The Emergence of Laser Diecutting

"At LasX Industries, we do not see laser digital converting as a replacement for traditional diecutting," Greenwood said. "We feel it is more of an enhancement and an additional service to offer, similar to the relationship of flexo or offset printing to digital printing."

That's not to say that laser diecutting won't become a prominent technology. As the technology is further developed to run faster and less expensively, more converting and printing companies will embrace it, Bittner said. In addition, as the demand grows, laser diecutting systems will be further improved.