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Bring Exciting Dimension To Printing With Shapes, Knockouts And Custom Die Cutting.
Uniquely imagined print projects come to life at Raff Printing through in-stock and custom-made dies for print pieces that feature knockouts, shapes, contours, folds and more. Designed to cleverly maximize audience interest and engagement!
Our Process
Stock And Custom Dies For Dimensional Print Pieces That Get Noticed.
For dimensional mail that utilizes knocked out shapes or uniquely cut panels, to signature print pieces that include contours, special flaps and cutouts that help tell a story in a completely original way, Raff Printing has decades of experience in creating custom dies that bring a customer’s vision to life.
We’ve got hundreds of in-house stock dies that may already suit your needs. What’s more, with a Heidelberg Varimatrix 105 CS Die Cutter, and years of experience collaborating with customers for custom die creation, there’s almost nothing you can’t imagine that we can’t help you print.
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What We Cut
Custom Or Stock Dies & Dimensional Printing Available From Raff.
From knockouts and cutouts to special shapes and dynamic folds, die-cut print pieces from Raff Printing get noticed.
- Magazines, Books & Annual Reports
- Stock & Customized Direct Mail Printing
- Flyers, Brochures & Corporate Communications
- Point Of Sale, Promotions & Advertising
- Business Cards, Business Collateral & Stationery
Need Help?
Die-Cutting Customer Support FAQs
Die cutting is the process of making a thin metal shape that acts like a cookie cutter for your paper designs. The metal is embedded into a block of wood and then used on a press to cut paper to a desired shape. From very simple cutouts (such as a stamped hole in a door hanger) to more complex dimensional print products that utilize cut-out outlines and interconnecting shapes to add style and emphasis to a piece.
Absolutely. Our in-house die-maker has been making custom dies since age 5. (True story!).
If you have a project in mind that you’ve seen before — a door hanger, a cutout shape in a piece of direct mail, etc. — chances are we’ve done something similar in the past and can provide you with a template file that you can use as is or easily customize.
Not only is the answer a “yes” — it is an absolute must. You should have a general idea of what your concept “is” prior to speaking with Raff. Do you have a dimensional piece that interlocks in an interesting way? An area that uses negative space to reveal information? Or a pull tab or “reveal” feature? Talking it through with Raff in advance sets the stage and expectation for the project.
Yes to both — we can proceed either way. If you wish to create the die yourself, simply add another layer of artwork to your existing design, clearly marked as “die-line,” with an outline of the form you want to create. If you wish to have us make the file, we’ll work with your approved original design to add the die layer. A final PDF proof clearly indicating the die and special instructions is provided by Raff prior to printing.
How Can We Put Our Custom Die Cutting Capabilities To Work For You?
Contact Raff today to start printing faster, better, easier and more cost effective!