Thermal die cutting, or "hot kiss cutting" is the process of melting pressure sensitive vinyl with a magnesium die that has been etched. For more information about TDC please refer to the Question and Answer section of our site.

Thermal die press in the process of cutting a sheet of decals.

Thermal Trade has been providing steel rule and thermal die cutting services to screen printers and sign shops nationally since 1982. We have six thermal die cutting presses in the following sizes: 36" x 102", 36" x 96", 48" x 72", 24" x 36", 14" x 28", and 12" x 18". Our experience and equipment allows us to specialize in small format/runs, as well as large format/runs.