In commercial printing&packaging industry,steel rule die making market, die cutting is a process that cuts slits or shapes out of a completed print project. The die cuts may be utilitarian small straight cut lines to hold an inserted business card or a circle and a slit for hanging a printed piece on a doorknob. A larger die cuts the shape of an entire pocket folder, preparing it for folding and gluing. Die cutting may also be solely decorative or attention-getting, cutting shapes into a print job to make it more attractive or noticeable.

What Die Cutting Entails

Die cutting is part of the finishing process after a print job has run through the printing press and is ready to be trimmed and finished in whatever manner the piece requires.

A steel rule die is a thin razor-sharp steel blade that is shaped, mounted on a base and attached to a press similar to an old-fashioned letterpress. The printed sheets are then run through the press and the die stamps each sheet individually to cut out the desired shape.steel rule die is making by laser die cutting machine or jigsaw machine(manual one)

Laser die cutting machine make steel rule dies,die cuts on a piece can allow the text or part of an image to show through from the inside after it is folded. Die cutting can be used to create rounded corners, flaps, holes, windows or pop-ups. An entire piece may be die cut into a unique shape.

Also , laser die cutting machine in label die making market.On a page of decorative labels, the die may cut shapes like a circle, rectangle, star or another standard shape in the label stock without piercing the backing—a process known as a kiss cut. Contour die cuts can loosely or closely follow the shape of an image.