Die cutting (web)
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Die cutting is the general process of using a
Die cutting started as a process of cutting leather for the shoe industry in the mid-19th century.
Die cutting can be done on either
Rotary die cutting
Rotary die cutting is die cutting using a cylindrical die on a rotary press and may be known as a rotary die cutter or RDC. A long sheet or web of material will be fed through the press into an area known as a "station" which holds a rotary tool that will cut out shapes, make perforations or creases, or even cut the sheet or web into smaller parts. A series of gears will force the die to rotate at the same speed as the rest of the press, ensuring that any cuts the die makes line up with the printing on the material. The machines used for this process can incorporate multiple "stations" that die cut a particular shape in the material. In each of these stations lie one or more of these geared tools or printing cylinders, and some machines use automatic eye registration to make sure the cuts and/or printing are lined up with one another when lower tolerances are required.
Dies used in rotary die cutting are either solid
Dinking
Dinking is a manufacturing process. Dinking uses special dies called dinking dies, which are hollow cutters. The edges of the dies are usually beveled about 20° and sharpened. The material is punched through into a wood or soft metal block in order to not dull the edges.[7] The die may be pressed into the material with a hammer or a mechanical press.[4][8]
See also
- Cutting plotter
- Postage stamp separation
- Steel rule die
References
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- ^ ISBN 978-0-87170-447-4.
- ^ Allen, Frederick James (1922), The shoe industry, Holt, p. 144.
- ISBN 978-0-412-99181-3.
- ^ a b Fundamentals of Manufacturing By Philip D. Rufe 2001
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ISBN 9782940373635. Retrieved 25 April 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms by Fred H. Colvin and Frank A Stanley 1914
- ^ Degarmo, Black & Kohser 2003, p. 428.
Bibliography
- Degarmo, E. Paul; Black, J T.; Kohser, Ronald A. (2003), Materials and Processes in Manufacturing (9th ed.), Wiley, ISBN 0-471-65653-4.