0 the process of cutting shapes from plastic by pressing with a sharp knife on one or more layers of plastic
Some common pharmaceutical packaging techniques include foil and heat sealing; polyester and olefin package printing; polyethylene and polypropylene printing; and flat bed die cutting.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, die cutting was difficult and expensive.
Die cutting can be done on either flatbed or rotary presses.
Die cutting started as a process of cutting leather for the shoe industry in the mid-19th century.
Examples are injection molding, transfer molding, vacuum forming, and die cutting.
They also made die cutting into fanciful and unique shapes easier.
Since the punched perforations would distract the visual continuity of the design, the team decided to go for the self-adhesive format with serpentine die cutting for the individual stamps.
