Burckhardt of Switzerland: Perforating Services

Perforating Services

Since we develop and build the machines as well as the perforating tools it is a natural step to offer various perforating services:

Consulting
Product Development
Pilot Run
Contract Perforation

Consulting and Development

If you wish to develop a new application, we propose the following easy steps:

set targets for desired application
discuss the possibilities with our experts
develop a trial set-up
run trials in our laboratory under industrial consitions
review results and define improvements

This way, using our know-how and the Perforating Laboratory, we are ready to help you to develop new applications in perforating, embossing, napping, transporting, cutting, tearing, separating, and many others.

Perforating Trials

In our fully equipped laboratory we have a state of the art perforating line with roll to roll perforating and slitting.

There, we can produce samples with all sorts of pin tools, in a warm or cold process. The results can be used in the planning of complete units or for the development of new projects.

Contract Perforation

	On our state-of -the art roll to roll perforating line we can run small series with the following specifications:

Perforating width	Up to 1'600mm

Reel Diameter	Maximum 800mm

Core Diameter	3" or 6" (76mm or 152mm)

Perforating Tools	Pin densities up to 150 pins/cm2 Pin diameters from 0.05 to 3.0mm

Micro Perforation	Hole Diameter from 0.02 to 0.1mm

Macro Perforation	Maximum diameter 3.0mm

Counter Roller	Brush, Rubber or Felt

Heating	Internal and external heating

Heating Temperature	Up to 300°C (measured on perforating ring)

Line Speed	Maximum 150m/min

Perforating Materials	Plastics: oPP, PET, PS, PVC, PE, others Aluminium, Leather, Artificial Leather, Nonwovens, Nonwoven-laminates (20 to 90 gsm)