Die-cut

verbStandard termProduction

To shear shapes out of flat webs of low-strength materials using a custom steel tool.

The process of stamping out specific shapes from sheets of material like paper, cardboard, rubber, or foil. A hydraulic press forces a sharpened steel blade through the material, cleanly separating the desired profile from the surrounding waste matrix.

Heard on the job

We need to die-cut 5,000 gaskets by Tuesday for the new pump assembly.