Method and system for combining and printing multiple patterns on a continuous web and for cutting said patterns therefrom

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for producing series of cut-out forms from a continuous web. The method includes: receiving a plurality of print jobs, each one of the print jobs defining an image, a cut-out contour, and a desired number of copies; generating a set of printing patterns including images from print jobs, which may be combined to obtain the desired numbers of copies of the print jobs; making the printing patterns available to a printer in a combination to obtain the desired copies of the print jobs; generating a set of cut-out patterns including cut-out contours from print jobs, which may be combined to match the combined printing patterns; making the cut-out patterns available to a cutting device; and instructing the cutting device about the sequence in which the cut-out patterns must be applied to cut cut-out forms according to the cut-out contours.