Custom
Cutting Solutions

Precision Digital Cutting

In Australia, we proudly feature the Summa TwinFlow installation. Combined with the Summa F1612 digital flatbed cutter and Summa S2 T160 plotter cutter, we can deliver super accurate cuts with enhanced speed. This cutting technology ensures your finished products meet high standards, whether it's for 3mm foamed PVC, corrugated plastic signs, or vinyl stickers.

Our Summa F1612 precisely cuts all materials, guaranteeing clean edges and perfect sizing. Unlike older hand-cutting methods, this process eliminates rough edges and inconsistencies.

No longer do we need to rely on old hand-cutting, which even with cutting tools more often had rough edges and were inconsistent in size and shape.

Our Summa digital flatbed cutter and Summa Plotter / cutter not only helps to speed up our turnaround times, it minimizes human error when it comes to the kiss-cutting and through cutting of the products we are producing for you.

Flatbed Die Cutting

Flatbed die cutters use hydraulic presses and other lifting systems to press a die down on a sheet of material. Generally speaking, flatbed die cutting is used for low volume projects and larger sized products. Flatbed die presses tend to be better suited for heavier materials over 0.3mm thick like felt, fiber, fabrics, and metals than for most label stocks.

Rotary and Semi-Rotary Die Cutting

Both rotary and semi-rotary use rollers to pass webs, which are long, flexible sheets of material through a machine so that a rolling die attached to a magnetic cylinder makes cuts to the material. However, we find that semi-rotary is better suited for cutting labels because its design makes it more capable of efficiently shearing custom labels. In the semi-rotary process, the cylindrical die rolls in a single direction, but the press moves the web back and forth while cuts are made. This movement allows a printer to use a single cylinder to make multiple cuts in a web. The process reduces the number of times the web needs to be run through a die-cutting system. That means that more complex cuts can be completed faster than in a standard rotary setup and quicker turnaround times for your printed items. After the web is cut, the excess material is pulled away, leaving only your labels behind.

Another important note for rotary and semi-rotary die cutting machines is that they can use either solid or flexible dies. While solid dies are steel cylinders with a design already built into the body of the die, flexible dies are thin sheets of steel that warp around a magnetic cylinder. This makes flexible dies less expensive, which is great for businesses looking for custom dies for their labels.

Die cutting is an extremely versatile way to create unique results.

When we mention die-cutting, we refer to the art of cutting out intricate shapes in one clear-cut swoop, with the usage of metal cutting shapes called dies. This is to achieve the custom shape you desire for your printed products. A die cut business card, postcard, brochure, book cover or even product packaging has the advantage of being unique and eye-catching helping you stand out from the crowd creating unusual pieces that are unique to your brand.

Die-cut products are often more aesthetically pleasing and likely to intrigue customers because of their unusual shape, size, and appearance. Shapes can range from a simple card with rounded corners, pop-ups, reveal windows to an intricate piece with fine details.

If you or your designer still need help trying to figure out how to prepare your designs for die cutting on any product, we’ll be glad to assist you. Readmore..

Profile Cutting

The shape of your sticker is left on a square trimmed sheet, they can also be supplied as singles on a square paper backing. This style is suitable for small quantities & intricate shapes.

Profile cutting is the best solution when you are looking to get cut lettering prints. This process allows you to seamlessly cut the print of your brand name or logo making all the intricate details, edges, and shapes pop out from the surface. This is especially useful when needing sticker signages for your shop window or door front as it brands your location in a unique cut style.

When this cut style is utilized, the shape of your sticker is left on a square trimmed sheet and can also be supplied as singles on a square paper backing. This style is suitable for small quantities & intricate shapes.

Laser Cutting

A laser cutting machine works by focusing a laser beam at a single wavelength at a material. When focused, the light rapidly raises the temperature of the material at such high levels that it starts to melt or vaporize. The laser cutting head moves over the material following the specific 2D trajectory given by a design created in graphic software. The result is that the material is cut into the desired shapes.

Many parameters are used to control the cutting process. Examples include laser power, laser speed, laser tip height, and dots per inch (dpi), which affects laser resolution. These depend on the beam characteristics, the required cutting rate, the composition and thickness of the material to be cut, and the desired cut edge quality.

Not all materials respond equally to laser cutting, since they also reflect or transmit light by varying degrees. Processing some materials may lead to the production of dangerous gases or dust in addition to inconsistent shapes. Particularly tricky materials include leather, some polymers (e.g. Teflon) and any materials containing halogens.