{"id":69,"date":"2015-11-20T13:53:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T12:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newblog.colorgate.com\/en\/2015\/11\/20\/1560-colorgate-printcut-modul-pcm-and-cutserver\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:29:42","slug":"1560-colorgate-printcut-modul-pcm-and-cutserver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/1560-colorgate-printcut-modul-pcm-and-cutserver\/","title":{"rendered":"ColorGATE Print&#038;Cut Modul (PCM) and CutServer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you know our Print &amp; Cut Module (PCM) and the ColorGATE CutServer? No?! Then this Blog is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The optional Print &amp; Cut module complements the Production Server 9 by various functions for controlling cutters to provide printed motifs with a contour cut .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since printers and plotters can independently operate the Print &amp; Cut module with virtually any in Prodctionserver 9 supported printers are used . This has the advantage that a plotter can be easily integrated into an existing or new production chain .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does it work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/newblog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/cg_auto-634x332-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/cg_auto-634x332-2.png 634w, https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/cg_auto-634x332-2-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Load a job in the Production Server , which is to be further processed with a cutting plotter . If the Print &amp; Cut module is enabled , you will find at the job level within the tab \u201d cutting \u201d . \u201cActivate cutting \u201d function with . In our example, we select a SummaSign S Class cutters . The most important settings at a glance you can see here:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/newblog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/cutting_tab-342x634-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/cutting_tab-342x634-1.png 342w, https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/cutting_tab-342x634-1-162x300.png 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Activate Cutting<\/strong>: Enables the Print &amp; Cut Module<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Device<\/strong>: Select your cutter , in our example, the SummaSign S Class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Folder for Cut Job:<\/strong> Select the directory where the cutting jobs are to be saved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automatically generate cut job<\/strong> : cutting jobs are generated when \u00a0print is successful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rotate the cutting data and barcode 180 \u00b0:<\/strong> This function is important if the print job to be so you do not need to rewind the media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extract cutting path from special colors:<\/strong> Define your contour as a spot color . In our example, \u201d CutLine \u201d . Please make sure that the contour is created as hairline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create Path from job frame:<\/strong> If there are no Path \/ Cutting contours created , you can easily cut the job frame without first defining a contour in the graphics program<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you print the job , a cutting job is created (automatically when selected) and saved . Then open the ColorGATE CutServer . Please make sure that the CutServer is configured correctly .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/newblog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/configuration_cutserver-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/configuration_cutserver-2.png 529w, https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/configuration_cutserver-2-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the cutter, the connection and the folders where the cutting jobs are located. ( As in the above Step 3 already defined ) then you will see the cutting job in the job list :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/newblog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CutServer-634x118-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CutServer-634x118-2.png 634w, https:\/\/blog.colorgate.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/CutServer-634x118-2-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a final step, take your print job from the plotter and load it into the plotter. Then press start on the CutServer. The job should then be cut .Happy testing !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know our Print &#038; Cut Module (PCM) and the ColorGATE CutServer? No?! 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