Unraveling the Puzzle: The Science Behind Jigsaw Puzzle Production

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Jigsaw puzzle production has gained significant attention due to increased popularity during home confinement. The manufacturing process involves a complex die cutter that shapes cardboard images into puzzle pieces, which is time-consuming and has limited usage. The discussion references a New York Times article detailing this process, although access requires account creation. Participants express frustration over changing access rules for the article.

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Apparently jigsaw puzzles are now very popular since many people are bored at home.
This is a nice NY Times article on how jigsaw puzzles are manufactured.
An image on cardboard is cut by a giant, very complex die cutter, which takes a long time to make and has only a limited number of uses.
 
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davenn said:
Sadly it requires creating an account to see the article
Really?
Didn't used to. They keep changing their rules!
Good to know.
 
Possibly useful supplement to the NYTimes article:



 
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