What is CAD Cutting and how does it work?

An introduction to CAD Cutting.

Quality is everything, and you want to reinforce this when producing your large-scale printing projects. At Chroma, we understand the importance of quality which is why our large format jobs are finished on our Sinajet Digital CAD-Cutter.

What is CAD Cutting?

Image of a Sinajet Digital CAD Cutter

CAD Cutting is a method of large-scale finishing. The razor-sharp cutting blade allows for clean and precise cuts to be made. Thanks to the pinpoint accuracy of the Sinajet, even the most intricate of designs can be created. This opens up more opportunities to produce unique Packaging, Signage, POS, FSDU’s, Vinyl’s, Banners, and all sorts of marketing collateral.

How does CAD Cutting work?

CAD Cutting uses an orbital blade to create cuts in material with pinpoint accuracy. As well as this it uses sensor cameras to identify if it’s cutting in the right area.

The majority of the work for CAD Cutting is done in the preparation. Target marks are added to make sure the CAD Cutter picks up the correct allignment of your substrate. The motion camera attached to the blade will use these targets as a guide for precision cutting.

Once all these marks have been identified and the material is ready to cut, a powerful vacuum built into the flatbed will suck the material down firmly and securly on the bed.

Check out the video to the right from Chroma’s YouTube channel our CAD Cutter in action.

 

 

What are the capabilities of the CAD Cutter?

Electronic Oscillating Tool (EOT):

An EOT is a bevelled blade for the Sinajet that reverberates, creating a sawing motion. This makes the cutting of materials such as woods, foamex, plastics and dibond effortless, and to the highest quality.

Direct cut:

A direct cut tool is a straight edged blade that cuts directly to material like a scalpel. This blade is great for making intricate cuts on materials such as papers, fluted boards and correx.

Router:

A router is an attachment that can be attached to the CAD Cutter to act as a drill. It can be used to create products such as peg boards and can drill through most substrates, including; Wood, Dibond, Foamex, and Acrylic.

Creaser:

From the name, a creaser is a tool used for folding and creasing materials such as cardboard, e-flute, b-flute and correx. It’s very helpful in creating POS displays and FSDU’s.

Why should you choose Chroma for your CAD Cutting project?

Image of an acrylic banner being cut.

With a dedicated team of highly skilled professionals, Chroma have been using top of the range technology to produce the highest quality projects. With over 25 years in the industry, we continue to learn and adapt to new ways of printing, keeping us ahead of the game. We are always looking at new ways and technologies to give you the best results.

Take a look at the range of projects we have worked on with some of our dedicated clients here.

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