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Clicker Die Making

Clicker Dies are ideal for cutting thicker tougher materials with the added benefit of lightweight construction. A clicker press is a machine that cuts shapes out of rolls of soft material, such as rubber, cardboard, or leather, using a sharp metal piece called a die. A click press is often used to manufacture parts for shoes, wallets, and virtually any other type of cut product that is made from sheets of flexible material. In the process of clicker die making,the steel blades are held in place by welded, cold rolled steel braces. This leaves the interior open so the die can be easily registered to the material being die cut. The blade thickness typically runs between .084 and .112 inches. Serrated knives can be used for particularly strong materials like leather, canvas, or thick felts.

The process of using a clicker press to cut these materials is called die cutting. Think of it in terms of making cookies. When you roll out cookie dough and then press the cookie cutter into it, you are producing cookies using a die cutting process. The cookie dough being the soft, raw material, and the cookie cutter functions as the die.