Equipment, In-Line Punching
Rotary Punching Systems
In-line hole and slot punching at production speed. Pull-through for simple repeating patterns, servo-driven for tandem and mixed sections.
A rotary punch is the right tool when the hole pattern repeats and the line needs to stay at full speed. The strip never stops, the die never stops, and the hole lands in the right place at 500 FPM.
TEKFAB builds two classes. Pull-through punches are non-driven, relying on the rollformer or uncoiler upstream to pull the strip past stationary die heads — simple, durable, and well suited to drywall keyhole, light-gauge studs, and other patterns where the repeat distance is fixed by the part design.
Servo-driven rotary punches add an independent servo motor to each die head, so the head can accelerate, decelerate, and reposition between hits. That makes them the right choice for tandem profiles, mixed patterns, and any application where the hole pattern is recipe-programmed rather than fixed by tooling geometry.
How a TEKFAB System Is Built
Pick the punch for the pattern, not the brochure.
PULL-THROUGH
Drive: Non-driven, pulled by rollformer.
Line speed: Up to 500 FPM.
Material thickness: Up to 18 ga, light gauge.
Typical use: Drywall Accessory and simple repeat patterns.
SERVO-DRIVEN
Drive: Independent servo, programmable.
Line speed: Up to 500 FPM, light gauge.
Material thickness: 0.032" max in light gauge configurations.
Pull-through wins on simplicity and cost when the pattern is a single repeat and the line speed is steady. Servo-driven wins when the pattern changes by recipe. We engineer the choice during quote review, not in the catalog.
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