tell your customers about the nature of your product. Packaging with soft-touch coating, matte finish, embossing and foil stamping can give consumers an impression of luxury and higher standards when they see your product. 

 

Environmentally conscious. Over the last several years, many brands are replacing their old plastic packaging with more eco-friendly and renewable folding cartons. 

 

“Tipping” or onserting is another great service to be used in conjunction with folding and gluing. It is the automated gluing of items to direct mail pieces, covers, packages, backers, signatures and other carriers. You can have product samples, cardboard credit cards and more affixed to your promotional item. 

 

There are always new emerging trends to stay on top of in the world of print finishing and we stay on top of it all! Just let us know what you want to be done and we will find a way to make it happen! We have the technology and equipment to perform all of your print finishing efficiently and cost-effectively. For more about folding and gluing for your Omaha area business, feel free to visit us for more information on what we can do to help your business. Call Larkin Industries at 651-645-6000, or you can Contact Us.

The Greatest and the Latest in Shrink Wrapping & More

Your packaging and other promotional materials are often the face in your business so you want to be sure it provides a professional finish. While shrink wrapping is often the final step in the print finishing process, it is often the first thing people notice about your product. As the trusted name in print finishing, including shrink wrapping for the Des Moines area, we would like to tell you more about it and how our process can enhance your your printed materials to help you put your best face forward.

Shrink-wrapping is one of the most popular forms of packaging for multi-packs, major retailers, healthcare facilities, human resource departments, and more. Using an automated sealer, the package travels by a conveyor system, through an electric heat tunnel, and is then removed for final packing. 

Shrink wrapping is ideal for promotional products as well as a variety of other applications. And, this convenient print finishing technique also offers a variety of benefits including protecting items during handling, money savings, saves on storage space, protects against dust, dirt and humidity and more. 

Here at Larkin Industries we always strive to offer the latest and greatest in every print finishing service we offer. Thanks to continual investment in the newest, most versatile automated equipment and by maintaining an expertly trained and dedicated commercial printing staff, we can provide the very best in shrink wrapping. That includes our equipment; our Star Evolution machine offers continuous sealing packaging that will produce up to 45 packages per minute. Excellent for packaging and total closure of various types of products with heat shrinking or other film, center-folded or flat film. The system also includes a batch counter with number verification to ensure every package count is accurate and in the correct order. The machine can create pack sizes as small as 2” by 3” and go up to 14” wide by 4” high with infinite length. For small products it has a retractable nose. The Star Evolution also provides our customers with huge savings in film and energy since it can produce tight packs.

Are you interested in learning more about shrink wrapping and how Larkin Industries can provide you with the very best service? Whether you want to protect the quality of your printed product during shipping or to simply keep sets of materials organized, we can surround printed products with durable plastic packaging.

When you're ready to learn more about shrink wrapping for your Des Moines area business or about any of our other print finishing capabilities, call Larkin Industries at 651-645-6000, or you can contact us.