Looking for a cut to match your print. Our selection of laser cutters allow us to use either registration dots or a reference corner mixed with a jig to get a consistent cut no matter the size of the substrate. The reference corner should be marked on a press sheet included with the shipment of sheets and art to Laser Cut Paper’s California facility. Registration dots will be printed on each cut sheet and will need to match registration dot placement on the art. This will confirm that the job has been set-up correctly and that registration will be reliable.

When a project is printed in multiples, typically to save on printing costs, accurate shearing of the parent sheet is essential. Many of our greeting card publisher clients die-cut their cards from the parent sheet to achieve the most accurate registration possible. All cuts must be built off the reference corner and should be done in small lifts to minimize blade draw. Each shear lot must be identified as to position and packaged separately. Accidental mixing of shear lots may require expensive hand-sorting or suffer a high reject rate due to improper registration. Projects utilizing registration dots have a greater tolerance for shear sizing.

All paper must be shipped flat in cartons that protect the corners and keep the edges of the sheet clean. Bent corners or scuffed edges will cause registration errors, miss-feeds and machine jams, all of which will increase production costs.