A stripper clip (100) for a die board (300) of a stripping machine, the stripper clip (100) comprising: a hub (110) to be fitted into a corresponding socket (320) of the die board (300); a bridge extending from the hub (110) to a distal end (122); and a cantilevered arm (130) extending from the distal end (122) of the bridge. The clip (100) is dimensioned to fit into a socket (320) of the die board (300) with the cantilevered arm (130) extending from an underside of the die board (300) into an aperture (310) of the die board (300) for receiving waste pieces from blanks. The clip (100) is formed of a resilient material so that the cantilevered arm (130) is deflected towards the hub (110) as a waste piece (410) passes through the die board (300) and so that the arm (130) reflexes as the waste piece (410) passes the cantilevered arm (130) to assist in disposing of the waste piece (410).

A rotary die-cutter for cutting a piece of material or scrap out of a printing material such as paper, includes a die-cutting cylinder and an associated impression cylinder. The die-cutting cylinder is connected to a vacuum source. A die-cutting tool which is disposed on the die-cutting cylinder includes at least one die-cutting knife having a closed form and a suction opening within the closed form. A cylinder cover is disposed on the impression cylinder. At least one raised or recessed first guide element is disposed within the closed form for guiding suction air and/or at least one recessed or raised second guide element is disposed in the cylinder cover for guiding air. The scrap to be removed from the printing material can therefore be transported with the die-cutting cylinder and ejected from the die-cutting tool or knife in a trouble-free way.

A clamshell die press includes a fixed platen, a moving platen installed thereon a cutting blade, and a pad mounted on top of a working surface of the fixed platen, wherein the pad comprises a padding block, wherein the padding block comprises a padding layer composed of a material selected to match a tooth profile of the cutting blade.

A sheet material (1) consisting of an mixture consisting essentially of: a) 10-50 percent by weight of random-oriented fibres, and; b) 90-50 percent by weight of a thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer; the weight percentages being based on the overall homogeneous mixture; and the sheet material having at room temperature a Shore D hardness of 40 to 85, preferably of 40 to 60, more preferably of 45 to 55. The sheet material (1) is used as a support in punching applications or as the top layer in punching belts (2).

A protective cover includes a padding layer and at least one backing layer comprising a network of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) threads, wherein a surface of the at least one backing layer is substantially rectangular comprising a first side, and wherein a plurality of the FRP threads are arranged along a direction that is oblique relative to the first side.

A counter-die, in particular for creasing paper, cardboard or corrugated cardboard, has at least one groove channel which is formed, in relation to the groove channel cross section, between two groove channel walls which are spaced apart from one another and form the groove channel. The groove channel walls in each case form and/or have an upper side which forms a contact and/or bearing surface for the material to be cut and/or creased. The counter-die is formed at least in regions, preferably at least in a part region of a groove channel wall which is assigned to the groove channel, of an elastic material, in particular in order to provide an upper side of at least one groove channel wall of the at least one groove channel, which upper side can be displaced at least in regions and springs back elastically.

A cutting and/or creasing rule is produced on a 3D printing machine which may be mounted on a board for use is a die for cutting and/or creasing a sheet of paperboard or other material into a blank for a carton. With the advent of additive manufacturing, i.e. 3D printing, it is now possible to eliminate traditional slotted die boards with generally rectangular steel cutting and creasing rules and replace same with surface printed boards with three-dimensional creasing and cutting rules.

The invention relates to steel-rule cutting dies having a die block with at least one kerf configured to receive a corresponding steel-rule intended to be partially inserted into the kerf. The die block also has at least one element having magnetic properties, such as for instance a magnet, located or embedded in proximity to each kerf for providing a magnetic field that retains the steel-rule when the steel-rule is received into the corresponding kerf. The presence of the magnetic element(s) in proximity to the kerf(s) allows maintaining the corresponding rule(s) in position within its kerf even if the kerf is cut loosely. The corresponding rule may be quickly and easily inserted and accurately maintained even if the die block expand or retract under atmospheric variations. Among other advantages, the invention allows better stability of the cutting-die, faster leveling on press, and increased the number of re-knifing and longer run-time.

A data-carrier manufacturing method, and to a processing apparatus for punching data carriers out of a data-carrier sheet involves an application of color effected by means of a color applying device to a circumferential edge of the data carrier in a female punching unit of a punching device.

A method is provided for cutting, creasing and/or embossing a cardboard in a cardboard processing machine (10) comprising a rotary die cutting machine (12), the rotary die cutting machine (12) comprising a first rotating cylinder (22) and a second rotating cylinder (24), wherein each of the first and the second cylinder (22, 24) has a cutting, creasing and/or embossing area (26) and a compensation area (28) that extends along the circumference of the respective cylinder (22, 24). A continuous cardboard web (11) being printed with a plurality of repetitive printed sections (40, 41, 42) is run between the two cylinders (22, 24) in a processing direction, wherein a printing length (l) of a printed section (40, 41, 42) is shorter than a circumference of the rotating cylinders (22, 24). Afterwards the cardboard web (11) is pulled back in a direction opposite to the processing direction to such an extent that after a full rotation of the rotating cylinders (22, 24) the cutting, creasing and/or embossing area of the rotating cylinders (22, 24) meets the beginning of the second printed section (41). Moreover, a cardboard processing machine (10) is provided.