Die Cutting Process

Feeder and feed station
A single sheet is taken off the feeder pile and passed to the feed station, where the front and sides are precisely aligned. The high-performance sheet feeder is equipped as standard with servo-drives that ensure reliable sheet travel into the feeder.

Cutting station
In the cutting station, the sheets lie on the cutting plate. Dymatrix die cutters use a moving upper platen. The advantage of this is the partial vacuum that is created when the platen rises which lifts the sheet off the cutting plate. It is then gently transported out of the die cutting zone on an air cushion.

Stripping station
In the stripping station, upper and lower stripping tools remove the waste between the blanks. The stripping station can be equipped with a variety of stripping systems. Test sheets are simple to remove by opening the gripper bars using a hand lever.

Delivery
In the delivery section, the die cut and stripped sheets are piled on pallets, or optionally deposited in separate piles when producing multiple-ups, with insertion of tie sheets. The sheet brake is designed to prevent the sheet from buckling as it arrives in the delivery section. The delivery section has a sheet tray that can be set for normal sheets and multiple-ups. Fully automatic insertion of tie sheets makes it possible to count out batches for easy subsequent removal from the palletized stack.