Abstract: A machine for cutting out patterns (1) printed on a substrate in the form of a web (2) wound on a reel, extends vertically and has web (2) driving elements using a belt conveyor (13) which runs in a vertically oriented closed loop. This conveyor belt (13) offers an optimized adhesion surface based on the use of its two large lateral faces and is placed between a loading station (5) and an unloading station (7) installed on either sides of the lateral faces of the conveyor belt (13).

Abstract: A method for cutting a planar printing plane. The method belongs to the field of cutting a planar printing plane, such as a sheet or a plate, following a pattern previously printed on the printing substrate. The method includes: detecting (155) at least one sequence of points characteristic of the geometry of a cutting outline on the basis of cutting marks; allocating (156) each detected characteristic point to at least one cutting outline; searching characteristic elements (outline edge, outline corner) of the outline on the basis of the characteristic points; and translating (164) the cutting outline into vectorial information for generating a cutting program of at least one cutting outline.