CUTTING APPARATUS AND CUTTING METHOD

摘要

A cutting apparatus and a method are disclosed for cutting a plurality of articles from a sheet or web of material. A knife (14) can be formed in or secured to the outer surface of a rotary die cutter. The knife (14) includes a first cutting member (40) having a first end (42), and second and third cutting members joined to the first end of the first cutting member. The second and third cutting members are arranged relative to one another to form an arcuate section (18, 50) which intersects with the first cutting member (40) to form a general wishbone configuration. A unique knife profile enables two adjacently arranged articles to be cut simultaneously from a sheet or web of material with zero clearance between at least a portion of the outer peripheries of the two articles.