Die cutting is a versatile process. It is used to cut all sorts of sheet materials including paper, plastic (see an example of tyvek in die-cut designer flowers), card, wood, fabrics, labels and composites. Mainly used in the mass production of cartons and boxes, here it has been used to profile a flat-pack dinosaur in birch plywood.
The cutting action is between a sharp cutting rule and a steel cutting plate, and therefore results in clean, accurate cuts.
The cutting action is between a sharp cutting rule and a steel cutting plate, and therefore results in clean, accurate cuts.
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