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What is a cutting forme? • A cutting forme is a series of sharp blades set into a wooden frame. The blades are set into the shape of your packaging in accordance with the keyline, whether it is a carton or sleeve. Cutting formes are made by specialist forme makers who supply the forme to us. The formes are set into our cutting and creasing machines which cut out your carton from the printed sheet. The forme also cuts out any “die-cuts” or windows that are in your packaging. • Are cutting formes a one-off charge? • Cutting formes are a one-off charge, provided that you don’t make any changes to the structure of your packaging on subsequent re-runs. For example, if you decide to make the window patch on your carton 4cm bigger, a new form would have to be made as the blades on the original cutting form are set to cut the window in the original size. What happens if I print more than one type of packaging in the first run? If you are producing more than one new product line and you need different packaging for each product line, it often makes sense to get them printed at the same time to minimise set-up times etc. If, for example, you are a food producer and you are launching 3 types of ready-meals, consider grouping the 3 items together on the same printed sheet. Considerable savings can be achieved by minimising the number of printing plates required. See the example below showing 3 carton types printed up on a sheet.

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