Variable signature length web cutting apparatus

A variable cutoff web cutting apparatus comprising:

• a first knife cylinder including a first segmented knife blade, the first knife cylinder rotating about a first cylinder axis in a direction corresponding to a web travel direction and the first segmented knife blade rotating about a first knife axis in a direction opposite the web travel direction;
• a first counterpart cylinder, the first segmented knife blade contacting the first counterpart cylinder to perforate a web;
• a second knife cylinder including a second knife blade, the second knife cylinder rotating about a second cylinder axis in the direction corresponding to the web travel direction and the second knife blade rotating about a second knife axis in the direction opposite the web travel direction;
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• a second counterpart cylinder, the second knife blade contacting the second counterpart cylinder and cutting the web adjacent to where the first segmented knife blade perforated the web, so as to sever the web and create a signature.