Advantages of Steel rule die cutting:
• The cost of the tooling is one of the lowest in all the die technologies. The exception are etched zinc dies used for thermal cutting.
• It takes only 3 to5 days to have the dies made.
• There is very little set-up needed to cut a few test pieces, making this an ideal way of making prototypes.
The blades can be changed easily: replaced, removed, added.
The disadvantage are:
•The lack of accuracy and fine detail.
•Steel rule dies also tend to have a shorter life than rotary dies. The exact die life is difficult to predict without testing since there are so many factors to consider including acceptable quality, abrisivity and toughness of the material to be cut, accuracy of the press, type of backing material etc.
•Though it is possible to kiss cut parts, it is more difficult and less accurate than with rotary die cutting.
We tend to use steel rule for prototyping, small quantities (up to a few thousand), very thick parts and large parts or for high volumes of large parts up to 24" by 24".
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