High die cutting uses a 3" high large steel die to cut a lift of stock 150 to 200 sheets at one time. Because of the draw of the die as it travels through the lift, the cutting register can vary 1/16" in any direction. This is within Industry Standards. Bleeds must wrap 1/8" over the fold lines. Borders must be 1/4" away from the fold lines. Due to die cutting requirements, the sheet size and position on the sheet must follow the layout template. Please see our High Die Sheet Size Guide.

Letterpress die cutting uses a thin steel rule die to cut and score one sheet at a time. This method is used for those designs with a critical register of bleeds with a minimum of wrap over the fold and those with minimum image shift of borders or other design elements. Letterpress work must be printed one-up on a larger sheet than for high die cutting because more gripper area is needed. Please see our Letterpress Sheet Size Guide.