Abstract: A machine for forming a box without smearing or distorting its printed matter. The machine has a feed section at its input stage, a stacking section at its output stage, and print, dryer, and die cutter sections at its intermediate stages. The dryer section has an overhead vacuum conveyor for moving box blanks from the print section to the die cutter section. The die cutter section for forming the cutouts in the box has a first and a second roller, with the first roller having an extension and the second roller means having a soft surface to allow the extension to penetrate, thus cutting the box. The drying operation is performed without causing any smearing of the printed matter and, similarly, cutouts are formed without causing any distortion of the printed matter, all being accomplished while the box blank moves along its predetermined path within the box forming machine.