The State of Digital Die-Cutting/Digital Finishing for Wide- and Grand-Format Print in 2014

The average system was still relatively small in 2003 — typically five-by-five feet, and cost well under $100K per system. Over the last 10 years, the average size and price has doubled, typically including “cutting” areas of five-by-10 feet or larger and may cost upwards of $200K. Today, available solutions range up to five meters or 16 feet in width, and 20 feet or longer in length. I have personally seen a laser and driven wheel knife system for fabrics that had a six-by-40-meter cutting bed. It is really amazing to see a technology that started around modified pen plotters in smaller sizes …

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