Method and system for mass production of variable shaped products
US8783553B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computerized system, method, and computer-readable media implementing a method for mass producing variable shaped printed products is presented. A set of cutlines defining a shape for the ordered item is associated with each ordered item. A ganging system selects a plurality of ordered items to be simultaneously produced. Individual cutter-ready outline files corresponding to the associated set of outlines for each of the items selected for production are rendered and inserted into a gang template to generate an aggregated cutlines gang file. The gang file and at least one sheet of substrate are submitted to a cutting system. The cutting system cuts the individual finished products from the substrate sheet(s).
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