Comparison between hydraulic guillotines and conventional design

Fully-hydraulic

Electro-mechanic

Drive

Fully-hydraulic, no clutch, gear box or flywheel

Electromotor, clutch, flywheel and gear box

2 hydraulic cylinders on either side mounted to the knife carrier below the cutting line

1 knife draw rod mounted to the knife carrier above the cutting line

Motor only active during cut

Motor always active

Cutting Capacity

54 cuts per minute

44 to 50 cuts per minute

Knife cycle 1,1 sec.

Knife cycle 1,4 to 1,6 sec.

Extremely high cutting precision drastically reduced knife maintenance

High cutting precision

Knife Change

Approx. 10 min.

Approx. 25 to 35 min.

Fine adjustments not necessary, no adjustments of knife draw rod or similar

Adjustment of the knife and fine adjustment always necessary

Lubrication

Lubrication intervall 5 months

lubrication intervall daily or weekly

Some grease nipples, all accessible from outside

Various grease nipples, accessible from inside and out

Safety

Infrared safety curtain

Light barrier

Maintenance-free overload safety device by means of hydraulic valve

Overload safety device by means of shear pins or slipping clutch

Optical cutting indicator, pressure always constant not subject to spring pressure