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What's happening in die cutting and converting, and what it means for your operation. Perspectives and analysis from the DCA team.

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Industry Insights
The Paradox of Print
Print speeds have doubled. Cutting speeds haven’t. Here’s why that gap is the defining bottleneck of large-format finishing — and what closes it.
DCA Perspectives
Industry Insights
Buying Used vs. New: What the Clamshell Press Market Actually Looks Like
The reality of used clamshell press availability, what to expect from each path, and how to think through the decision
Buyer's Guide
Industry Insights
Why Die Cutting Expertise Is Disappearing, and What It Costs Your Operation
The skilled-trades gap in packaging and converting is real, accelerating, and more manageable than most operations realize
DCA Perspectives
Industry Insights
The Hidden Cost of an Undersized Press
Why the wrong press for your work costs more than the right one ever would
Buyer's Guide
Industry Insights
How Mathias Die Company and Die Cutting Advisors Are Collaborating to Strengthen the Industry
March 2026 — Inside the growing partnership between Mathias Die Company and Die Cutting Advisors — and why putting the right press in the right training environment matters for the future of the industry.
News & Events
Industry Insights
Mathias Die Company Installs Crest 32x47 Clamshell Press to Expand Training Program
February 2026 — Mathias Die Company and Die Cutting Advisors partner to install a Crest 32x47 Clamshell Press, expanding hands-on training capacity for die cutting professionals across North America.
News & Events
Industry Insights
In Conversation With Rob Weidhaas: Printing United Expo 2025 & The Future of DCA
September 2025 — Rob Weidhaas sits down to talk Printing United Expo, the industry's growing knowledge gap, and what's next for Die Cutting Advisors.
News & Events
Industry Insights
Printing United Expo 2024: The Evolution of Die Cutting in a Digital Age
October 2024 — From the floor of Printing United Expo in Las Vegas, DCA on why analog die cutting is back in demand and what it means for the future of digital print finishing.
News & Events
Industry Insights
Die Cutting Advisors Launches to Revolutionize the Die Cutting Industry
September 2024 — Die Cutting Advisors officially launches as a boutique consultancy firm dedicated to expert guidance and advisory services in the die cutting industry.
News & Events