A die cutting machine is used to cut different shapes of card or paper using a die.
The die-cutting machine uses a combination of rollers and cutting plates to put pressure on a die and push it through the card or paper to create a shape with neat and precise outlines – this shape is called a die-cut.
The way the cutting plates are put together depends on the different machine you are using, but you will always get guidelines on this from the machine’s manufacturers.
The cutting plates, combined with the paper you want to cut and the die you want to use is called the sandwich. If you see guidelines for the sandwich to use with your machine, it is nothing to do with lunch – these are the instructions for how to use your machine to cut dies.
Die cutting is a process in which you use a machine to mass-produce cut-out shapes, kind of like a giant cookie cutter. The coolest part is it can be done in a factory or right at home.
Three different types of die cutting machines exist:
