Flatbed die-cutting press for cutting shapes in sheets of board material

摘要

A flatbed die-cutting press (10) for cutting detailed shapes in sheets (20) of board material that are typically fed at a rate of 6000 to 14000 sheets/hour, comprises a cutting tool assembly (40) having an apertured female die part (42) with a series of apertures (44) defining a shape or shapes to be cut out. The female die part (42) is associated with a suction channel (46) arranged so that parts (22) that are cut out of the sheets (20) are removable by suction through the apertures (44). This enables the cutting of complex shapes including cut-outs (24) that have an elongated shape whose section is less than 2 mm, possibly less than 1 mm, along all or part of its length, for the mass production of blanks of board material particularly cigarette packages, where the cut outs form an emblem on the package.