Since the introduction of automatic die-cutting machinery, programmable media forming tools have flourished. The device works like a Zen master living in a flexible industrial engine that machine creases processed media as if it were producing some perfectly folded origami structure. As colorful as this opening description sounds, it really is a powerful introduction to the best uses and applications for this self-regulating device. Automated box and carton construction The programmable die-cutting assembly works in concert with the creasing module to cut the contours of boxes and cartons from rigid card stock. Assembled without staples or tape, high tolerance cuts and crease line slots are sewn together to form boxes and beverage cartons. Not surprisingly, this industrial and commercial base has outpaced all other applications, with the packaging industry growing year after year as more and more goods come from online retailers and their warehouses. Glass and mortar storefronts ...