Category Description: Label Cutters

Source: buythis.co.za/category-description-label-cutters

• published: 2022-08-17 12:12:26
• modified: 2026-06-23 15:58:34

What this page is

This is a small Buythis content block titled "Label Cutters". Buythis is AM.CO.ZA's online shop. The block sits at the top of the label cutter section of the shop and has no text of its own: it is a heading, a link to vinyl cutter videos on the AchievementMatters YouTube channel, and a row of buttons to the other vinyl cutting sections, because label cutters belong to the same cutting family.

The buttons on the block are:

• Cutters: buythis.co.za/cheap-vinyl-cutters, the basic and entry-level vinyl cutters (see Basic Vinyl cutters).
• Contour Cutters: buythis.co.za/contour-vinyl-cutters, roll cutters with an optical eye or camera that cut around printed artwork (see Semi-Automatic Vinyl cutters).
• Business Cutters: buythis.co.za/business-vinyl-cutters, faster and larger cutters for sign, print and apparel businesses (see Business Vinyl cutters).
• Blades: buythis.co.za/vinyl-blades, replacement cutting blades (see Blades Vinyl cutters).
• Accessories: buythis.co.za/vinyl-cutter-accessories, tools and add-ons for vinyl and label work (see Accessories Vinyl cutters).
• Training: VinylCut training videos on softwaretraining.co.za (see VinylCut).
• Vinyl Cutting Videos: a vinyl cutter search on the AchievementMatters YouTube channel.

What a label cutter does

A label cutter is a cutting plotter built for sheets of printed label or sticker paper rather than long rolls of vinyl. Labels are first printed on an ordinary office laser or inkjet printer together with small registration marks. The label cutter then reads those marks, lines up its blade with the printed artwork and kiss-cuts around each label so it peels off the backing sheet. With an automatic sheet feeder, a whole stack of printed sheets can be cut one after the other without anyone standing at the machine. This makes it a simple way for small manufacturers, food and cosmetic producers, shops and print businesses to make their own product labels and stickers in any shape.

The label cutter on Buythis

Main features listed on the product page:

• Automatic registration mark detection for accurate scan-and-cut, with a mark system designed to waste as little paper as possible.
• ADF auto sheet feeding mechanism for continuous multi-sheet cutting.
• Cutting speed of 50 to 500 mm per second and digitally adjustable cutting pressure of 10 to 1000 g.
• Mechanical resolution of 0.025 mm with repeatable precision under 0.025 mm, driven by microstepping stepper motors at 0.005 mm per step.
• Cuts label paper up to 2 mm thick, with a feeding system designed for thick paper without jams.
• Touch screen control, 32-bit ARM CPU and 128 MB memory for storing label cutting jobs.
• Real USB port with plug-and-play on Windows, support for standard HPGL and DMPL plotter languages (so it can also work as an AutoCAD plotter), and direct cutting of .PLT files from a USB flash drive without a computer.
• Uses Roland-compatible blades, with three blades included.
• Runs on household 220 V power, and on a generator through a precision AVR.

It is a DIY product: the owner assembles and installs it with the included guide and videos, or pays a technician call-out fee to have it set up. Remote assistance with setup and software is available, and the product page shows the warranty terms. The feature video "V-Auto Label Cutting Machine Features and Automatic Label Cutting, Auto Feeder to CorelDRAW Plugin" is on YouTube, and the introduction video "Film Cutters, Label Cutters of V-Auto Range and Flatbed Blade Cutting Machines Introduced" is also on YouTube.

Add-ons and software

The CutTool plugin lets the designer draw the labels and cut lines in CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator and send the job straight to the label cutter, so there is no need to export files by hand. Replacement media sensors are the parts that detect the paper at the front and back of the machine.

How labels are made with it

1. Design the labels in CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator and add the cut lines and registration marks with the CutTool plugin.
2. Print the sheets on an office laser or inkjet printer. Ordinary sticker paper works, but for labels that must survive water, fridges or handling, use waterproof label paper.
3. Load the stack of printed sheets into the sheet feeder and start the job. The cutter reads the marks on each sheet and cuts around every label.

AM.CO.ZA's guide to this method is A How-To on Creating Adhesive Labels via Office Printer, Waterproof and Cut to Shape. Waterproof, silver and holographic self-adhesive label papers are sold through LabelPapers.co.za (see Waterproof Printable Label Papers and the easiest way to create waterproof transparent labels).

Label cutter or roll contour cutter?

The A3 label cutter is the best fit when labels are printed on an office printer in sheets. When stickers are printed on rolls by an eco-solvent or UV printer, a roll-fed contour cutter is the better match, such as the V-Auto range below or a print-and-cut combo (see the sticker print and cut solution and AM.CO.ZA's sticker making solution).

More V-Auto models, including widths up to 1800 mm, are on the V-Auto brand page and the main Vinyl Cutters category page. To get advice on the right cutter, send "hi" to AM.CO.ZA on WhatsApp (060 600 6000).

Related pages

• Vinyl Cutters: the main vinyl cutter category description with all cutter ranges.
• V-Auto: the V-Auto cutter brand page.
• Spare Parts: the Buythis spare parts guide.
• Call-out Service Packages: on-site setup and service.