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Printing slotting and die-cutting machine is a combined automatic equipment mainly used for the production of corrugated cardboard boxes (for example, express delivery boxes and product packaging boxes). Its mainly includeing three core functions: printing, slotting, and die-cutting.
In other words, it can print visual text on a huge piece of flat corrugated cardboard that can be folded into a box at once.
Below are three core functions：
1. Printing
Function: Printing text, patterns, barcodes, logos on corrugated cardboard.
Method: Usually, water-based ink is applied to the printing plate via a mesh roller and then transferred onto cardboard via flexographic printing, which is comparable to rubber stamps or resin letterpress. Ink dries fast and is friendly to the environment.

2. Slotting
Function: Cut out the grooves and spaces needed to build the cardboard box.
Particular place:
Slotting: To create a space between the upper and lower rocking covers, cut off the extra material at the cardboard box's four corners.
Trimming: To guarantee exact breadth, trim off the cardboard's extra edge.
As a result, the cardboard's shape changed from rectangular to unfolded with a cross, and the shaking cover is freely movable.

3. Die cutting
Function: Make complicated, curved, or uneven holes. For instance, cutting a curved (non-straight) edge from the cardboard box, creating a heart-shaped breathable hole, or opening a circular handle hole.
Method: Use a round-pressed metal roller mold or a die-cutting plate (bend the blade into the required form and nail it onto a wooden board). Use pressure to cut the cardboard into form.

Machine Type:
There are primarily two types based on various structures:
Chain type (semi-automatic): A push gauge and a chain pull the cardboard. Average accuracy and a slow pace (between 60 and 100 sheets per minute) make it appropriate for small factories or orders with low requirements.
Full process adsorption (high-speed automatic): During the process, the cardboard is vacuum-adsorbed onto a roller or conveyor belt and is driven at a high speed. It is a popular model with great precision (± 0.5mm) and quick speed (up to 200–300 pages per minute).

Simple workflow:
Produce a common slotted cardboard box:
1. Loading: Place many corrugated cardboard on the paper feeding platform.
2.Paper feeding: The bottom sheet is automatically drawn up by the machine and fed into the first unit.
3.Printing: The corporate logo and product details are printed after going through the printing unit.
4.Slotting: Cut four corner slots and trim the edges after going through the slotting equipment.
5.Die cutting: Cut out the handle and ventilation holes on the box's surface with the die cutting machine.
6.Paper delivery: The completed items can be used right away to glue or nail boxes and are neatly packed.

Short summary
The cardboard box printing machine, cardboard box slotting machine, and cardboard box die-cutting machine are all combined into one piece of equipment called the printing slotting and die-cutting machine. A cardboard box with cut forms, slots, and printed characters emerges from a massive cardboard container. This kind of equipment produces nearly all small and medium-sized regular corrugated cardboard boxes.