Cutting device for
cutting a band-shaped material, in particular a sticky cord band, comprising a bar-shaped lower blade (5) and a bar-shaped upper blade (6), which is moved vertically with respect to the fixed lower blade (5) for
cutting, wherein the lower blade (5) is arranged on a blade carrier (3), which blade carrier (3) is mounted on a device frame (2) for linear and horizontal movement and is linearly movable via adjusting means (8) such that the position of the lower blade (5) relative to the upper blade (6) can be changed and a
cutting gap (S) between the two can be adjusted, as well as a device for detecting the horizontal movement of the lower blade (5) relative to the upper blade (6), characterized in that the device comprises at least one sensor (9), via which a value representing a measure of the movement path of the blade carrier (3) achieved via the adjusting means (8),Sensor
signal can be detected and transmitted to a
processing device (11) which is set up to determine path information indicating the movement path based on the sensor
signal, wherein the path information can be output on a
display device (12).