Package Design
End-to-end packaging support for unique paper-based boxes, mailers, presentation folders, and branded cartons, including early design consultation to improve function, cost, and manufacturability.
Bring structure, shelf appeal, and production confidence to your packaging with Custom Die Cut Boxes from Michigan Paper Die. From early concept review and dieline support to in-house steel rule dies, prototyping, die cutting, gluing, and finishing, our team helps brands create distinctive paper-based boxes built accurately, efficiently, and ready for real-world use.
Complete custom box support from structural design and dies to cutting, gluing, finishing, and fulfillment.
End-to-end packaging support for unique paper-based boxes, mailers, presentation folders, and branded cartons, including early design consultation to improve function, cost, and manufacturability.
Automatic Bobst die-cutters cut, score, kiss-cut, perforate, and strip paperboard and specialty materials with accurate results for folding cartons and custom package components.
In-house steel rule dies are created with CAD software, CNC routing, and automatic rule-bending equipment for precise tolerances and faster production adjustments.
Detailed mockups verify structure, stock, folds, openings, and fit before production, helping prevent costly issues and ensuring the box matches your specifications.
High-speed in-line gluing supports side seam, tuck type, crash lock, partition cartons, and other folding carton applications with competitive production efficiency.
Clear film window patching adds visibility to decorative paperboard cartons, helping shoppers see the product while maintaining a polished retail presentation.
We review your concept, dieline, EPS file, laser proof, mockup, or press sheet to identify missing information, conflicting instructions, material needs, and cost-saving production opportunities before the job is scheduled.
Packaging solutions trusted by automotive, food, retail, sports, education, and corporate brands.
Michigan Paper Die combines craftsmanship, technology, and documented quality control for dependable packaging production.
Over 40 years of experience across packaging design, die cutting, and finishing.
Steel rule dies are built internally for accuracy, speed, and on-the-fly changes.
Every job includes documented checks, pull sheets, and a detailed Quality Control Report.
Design, die cutting, gluing, hand bindery, storage, and fulfillment stay under one roof.
Experienced packaging craftspeople focused on detail, speed, and quality.
Michigan Paper Die was founded in the late 1960s to serve the sheet-fed printing industry and has grown into a premier finishing and converting house. Built on craftsmanship, attention to detail, and a genuine love of paper, the company now supports packaging design, folding carton manufacturing, steel-rule die construction, gluing, hand bindery, warehousing, and fulfillment. From its Detroit headquarters, the team serves design firms, agencies, corporations, printers, and entrepreneurs across a broad regional and national customer base. The vision remains clear: create high-quality, cost-effective packaging and die-cut pieces that clients are proud to put their name on, while continuing to invest in technology, education, and reliable turnaround.
Die-cut boxes are made with a custom cutting die that shapes, scores, perforates, or creates windows according to a specific design. Regular boxes are typically limited to standard sizes and structures. Die-cutting allows tighter tolerances, unique openings, locking tabs, display features, and brand-specific shapes, making it ideal for retail packaging, presentation kits, mailers, and specialty cartons.
Get practical answers before you commit to production.
Documented checks support every production job.
Decades of packaging and die-cutting expertise.
Precise dies built with advanced in-house technology.
Share your dieline, mockup, press sheet, or packaging idea, and our team will help evaluate the best path to production.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 313.873.0404.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 313.873.0404.