Die Cutter
A die cutter is a device used to form sheet or web materials into shapes. A die cutter consists of thin, steel blades, called dies, which cut special shapes. There are several types of die cutting operations that use die cutters, including rotary, steel rule, ultrasonic and laser die cutting.
During rotary die cutting, angled blades on a cylindrical die and an anvil crush cut the material. With this type of die cutting, the material is usually cut in continuous roll form. During steel rule die cutting, the material is crush cut between two parallel plates. In ultrasonic die cutting, the vibrations of a metal horn generate heat and pressure; these vibrations are then used to die cut and seal two-dimensional shapes. When using laser cutting, computers are used to control 3-axis laser cutting machines.