World’s fastest plate and angle punching and shearing machine

The KPS 520 is claimed a world first, hailed as the fastest plate and angle, punching and shearing machine of its type.

The fasted strip-fed plate punching and shearing system of its type, it represents a completely new bread of punching and shearing equipment range from Kaltenbach. It ofers a fast, high-efficiency operating speed, using a large 13-tool, 20-die tool carousel and mitre sheer. A typical 200 by 200 mm plate with four punched holes takes just 8 seconds; almost twice as fast as current comparable equipment. The punching and shearing capacity extends up to 500 mm wide plate by 25 mm thick and up to 200 by 200 by 16 mm thick for angle sections. Optional drilling, plasma cutting and marking functions are also available.