For cutting, we offer the option of working with shears, slitting shears or nibblers. Learn more about the different advantages here.

The shearing principle permits deformation of the material, but there is no material loss in the form of waste chips. During cutting, the upper cutter blade moves towards the fixed lower cutter blade. This exerts high tension on the material being processed, and a so-called advancing crack.

There is no deformation of the sheet metal at all when using slitting shears. In contrast with "traditional" shears, slitting shears have two cutting blades next to one another. The cutter carries out a pivoting motion in the cutting gap, and the cut is made during the upwards movement. The chip removed rolls up in a spiral form.

Nibbling is a cold process with no heat influence. In comparison with thermal or other mechanical processes, in nibbling there are no emissions in the form of dust or gas, and no smoke. The material punched out falls out in the form of chips. Tools used are a punch and a die. 

The nibbling principle is based on the cutting of plate-shaped parts with a fast succession of punching strokes. The up and down movement of the punch nibbles a cut into the sheet metal. The entire punching force of the punch is borne by the die holder. These are therefore extremely robust and made of heavy-duty steels.