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How Converters Help Manage Manufacturing Price Increases
Remember when manufacturing costs didn’t feel like a snowball careening downhill?
What Does the Strouse Reorder Process Look Like?
After a successful first run, you’re ready to order more custom products. Yet, you might ...
Touring Your Manufacturer’s Facility: What are the Benefits?
Is your converter secretly one guy in a garage? Probably not, but facility tours can ...
Best Flexible Material Suppliers for 2026
Have you ever opened up something you purchased online, only to realize it wasn’t what ...
Why Do I Need to Pay for Die Cut Tooling?
It’s a common misconception that flexible material converters keep die cutting tools ...
Why Do I Have to Sign a Mutual NDA to Work With an Adhesive Converter?
The birds are singing, the weather is bright and cheerful, and the only thing that could ...
When is Rotary Ultrasonic Welding Effective?
Who among us doesn’t enjoy a little bit of Saturday afternoon USW (Ultrasonic Welding)?
What Happens After I Place my Purchase Order with Strouse?
TLDR: Strouse’s team will finalize your order information and confirm the production ...
What's Included in My Custom Tape Quote and How Can I Compare it?
Nothing is more draining than opening the email with your custom tape quote, only to ...
How Much Does Die Cutting Cost? Tooling, Materials & Labor
Industrial die cut orders range from $500 to millions per year, with prices per part from ...
Top 7 Best Stick to Skin Tapes
DISCLAIMER: For stick-to-skin medical tape intended for personal use, we recommend buying ...
What is Hydrogel, and How is it Used?
Would you ever put jelly on an open wound?
Questions to Ask Before Using Die Cut Hydrogel
Hydrogel has helped us advance far beyond glass eye contacts, but despite its unique ...
Which Die Cut Materials Work Best For Manufacturing?
What would you do if someone handed you a penny and a pair of scissors, then told you to ...
Types of High-Temperature Gasket Materials
Like Michelangelo sketching on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, you’ve got your perfect ...
How Much Do Custom Die Cut Gaskets Cost?
Have you ever paid for a service and thought, “Huh, I wonder if this IS the typical cost.”
Why High Volume Die Cutting Improves Your Bottom Line
Have you ever considered what it would look like to double your production speed?
Reduce Bioburden Using One-Pass Production
Humans shed roughly 500 million skin cells daily. It’s gross, I know, but it also ...
Clean Energy Manufacturing in Die Cutting and Converting
Solar panels have become 60% cheaper and 40% more efficient over the past decade. In ...
Should I Use Acrylic or Silicone Tape for Skin?
Ever had a painful Band-Aid that didn’t want to unstick? What about one that fell off too ...
10 Questions Converters Should Ask About Your Die Cuts
The beginning of a custom die cut converting project usually goes something like this:
When and How Should You Automate Your Assembly Process?
Automation is here, and if companies aren’t using it wisely, they are at a competitive ...
How To Design Your Product For End Use
Grandma’s gotten out of the hospital, but you don’t know how to reapply adhesive patches ...
I Requested a Converting Quote, What's Next?
After months or years of product development, you’ve requested a quote. What’s next? This ...
Digital vs Flexo Printing: A Comparison
Every business owner strives for legible text and crisp, discernible logos; yet, they may ...
Mactac Teams up with Strouse to Fabricate New Assistive Technology
When you’re building a new product, choosing the right materials can make or break your ...
Long vs. Short Term — Silicone and Acrylic Tape
Although skin is the largest and outermost organ in your body, it is also considered one ...