Rotary Die Cutter
A HIGHLY MODULAR AND VERSATILE CONVERTING PLATFORM DESIGNED TO DELIVER PRECISE HIGH-SPEED LAMINATING, DIE CUTTING, AND SLITTING FOR DIVERSE PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
The Crest RDC Rotary Die Cutter offers an advanced, customizable solution for precision converting. Built with an open, modular system, it effortlessly handles complex tasks from winding and laminating to accurate die cutting. It provides businesses with the ultimate flexibility to easily swap processing units and adapt to changing manufacturing needs.
WHERE DO YOU NEED IT FOR?
01 / Tape and label converting
HIGH-SPEED SLITTING AND PRECISION SCORING
Optimize your adhesive tape and label production with efficient processing. The system handles multi-layer lamination, accurate register control, and high-speed slitting, allowing you to deliver flawlessly wound finish rolls.
02 / Industrial gasket manufacturing
PRECISION DIE CUTTING FOR COMPONENT PRODUCTION
Produce high-quality industrial components and gaskets with absolute consistency. The system supports intricate full cuts, punching, and kiss cutting for diverse sealing materials, ensuring tight tolerances for demanding industrial applications.
03 / Medical packaging and adhesives
CLEAN AND RELIABLE MULTI-LAYER CONVERTING
Perfect for manufacturing medical patches, test strips, and advanced healthcare packaging. Its flexible configuration allows seamless laminating of protective foils and specialized adhesives under strict quality control standards.
BUILT FOR UNMATCHED MODULAR FLEXIBILITY
The Crest Rotary Die Cutter is engineered as an adaptable converting platform that evolves alongside your business. Available in standard working widths of 175mm and 250mm, as well as custom widths like 550mm, it integrates perfectly into any production line. To meet your exact accuracy and budget requirements, the processing stations can be specified with standard mechanical drives or advanced servo-driven units. This open-construction machine ensures rapid job changeovers and effortless scaling.
Best suited for
- Companies requiring fast, toolless changeovers between complex production runs.
- High-volume manufacturing requiring consistent web control and tension management.
- Processing complex multi-layer material stacks involving technical industrial adhesives.
- Manufacturers needing standard widths of 175mm/250mm or wider 550mm setups.
- Applications demanding diverse cutting methods from kiss cutting to guillotine cuts.
- Facilities looking for an open, easy-to-operate machine with a small footprint.
WHY IT PERFORMS
High-efficiency tape converting
Utilizing powerful winding units and versatile slitting knives, the system maintains perfect web tension. This allows continuous high-speed manufacturing of self-adhesive products without adhesive bleeding or edge deformation.
Industrial component production
The machine features exceptional structural rigidity and advanced web control. This ensures stable material processing for technical components, allowing flawless multi-layer execution without stretching or misaligning sensitive materials.
Advanced healthcare converting
Featuring an open architectural layout, the system offers maximum accessibility for precise process monitoring while naturally minimizing areas where dust or debris can accumulate. The interchangeable processing stations make this platform highly suited for medical laminations, ensuring consistent and repeatable accuracy across every production run.
Suitable materials
Working with a specific roll material or non-standard product? Contact our specialists.
When to choose the Rotary Die Cutter
- Your production demands frequent switching between laminating, slitting, and complex die cutting tasks.
- You require a machine configured to standard 175mm/250mm or wide 550mm capabilities.
- Your workflow benefits from choosing either standard mechanical timing belts or precise servo-driven stations.
- You need to process diverse materials ranging from delicate papers to thicker industrial foams.
- Your operators require an open, accessible construction that makes job setups quick and simple.
- You want a future-proof modular system that expands from up to 17 units.
- Your business needs a highly reliable, custom-built machine line crafted by Dutch engineering experts.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Crest Rotary Die Cutter is a premium, modular rotary die cutter designed for high-speed laminating, cutting, and slitting. Featuring interchangeable processing units, it allows manufacturers to easily reconfigure their production line for different materials and technical requirements.
The machine is engineered to process an extensive range of flexible materials. This includes various plastics, technical papers, foams, rubber, protective foils, and specialized industrial adhesives, making it highly versatile across multiple manufacturing sectors.
The system is highly adaptable to your production needs. It is standard available in 175mm and 250mm working widths, but Crest can also deliver custom configurations, such as a 550mm width, to accommodate wider material webs.
The machine features a reliable central drive system utilizing robust timing belts. For operations requiring extreme precision and digital control, optional servo-driven units can be fully integrated into the die cutting positions.
Yes, complete customization is a core benefit of working with Crest machines. Every machine can be tailored with custom processing units, specific tool positions, and tailored feeding systems to integrate seamlessly into your current workflow.
A 5-year warranty applies, provided a service agreement is in place. Crest’s service organization supports the installed base directly from the Netherlands.
Talk to a Crest engineer about your application
Tell us what you need, the volumes you run and the materials you handle. We confirm whether the Rotary Die Cutter is the right fit, whether you need additional options, and how we can configure the line to match your existing upstream and downstream equipment.
Direct contact with engineering. No reseller layer. Response within one business day.

