Label media-specific plotter cutter depth control

A method for controlling plotter cutting of a label media at a label media-specific cutting depth, the method comprising:

• providing a cutting assembly for plotter cutting the label media, the cutting assembly including a frame, a force-generating mechanism connected to the frame, and a plotter cutter connected to the force-generating mechanism;
• providing a memory device for electronic communication with the cutting assembly, the memory device having a label media-specific value stored thereon, the label media-specific value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force;
• reading the label media-specific value corresponding to the label media-specific cutting force from the memory device;
• converting the label media-specific value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force to a label media-specific current signal;
• providing, based on the label media-specific current signal, a label media-specific current;
• applying the label media-specific current based on the label media-specific current signal to the force-generating mechanism;
• generating, at the force-generating mechanism, the label media-specific cutting force based on the label media-specific current applied to the force-generating mechanism;
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• transferring the label media-specific cutting force generated at the force-generating mechanism so that the plotter cutter will be controlled to plotter cut the label media at the label media-specific cutting depth.

A method for making a media-specific plotter cut of a label media, the method comprising:

• providing a cutting assembly for plotter cutting the label media, the cutting assembly having a frame, a force-generating mechanism connected to the frame, and a plotter cutter connected to the force-generating mechanism;
• supplying the label media to be plotter cut using the plotter cutter;
• providing a memory device for electronic communication with the cutting assembly, the memory device having a label media-specific value stored thereon, the label media-specific value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force;
• reading the label media-specific value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force from the memory device;
• converting the label media-specific value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force to a label media-specific current signal;
• providing, based on the label media-specific current signal, a label media-specific current;
• applying the label media-specific current to the force-generating mechanism;
• generating, at the force-generating mechanism, the label media-specific cutting force based on the label media-specific current applied to the force-generating mechanism;
• transferring the label media-specific cutting force generated at the force-generating mechanism so that the plotter cutter will be controlled to plotter cut the label media at a label media-specific cutting depth;
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• plotter cutting the label media at the label media-specific cutting depth, making a media-specific plotter cut on the label media.

A method for plotter cutting a label media at a label media-specific cutting depth, the method comprising:

• providing a cutting assembly for plotter cutting the label media, the cutting assembly having a frame, a force-generating mechanism connected to the frame, and a plotter cutter connected to the force-generating mechanism;
• supplying the label media to be plotter cut using the plotter cutter;
• providing a memory device associated with the label media, the memory device in electronic communication with the cutting assembly, the memory device having a label media-specific force value stored thereon, the label media-specific force value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force;
• reading the label media-specific force value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force from the memory device;
• converting the label media-specific force value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force to a label media-specific current signal;
• providing, at a power source, a label media-specific current, the current based on the label media specific force value stored on the memory device associated with the label media;
• applying the label media-specific current to the force-generating mechanism;
• generating, at the force-generating mechanism, the label media-specific cutting force based on the label media-specific current applied to the force-generating mechanism;
• transferring the label media-specific cutting force generated at the force-generating mechanism to the plotter cutter so that the plotter cutter will be controlled to effect plotter cutting of the label media at a label media-specific cutting depth;
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• plotter cutting the label media at the label media-specific cutting depth, making the media-specific plotter cut.

A system for controlling plotter cutting of a label media at a label media-specific cutting depth, the system comprising:

• means for plotter cutting the label media;
• means for storing a label media-specific value corresponding to a label media-specific cutting force, the storing means in electronic association with the label media plotter cutting means;
• means for reading the label media-specific value corresponding to the label media-specific cutting force from the storing means;
• means for converting the label media-specific value corresponding to the label media-specific cutting force to a label media-specific current signal;
• means for providing, based on the label media-specific current signal, a label media-specific current;
• means for applying the label media-specific current based on the label media-specific current signal to a force-generating means;
• means for generating a label media-specific cutting force based on the label media-specific current applied to the force-generating means;
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• means for transferring the label media-specific cutting force generated at the force-generating means to the plotter cutting means so that the plotter cutting means is controlled when effecting a media-specific plotter cut on the label media at the label media-specific cutting depth.

A system for making a label media-specific plotter cut on a label media, the system comprising:

• a plotter cutter for plotter cutting a label media at label media-specific plotter cutting depth, the label media supplied from a label media supply;
• a memory device associated with the label media supply having a label media-specific value stored thereon;
• a force-generating mechanism connected to the plotter cutter to provide a label media-specific cutting force;
• a power source for generating a current to be sent to energize the force-generating mechanism;
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• a controller, the controller in operable association with the plotter cutter, the force-generating mechanism, and the power source;
• wherein the label media-specific cutting force is generated at the force-generating mechanism based on the label media-specific value stored on the memory device;
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• wherein the label media-specific cutting force is transferred to the plotter cutter, the plotter cutter therefrom effecting the label media-specific plotter cut on the label media.

A method for reducing label media waste in a label media plotter cutting operation, the method comprising:

• inserting, into a label printer-cutter, a label media supply cartridge having label media therein, the cartridge having a memory device associated therewith, the memory having stored thereon label media-specific data;
• automatically varying a label media plotter cutting depth in response to a label media-specific cutting force, the label media-specific cutting force corresponding to the label media-specific data stored on the memory device associated with the label media cartridge inserted into the label printer-cutter, thereby reducing label media waste resulting from manual varying of the label media plotter cutting depth;
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• plotter cutting the label media at the label media-specific cutting depth.