Introducing . . .



The first ever book written on the complete Diecutting Process. 578 pages of information on Flatbed, Multi-Contour and Rotary diecutting and associated tooling systems plus Embossing and Foil Stamping. 38 interesting stories of leading international industry companies. A comprehensive Glossary of Terms for the Diecutting Process. The book is intended for two main audiences: First, for individual who may ask “What is Diecutting?” or individuals who may be involved in one or more elements of the diecutting process who wants to learn more about the other many segments of the diecutting process.

Connecting The Dots . . .
Few people recognize how diecutting contributes to the manufacture of many of products that we use in our daily lives. Diecutting takes place in almost every city in every nation worldwide. In most instances it is an invisible process hidden within the converting process of many products. Your footwear, packaging in your super markets, folding cartons and corrugated boxes, gaskets in your automobile engines, the dashboards of your automobiles, labels on wine bottles, intimate apparel such as brassieres, puzzles, leather goods, apparel component parts, toys and games, corrugated point of purchase displays, flexible printed circuit boards and thousands of other products utilize die cut component parts, even frozen fish sticks. The World of Diecutting will attempt to connect all of the evolutionary dots of the many parts of the Diecutting Process.

About the Author
Robert Larson has had a lifetime experience in diemaking and diecutting. He has been a diemaker and a diecutter. Since 1986 he has published DDIN International, a quarterly journal devoted to the Diecutting Process. He organized and presented the Diecutting Symposium Educational Conference and Exposition that has been presented over 20 years in Asia, Europe and North America. He developed and presented www.dieco.com, a website devoted to the Diecutting Process with over 5000 on-line pages. He has written countless articles on diecutting and diemaking. He was an organizing member of the Diemaking and Diecutting Association (DDA) in 1972. He actively participated in the association as it transformed itself into the National Association of Diemaking and Diecutting (NADD) and then into the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD). He has received a number of awards and recognitions in the industry. He has traveled extensively worldwide experiencing all types of diecutting and diemaking in many countries. His latest adventure has been writing this book, “The World of Diecutting”.

The World of DieCutting
Table of Contents
Connecting the Dots ............................................................................ IV
Dedication .......................................................................................... VII
Preface .............................................................................................. VIII
Acknowledgements ............................................................................. X
About the Author ................................................................................ XI
Table of Contents ............................................................................... XII


Part 1- INTRODUCTION


1. Change: The Only Constant Thing in the Diecutting Process ................ 1 
2. What is Diecutting? .......................................................................... 6 
3. The Invisible Process ....................................................................... 10 
4. The Essential Elements ................................................................... 17
5. The Competitive Advantage ................................................................ 24


Part 2 - HISTORY


6. From the Beginning The Evolution of Diecutting and Diemaking ........... 33
7. The First Meeting in Diecutting - 1842 ............................................... 54 
8. Milestones - Time Lines ................................................................... 66 
9. Industry Stories .............................................................................. 119
  The Ameri-Ken Story .......................................................................... 123
  The Asahi Story ................................................................................. 125
  The Associated Pacific Machine Corp. Story ....................................... 127
  The Atlas Die Story ........................................................................... 137
  The Bernal Story ............................................................................... 142
  The BOBST Group Story ................................................................... 146
  The Böhler-Udderholm Story .............................................................. 151
  The Brandtjen & Kluge Story .............................................................. 156
  The CITO-SYSTEME GmbH Story ...................................................... 163
  The Diversified Graphic Machinery Story ............................................. 170
  The Essmann + Schaefer Story ......................................................... 173
  The Heidelberg Story ......................................................................... 177
  The Helmold Story ............................................................................. 182
  The International Association of Diecutting & Diemaking Story ............ 185
  The International Die Technology Story ............................................... 193
  The J.A. Richards Story ................................................................... 197
  The Jacobsen Story ......................................................................... 200
  The KAMA Story .............................................................................. 202
  The Knabe + Co. Story .................................................................... 206
  The Laborsaber Story ...................................................................... 209
  The Larson Family Story .................................................................. 211
  The Madern Story ............................................................................ 221
  The Marbach Group Story ............................................................... 225
  The Marco Story .............................................................................. 229
  The MEURER/BOXPLAN Story ....................................................... 231
  The Pioneer-Dietecs Story ............................................................... 234
  The RotacuT Story ........................................................................... 240
  The Sandvik Story ............................................................................ 244
  The Schober Story ........................................................................... 246
  The Simonds Cutting Tolls Story ..................................................... 250
  The Thomson Story ......................................................................... 257
  The Tokyo Bender Story ................................................................. 262
  The United Shoe Machinery Story .................................................. 278
  The Frank Wagner Story ................................................................. 296
  The Ward Story ............................................................................... 304
  The Weidhass Group Story ............................................................. 306
  The Wo Hing Story .......................................................................... 312
  The Zimmer Story ............................................................................ 315


Part 3 - DIECUTTING


10. Diecutting 101 ............................................................................... 317
11. Diecutting Press Systems ............................................................. 322
12. Primary Types of Diecutting Press Systems .................................... 332
13. Cutting & Creasing ........................................................................ 346
14. Materials ....................................................................................... 357
15. Products ........................................................................................ 363
16. Diecutting Surfaces ........................................................................ 378 
17. Material Utilization ......................................................................... 383
18. Makeready .................................................................................... 391


Part 4 - DIECUTTING TOOLING


19. Diemaking 101 .............................................................................. 401
20. Types of Diecutting Tooling ............................................................ 407


Part 5 - ALTERNATIVE CUTTING SYSTEMS


21. Alternative Cutting Systems ......................................................... 420


Part 6 - ASSOCIATED CONVERTING SYSTEMS


22. Foil Stamping and Embossing ...................................................... 426


Part 7 - RESOURCES


23. Diecutting & Diemaking Associations ........................................... 432
24. Diecutting and Diemaking Publications ........................................ 436

Part 8 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Glossary of Terms ............................................................................... 440
Epilogue .............................................................................................. 535
Page Advertising Section ...................................................................... 536


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