Pressed paper cut-in-place die

A press system for cutting and forming a plurality of containers from sheet stock consisting of material, the press system comprising:

• a first press through which the sheet stock is fed comprising:
• a plurality of die systems, each die system comprising:
• first and second mating die halves configured to move together to form a container from a blank, and
• a cutting punch extending about the first die half and movable therewith, the cutting punch being configured to cut the sheet stock to create the blank leaving modified sheet stock, movement of the die halves together causing the cutting punch to cut the blank from the sheet stock and further movement of the die halves together causing the first and second die halves to form the container from the blank;
• and
• an out-feed system through which said modified sheet stock is fed,
• a second press comprising an in-feed system coupled to the out-feed system of the first press through which the modified sheet stock is fed and a plurality of die systems, each die system comprising:
• first and second mating die halves configured to move together to form a container from a blank, and
• a cutting punch extending about the first die half and movable therewith, the cutting punch being configured to cut the modified sheet stock to create the blank leaving scrap skeleton sheet stock, movement of the die halves together causing the cutting punch to cut the blank from the modified sheet stock and further movement of the die halves together causing the first and second die halves to form the container from the blank;
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• wherein the first and second presses are designed and arranged to minimize the material in the scrap skeleton sheet stock.