Guillotine equipment

Cutting equipment Model SS-4 guillotine strip cutter from AZCO Corp (Fairfield, NJ, USA). 

Note that semi-automatic blister packaging employing large preformed trays which are filled by hand then lidded from reel or sheet, followed by punching-out or guillotining, can offer speeds of around 1,200 items per minute with two or three operators. Under such conditions prices can be reasonably competitive with more sophisticated automatic equipment, particularly if runs are relatively short and a variety of tray and product sizes are involved. This can be particularly useful for clinical trial supplies. 

The equipment used are drop hammers, using guillotine action (Figures 15.33a and 15.35a), or whiphammers (Figure 15.35b), using chisel-type impact head powered by a spring-loaded action. 

Figure 15.34 Some equipment for concrete pre-treated options prior to asphalt overlay, (a) Cracking (guillotine action) (b) seating (roller) (c) saw-cutting and (d) rubblisation (resonant breaker). (From Thom, N., Principles of Paving Engineering, Thomas Telford, 2008.)...

Figure 15.35 Equipment for crack and seat, (a) Guillotine action (drop hammer) and (b)Whiphammer action.

Equipment costs vary greatly. Low for simple guillotines to high for high speed, precision CNC presses. 

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