| abstract |
A set of dies for embossing or debossing is disclosed. The set has a female die ( 4, 80 ) and a male die ( 7, 67 ) each which has a steel backing plate ( 5, 47, 75 ). One of the dies is strongly magnetically attracted to a base plate ( 1, 68 ) which results in a weak magnetic attraction between the two dies ( 4, 7 or 67, 80 ). The weak magnetic attraction enables the set of dies to be substantially automatically self-aligning. Furthermore, such a set of dies can be used with a cutting and creasing die ( 50 ) to permit embossing or debossing simultaneously with cutting and/or folding during the same run. |