Proposal and Case Studiesof Tapes and Film

Die-cutting of brittle, glass-like acrylic films

Customer's Challenge

Customer wanted to develop a product using a fragile acrylic film that easily cracks under impact.
They asked whether it would be possible to die-cut such a material into arbitrary shapes.

CSTEC's Proposal

When conventional die-cutting methods were applied, the cut edges were prone to severe cracking, and fragments were scattered around the product.
To address this issue, we implemented a heated press process during die-cutting.
As a result, even for glass-like films, it became possible to process the material without generating cracks or burrs, enabling the same level of handling as with conventional film die-cutting.
In addition to acrylic resins, we optimize processing conditions by carefully controlling temperature, time, and applied pressure in accordance with the material's glass transition temperature (Tg).
If you are facing challenges with die-cutting of difficult-to-process materials, please feel free to contact us.

Materials used

Acrylic resin, Acrylic film