Custom Shaped Print
Use die cutting for shaped postcards, flyers, business cards, coupons, invitations, and promotional print pieces.
Die Cutting Services
Custom shapes that make print harder to ignore.
Voom provides die cutting services for custom shaped print, door hangers, packaging, sleeves, pocket folders, hang tags, product labels, coupons, tickets, shaped postcards, and specialty print finishing.
Based in Plano, Voom supports die cutting, rotary die cutting, steel rule die cutting, print finishing, and custom print production across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Quick Answer
What is die cutting?
Die cutting is a print finishing process that cuts paper, cardstock, labels, packaging, or printed materials into a custom shape using a die, blade, or specialized cutting process.
Die cutting can create rounded corners, windows, tabs, handles, pop-outs, custom outlines, perforations, pocket folder flaps, hang holes, and shaped print pieces that stand out from standard rectangles.
Custom Shapes
Create printed pieces with curves, cutouts, tabs, notches, windows, handles, and unique outlines.
Rotary Die Cutting
High-speed rotary die cutting can support production efficiency for the right print projects.
Packaging Support
Useful for sleeves, inserts, folders, hang tags, retail pieces, and packaging-related print.
Finishing Guidance
Voom can review shape, stock, size, scoring, folds, perforations, and production details before the job runs.
Why Die Cutting
Print does not have to stay inside a rectangle
Die cutting gives printed pieces a physical shape that can support the message, function, product, or campaign. It can make a piece more useful, more memorable, and easier to interact with.
Functional Cutouts
Add handles, tabs, windows, hang holes, pop-outs, notches, or tear-off elements that make the piece easier to use.
Packaging Pieces
Create sleeves, inserts, folded pieces, retail displays, pocket folders, and packaging components that need precise cuts.
Door Hangers
Die cutting is a natural fit for door hangers, hanger holes, coupons, neighborhood campaigns, and service promotions.
Hang Tags and Labels
Support product tags, retail labels, shaped tags, hole punches, and print pieces that attach to products or displays.
Scoring and Perforating
Die cutting can work with scoring, folding, perforating, and other finishing steps when a piece needs to fold, tear, open, or assemble correctly.
Common Applications
Good die cutting starts with the final use
The best shape depends on how the printed piece will be handled, mailed, folded, displayed, packed, or used by the recipient.
- Door hangers: Campaign pieces, service reminders, promotions, and neighborhood marketing.
- Packaging and sleeves: Retail sleeves, inserts, wraps, folded pieces, and packaging components.
- Shaped postcards and flyers: Custom outlines that help direct mail and promotional print stand out.
- Pocket folders: Custom flaps, slots, tabs, business card slits, and presentation folder details.
- Hang tags and product labels: Product tags, shaped cards, holes, notches, and retail attachment points.
- Coupons, tickets, and tear-offs: Perforations, removable cards, response pieces, and event tickets.
Die cutting depends on stock, thickness, shape complexity, scoring, folds, perforations, grain direction, finishing, and quantity. Voom can help review the project before production so the shape works the way it should.
Process
A clean custom shape takes planning
Die cutting is part production, part finishing, and part engineering. Voom helps connect the shape to the print, stock, finishing, scoring, perforating, and final use.
Review the idea
Voom reviews the shape, piece size, stock, quantity, scoring, folds, perforations, and how the finished item will be used.
Plan the cut
The die cut path, safety areas, fold lines, score marks, holes, tabs, and production details are checked before the job moves forward.
Print and finish
The piece is printed, cut, scored, perforated, folded, or finished depending on the project requirements.
Pack or distribute
Finished pieces can be boxed, packed, mailed, kitted, or prepared for delivery with other Voom services.
Related Services
Die cutting works best with the right print and finishing mix
Pair die cutting with other Voom services to create finished pieces that print well, cut cleanly, mail properly, and hold up in the real world.
FAQ
Die cutting questions, answered
What is die cutting in printing?
Die cutting is a print finishing process that cuts printed materials into custom shapes. It can be used for shaped postcards, door hangers, packaging, folders, hang tags, labels, coupons, tickets, and other specialty print pieces.
What is rotary die cutting?
Rotary die cutting uses a rotary cutting process that can support efficient production for certain die cut print jobs. It is useful when the project specs, shape, stock, and quantity are a good fit.
Can Voom create custom shaped postcards or flyers?
Yes. Voom can produce custom shaped print pieces such as shaped postcards, flyers, coupons, cards, invitations, and promotional materials when the stock, size, and shape are production-ready.
Can die cutting be used for packaging?
Yes. Die cutting is commonly used for packaging pieces, sleeves, inserts, folders, retail displays, product tags, and other printed pieces that need precise cuts, folds, holes, or tabs.
Is die cutting the same as laser die cutting?
No. Traditional die cutting typically uses a die or blade-based cutting method, while laser die cutting uses a laser to cut detailed shapes. Voom can help determine which method fits the project.
Does die cutting require special file setup?
Yes. Die cut projects usually need a clear cut path, proper margins, bleed, safety areas, fold or score marks, and production planning. Voom can help review the file before production.
Does Voom provide die cutting in Plano and Dallas-Fort Worth?
Yes. Voom provides die cutting, rotary die cutting, custom shaped print, packaging pieces, door hangers, pocket folders, hang tags, labels, and print finishing support from Plano for businesses and organizations across Dallas-Fort Worth.
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