Tangential knife, oscillating knife, V-cut and creasing wheel: the VSR's UTM module cuts vinyl, cardboard, foams, leather, rubber and display materials.
Soft and semi-rigid materials are cut with a knife, using the UTM (Universal Tangential Module) of the VERSO VSR. Tools are changed automatically as the job requires:
The VSR combines these operations with milling and camera registration in a single job. The LT, without a UTM module, does not cut these materials with a knife.
| Material | Tool / mode | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Adhesive vinyl | Tangential knife | Full cut and kiss cut; maximum machine speed as soon as the path allows |
| Banner, mesh, magnetic sheet | Simple tangential knife | Up to the machine's maximum speed on large formats |
| Corrugated polypropylene (Akylux, Coroplast) | Tangential knife up to 3 mm; oscillating knife above | Up to 30 m/min in 3 mm; heavy-duty blade above 3 mm |
| Cardboard | Oscillating knife | Folds with the creasing wheel (thin board) or the V-cut (thick board up to 30 mm) |
| Foam board (Kapa) | Oscillating knife | — |
| Stadur® | Dedicated cutter (grooving) + oscillating knife | Grooving, cutting and camera registration in the same job |
| Reboard | Oscillating knife + V-cut | Cut with the oscillating knife, grooved with the V-cut |
| Foams (PE, PU) | Oscillating knife or end mill | Depending on the type of foam |
| Polystyrene | Oscillating knife | — |
| Leather, faux leather | Oscillating knife | Templates for luxury leather goods |
| Carpet, rugs | Oscillating knife | — |
| Fabrics, felt, technical textiles | Oscillating knife | — |
| Rubbers | Knife (with or without oscillation) or end mill | Depending on hardness and thickness; technical rubbers with a simple tangential knife |
| Floor-marking film | Short carbide blade | Warm material: ideal preheating around 30 °C |
| Paper | Tangential or oscillating knife | Depending on the material |
Acoustic felt has its own page: cutting acoustic felt.
The UTM cuts adhesive vinyl through (full cut) as well as kiss cut. The machine's maximum speed – up to 74,000 mm/min on the VSR – can be requested and will be reached as soon as the curves to be cut allow it.
For kiss cutting, the tangential knife is fitted with a pressure roller: the depth is set in VERSOCAM and the roller must also be adjusted at the start.
This printed Stadur® frame was scanned by the camera, grooved with a cutter and then cut with the oscillating knife, in a single job. It is assembled without glue or fasteners, using only the tabs and slots produced by the cut.
Reboard is cut with the oscillating knife and grooved with the V-cut. Cardboard is cut with the oscillating knife; its folds are creased with the wheel (thin board) or V-cut (thick board, up to 30 mm). Thanks to printed-mark registration, the VSR produces printed furniture and displays.
Rubbers: depending on their hardness and thickness, they are milled or cut with a knife. Thin rubbers are cut with or without oscillation. There is no real maximum thickness with a knife: it depends directly on the density and hardness of the rubber.
Foams: oscillating knife or end mill depending on the type of foam. Flight case manufacturers use VERSO machines for all their components: foams cut with the UTM or milled, wood and aluminium.
Polystyrene: oscillating knife.
The tangential knife suits thin materials that are cut without shearing: vinyl, banner, magnetic sheet, expanded PVC under 5 mm, corrugated polypropylene up to 3 mm. The oscillating knife suits materials that need shearing: carpet, leather, cardboard, foams, polystyrene, textiles, Stadur, Reboard, thick felts.
Yes, with a tangential knife fitted with a pressure roller. The depth is set in VERSOCAM and the pressure roller must also be adjusted at the start.
Thin cardboard is creased with the creasing wheel. For thick cardboard, up to 30 mm, the folding grooves are made with the V-cut of the UTM module.
With the UTM and a short carbide blade. The material must not be cold: preheating to about 30 °C, for example with an infrared lamp, is ideal.
Not those cut with a knife: the LT has no UTM module. Only some foams and rubbers can be milled, depending on their type and hardness.
Transparent edges without polishing, engraving, tapping, Bloc-LED.
No coolant, coated end mills, tapping up to M10.
Perfect folding grooves, trays, fast cutting.
Species, panels, compression bit, okoumé, rubberwood.
Forex at 60 m/min with a knife, solid PVC without melting.
POM, nylon, PE, PTFE, fibreglass, sandwich panels.
Overview and summary table: all machinable materials.
Full machine specifications: VSR technical specifications · LT technical specifications.
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