A cutting die is necessary for the creation of custom boxes.
The steel rule die is required for anything that uses of flat sheet like chipboard. In other word_custom box, like corrugated box,rigid box,folding cartons.
These dies are produced by auto machine call laser die cutter. Laser die cutter is fast and accurate. after laser die cutter processing, these dies are composed for metal strip called”steel rule”. the rule produced by other auto machine call steel rule bender.
When the design has been printed out, put it on the cutting machine call die cutter. Hold the steel rule dies and the design in place, then it will it will be pressed.
Usually some packaging company has their own in house die making or send out to another company to make the steel rule dies for them.