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9. Print And Cut

9.01 What Is a Print and Cut (PNC)?

 The print and cut process involves printing an image from MTC to any printer you own and then, with the aid
of the KNK test pen to set registration marks, having the image or images cut out with perfect precision.
Below are three typical kinds of print and cut applications but there are more, so be sure to check out
Section 9.06 and 9.07:

 Cuts along the actual borders of the printed image(s):

Image is precisely cut along
printed borders

 Cuts outside of the borders but following the shapes of the printed image(s):

Image is cut in same shape
but offset from outside
printed borders

 Cuts follow a different shape from that of the printed image(s):

A custom shape is cut
around the printed image.

9.02 What is a PNC Calibration?

 You may read or hear about a PNC calibration, which is required when an alignment device, such as a laser
light or alignment pin, is used to set the registration marks. These devices are in a different location than the
blade tip, thus the need for the calibration. With the original KNK models, however, the test pen is used to
set the registration marks. Because the test pen is centered with the blade tip, a calibration is not required.

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