Steel rule dies are used to cut the final shape of decal or overlay. They can be manufactured in any shape to match the features required by the customer in the finished part. Generally, steel rule dies made by laser die cutting machine.When used, the steel rule die cuts like a cookie cutter,it is forced, under pressure through the material to produce the desired shape/ the dies are made by laser cutting a design into a piece of birch plywood. Laser die cutting machine using the laser to cutting plywood board first,then sharp blades are inserted into those cuts, the die is then put in a die press and the parts are cut out to their final shape.

What is die cutting

Die cutting is a printing process where a steel rule die,which is a sharped cutting device,is prepared into a sheet of paper to cut out a specific shape.

What can you do with a steel rule die

Die cutting is the perfect tool for crating a truly unique custom printed piece,at minuteman press markham, through the used of die cutting we are able to create custom shaped business cards. Door hangers,labels and more.

The great things about dies is that they are highly reusable, while the initial expense of creating a die cut piece can be quite high,each subsequent order will be significantly cheaper as your only need to incur the cost of creating the die once.after that you can hold onto your die and re-use it as many times as you like. Overtime the steel blades of your die may dull or break, but they can easily replaced if needed.