Abstract: A rotary die cutting machine having an integral scrap stripper for separating the scrap portion from the product portion of the cut sheet. The rotary die cutting machine includes a rotatably mounted cylindrical die cutting roll including a number of circumferentially and longitudinally extending upstanding rule-like dies affixed to the outer surface of the roll and defining a pattern for cutting a sheet into a product portion and a scrap portion. The scrap stripper includes a plurality of pin-like impaling members projecting outwardly from the roll, the pin-like members being positioned on the roll so as to pierce and hold the scrap portions to the roll such that the product portion separates from the scrap portion as the roll rotates.