Lawrence Paper Company

Lawrence Paper company makes corrugated boxes, industrial boxes, and displays for commercial shipping and display of commercial products including Hallmark, Milk Bone, and Meow Mix.

The main material used is corrugated cardboard.

Forming Technologies - Most of the forming technologies include large machines that run the paper down a series of checkpoints, folding and gluing them together in order to make layers of cardboard.

Cutting Technologies - Most of the cutting involved was large pressure blades that simply slice the cardboard into appropriate lengths. They also use a CNC machine for precise cuts in practice displays. Another form included large cutting plates with blades and sharp edges that are rolled onto the cardboard creating the necessary cuts.

Joining Technologies - There is very little in terms of joining since most of the products created are cut and meant to be assembled without glues or other holding items.

Finishing Technologies - They do use large spray guns and printers in order to fix labels and designs to products.

I was amazed at how out of date some of their technology is. They had computers that were from the 80's if not early 70's. It was like stepping into Fallout when I saw the green text on the black screen. Besides that I loved how large scale everything was.