BAUMFOLDER Cutting Guide

In the lists below, we have tried to compile the most common cutting material alphabetically. In order to make this list more clear, we have divided it in two groups. All values indicated in this list are based on our experience, which we have with POLAR High Speed Paper Guilotines. The values for the clamping pressure refer to a pile of paper of medium height and more than 2/3 of the total cutting width of the guillotine.

Higher and wider piles of paper need a higher pressure. Lower and narrower piles of paper need less pressure.

Delicate materials (thin, soft) need a normal false clamp. Material which is unequal in height or wavy (cardboard, stritched brochures) have to be cut with a flexible false clamp (special device).

Cutting Paper
Material Knife xx xx h (mm) pressure in kg Remarks
absorbent paper standard 19 3000 false clamp
art paper HSS 22 24 3.5 2500
bible paper standard 22 1000 - 1500 false clamp
blotting paper standard 19 1500 - 2000 false clamp
carbon paper standard 19 400
copying paper standard 19 3000 - 4000 false clamp
duplex paper HSS 22 24 3.5 2500
felt paper standard 22 1500 - 2000 false clamp
grease proof paper HSS 22 24 3.5 2500 flexible false clamp
gummed paper HSS 22 24 3.5 2500
imitation parchment HSS 24 3000 - 4000
label paper HSS 22 24 3.5 2500
metal paper HSS 22 24 3.5 3000
NCR - Reacto-paper standard 19 200 false clamp
parchment paper HSS 22 24 3.5 2500 false clamp
photo paper HSS 24 2000 - 2500
printing paper normal standard 22 2000
security printing
(money, shares, etc.)		 HSS 22 2500
silk paper standard 19 2000 false clamp
transparent paper HSS 24 3000
velour paper standard 19 15000 false clamp
writing papers standard 22 2000 - 2500

Cutting Cardboard / Card Stock
Material Knife xx xx h (mm) pressure in kg Remarks
bristol board HSS 21 23 3.5 1500
carton board HSS 22 2500 flexible false clamp
Chromolux HSS 22 24 3.5 1500 - 2000
Duplex board HSS 24 2500 false clamp
felt board standard 22 1500 - 2000
fibre board HSS 25 3000 flexible false clamp
file board HSS 22 2500
Finnboard HSS 19 22 3.5 2000 false clamp
grey board standard 22 2500 flexible false clamp
leather board HSS 22 24 3.5 2500 flexible false clamp
manila board HSS 24 3000
multiplex board HSS 22 24 3.5 2000
post cards standard 22 2500
Straw board HSS 22 2500 false clamp
triplex board HSS 22 24 3.5 2000
wood cardboard soft HSS 22 2500 false clamp
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