Punching

Punching packaging is a mechanical processing process where material (cardboard, corrugated cardboard or coated cardboard) is cut, creased and sometimes perforated into a precise shape.

How it works

  1. Construction & design
    – The packaging is designed in one CAD software.
    – You decide: Outer shape, flikes, locks and openings, Fold lines (creases)
    – The result will be a punching tool base.
  2. Manufacture of punching tools
    – A punching tool consists of: Cutting steel (cut out the shape) and Big steel (creates fold lines) Mounted in a wood or composite board
       – The tool is unique to that particular package.
  3. Preparation of materials
    – Depending on the type of packaging:
       – Flat cardboard / corrugated cardboard – run directly in the punching machine
       – Clothed packaging – frame punched first, later covered with paper/fabric
    – The material is fed sheet by sheet or from a roll.
  4. The punching itself
    – The material is fed into a punching machine (flat punch or rotary punch).
    – The tool is pressed against the material and Cut out the outer contours, Bigar fold lines, Any holes and recesses are punched out
    – Excess material is separated.