A drywall punch device for creating holes in a drywall panel includes an actuator that is coupled to and positioned in a housing. A ram that is positioned in the housing between the actuator and a first end of the housing is operationally coupled to the actuator. Each of a set of cutters has a respective shape so that the set of cutters comprises cutters that have a variety of shapes. The cutter is selectively couplable to the first end of the housing so that the cutter is selectively extensible from the housing. The cutter is configured to be positioned in abutment to a drywall panel. The actuator is positioned to selectively propel the ram into the cutter so that the cutter extends from the housing and penetrates the drywall panel to create an aperture that corresponds to the respective shape of the cutter.

A cutting die for rotary die-cutting of a label laminates is described herein. The cutting tools of the die include at least one of the following cutting edge parameters: effective height, shape and bevel angle arranged to be different in a first direction when compared to a second direction of the cutting die. The use of the cutting die, a method for designing a cutting die and a method for die-cutting a label laminate are also described.

A 3-dimensional (3D) pattern puncher for punching a lithium metal electrode to provide one or more unit electrodes is provided. The 3D pattern puncher includes a mold punch configured to move up and down, the mold punch corresponding to a size of the unit electrode; a die corresponding to the mold punch; a mold blade disposed at an edge of the mold punch and configured to punch the lithium metal electrode to provide the one or more unit electrodes; and a 3D pattern positioned at an inner portion of the mold punch where the mold blade is not disposed.

A padding system mountable on a working surface of a die press device to provide a cushion for die cutting includes one or more padding blocks, each of the one or more padding blocks including a backing layer and a padding layer. The backing layer is composed of a flexible magnetic material and the padding layer is composed of a soft cushion material. The padding layer is bonded to the backing layer.

A press forming method uses a press forming apparatus for forming a film formed product as a formed film of a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The method includes the step of trimming, in the state where a film material is held between a first die and a holder, by moving a second die closer to the first die to cut the film material using a trimming blade provided for the second die. A blade edge of the trimming blade includes two inclined blade edges inclined toward a proximal side of a blade part from the center to both ends of the blade part in the direction in which the blade part extends.

The present invention is a gourd cutting apparatus and kit and method of use. The apparatus comprises a gourd cutter formed in a predetermined shape and adapted so as to be drive through the shell of a gourd such that a predetermined shape is removed from the gourd. The kit comprises a plurality of differently shaped gourd cutters preferably shaped such that a combination of Jack-O-Lantern faces can be created by mixing and matching the differently shaped gourd cutters and cutting predetermined shapes from a gourd such that a face of the user's liking is cut from the gourd. The Kit also preferably includes instructions having sample face designs and a package within which the cutters and instructions are provided.

A system for splicing together multiple sheets of generally rigid material into a continuous sheet. The system includes a cart with a cutting mechanism and a sealing mechanism. The cutting mechanism is configured to cut a pattern of segments through the sheet materials that can be interlocked to form a seam. The interlocking segments may include asymmetrical features. The sealing mechanism can apply tape to the seal to secure it. The splicing system may be used while one of the multiple sheets of generally rigid material is concurrently in use by a packaging machine without interruption to the packaging machine.

The invention relates to a tool for producing a blank from a cardboard sheet, having a first tool part with at least one cutting line contour, by means of which at least one scrap part is separable from the blank, and having a second tool part, which cooperates with the first tool part to separate the blank from the at least one scrap part. In order to be able to remove relatively small scrap parts from the punching process in a particularly quick and easy manner, at least one suction duct of a suction device is provided in the first tool part, the at least one scrap part being able to be extracted by suction via said suction duct. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing a blank from a cardboard sheet.

A blanking die apparatus includes a first blanking die including an upper die shoe including an upper die shoe cutting surface and a lower die shoe including a lower die shoe cutting surface. A second blanking die includes an upper die shoe including an upper die shoe cutting surface and a lower die shoe comprising a lower die shoe cutting surface. The second blanking die movable on a base in a feed direction to increase and decrease a dimension of a blank formed between the first blanking die and the second blanking die.

The invention relates to an apparatus comprising a separating tool and comprising a counterpressure plate for producing contour geometries adhesive-containing composite materials, wherein the separating tool can be moved in translational tool stroke directions between an inoperative position and a parting position normal to the counterpressure plate, and also to a method for producing contour geometries in adhesive-containing composite materials by means of an apparatus of this kind. The separating tool and the counterpressure plate f can be actuated relative to one another by means of at least one actuator in at least one excitation direction with a ramp function and/or with a jump function. Each of these excitation directions lies in a parallel plane to a cutting edge plane of the separating tool. The present invention permits reliable separation of a stamped grid from laminate sections which remain on a carrier film.