Die cutting

nounStandard termProduction

A fabrication process that uses specialized machines and steel tools to stamp out uniform shapes from flat stock.

The industrial method of shearing low-strength materials into specific two-dimensional profiles. It is widely used for packaging, gaskets, and labels. The operation can be performed on flatbed presses for thick materials or rotary presses for high-speed continuous web production.

Heard on the job

The die cutting on this batch is off-center, so the labels won't align on the bottles.