METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING SHEETS OF MATERIAL

摘要

Method and Apparatus For Cutting Composite Material A cutting die (10), which has one or more blades (20) forming the perimeter of a ply (16) to be cut from a sheet of material (14), has a resilient insert (40) placed within the blades to detach the ply (16) from the material and from the cutting die (10) after the ply (16) has been cut from the material (14) and has a hook-like appendage (28) extending from the perimeter of the blades to grip the material after the plies have been cut. therefrom.