Die Cut Or Dye Cut

The verb die means to stop living to stop functioning to end.

Die cut or dye cut.

A die is a specialized tool used in manufacturing industries to cut or shape material mostly using a press. And a laser cut on the other hand uses an exceptionally strong laser beam to perform same cut. A die cut refers to a cut on a surface or object using a very strong razor called a steel rule. A die can be used to shape the entire perimeter of a printed piece or it can be used to just shape one corner or an edge.

Products made with dies range from simple paper clips to complex pieces used in advanced technology. A die can also cut out a shape or shapes from within the center of a piece. Die cutting is a fabrication process that uses specialized machines and tools to convert stock material by cutting forming and shearing. Like molds dies are generally customized to the item they are used to create.

For corrugated boxes die cutting is primarily used to ensure the material folds properly to create the box. The noun die refers to a small cube used for games plural dice or to a tool used for stamping or cutting objects plural dies. In label printing die cutting is used to separate the design of the label from the rest of the substrate. Die cut definition is to cut with dies.

Die cutting is as versatile as your imagination. The purpose of die cutting depends on the function of the material being cut. While the steel rule is guided by hand the laser beam is guided by use of a computer using a pre determined path or direction. You can create the same shape with the exact same dimensions over and over without using scissors stencils or a craft knife.

In printing die cuts are used to create custom shapes and designs for labels. It starts with a part called unsurprisingly a die.