method and apparatus for forming a web of uncut thermoplastic articles from a sheet of material and severing the uncut articles from the web of unseparated articles by precisely locating the unseparated articles with respect to a cutting tool and , once located , cutting the product from the web . male locating pins included as part of the trimmer and spaced a known distance from the cutting edge move forward to engage web deformations . the forward movement of the male locating pin delivers sufficient force to the deformations to center them on the male locating pin . continued forward movement forces the other side of the deformation into contact with a female locating pin included as part of the die and spaced the same known distance from the die edge . the female locating pin grabs the deformation to place the sheet in the desired location . once the article has been precisely located with respect to the cutting edge , the sheet of uncut articles is pressed against the die face and the articles are cut from the sheet .