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Abstract

A cutting apparatus for cutting a cap provided with a cup body and having a base wall, a side wall and a protrusion projecting from the side wall of the cap outside the cap, includes:

an advancement path travelable by the cap along an advancement direction,a spindle movable along the advancement path and rotatable around an axis thereof, the spindle being shaped to interact with the cap and to rotate the cap (10; 110; 210) around the axis,a support movable along the advancement path together with the spindle, said support being shaped to interact with the cap and to retain the cap against the spindle,a cutting device arranged for making a cut in the side wall of the cap when the spindle reaches a cutting zone provided in the advancement path,in which the spindle includes a hollow housing shaped to house the protrusion so as to stop in use a rotation of the cap in a preset position with respect to the spindle so as to orient the cap with respect to the cutting device.

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