Die-cut
Cut and scored by a shaped steel-rule die rather than by the straight slotting knives used for slotted boxes.
In practice
Die-cutting allows locks, tucks, windows and rolled walls, at the cost of tooling and usually more waste.
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Related terms
- Dieline
- The flat drawing of a blank, with cut lines and fold (score) lines marked.
- Auto bottom
- A box bottom that is die-cut and partly glued at the factory, so it locks closed by itself when the flat box is squared up.
- Regular slotted container (RSC)
- The standard shipping box: one blank, four panels, all flaps half the box width, outer flaps meeting in the center.
- Wrap-around case
- A case formed by folding a blank tightly around the product on a machine, closing it in the same step.
Definitions written by Packgent, last reviewed 2026-10-27. All terms.