What type of punching machine is used to punch celebrity card and anime pvc card?
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In the mass production of cards, the quality of the edge of the finished products is mainly determined by two factors: the sharpness and precision of the punching machine mold, and whether the punching pressure is uniform and stable. The blade clearance of the general industrial grade card punching machine can be controlled between 0.008mm and 0.015mm and the cutting life can reach more than 100000 times. The perfect fit ensures the cut cards edges are smooth, flat and free of burrs. But many low-cost studios or individual sellers use simple desktop card punching machines, whose mold accuracy is insufficient and the pressure distribution is uneven, which will lead to irregular burrs or even compression deformation at the edges of the cards.
For example, in the case of professional card production, the edge quality of the finished products is generally required to be at the level of “no cutting burrs, no wave deformation and no extrusion deformation”. In order to meet this standard, the punching machine must be equipped with a mold with high enough precision and a servo motor with a punching power of 7.5 kW or more to cleanly cut PVC, PET or paper-based materials in one go under enough pressure instead of forcibly separating by tearing. In addition to this, the mold also needs regular maintenance in the process of use. The mirror treatment technology can take off small patterns on the side of the blade of the mold, which can effectively solve the problem of burrs and dust brought out in the product punching and cutting, and make the product edge smooth and even. The small card that makes the rice has burrs when touched. This is ultimately due to a broken chain in the punching process. This problem can essentially be solved if we use a punching machine of sufficient precision and properly adjusted molds.
Can’t tear, can’t fold: How many horsepower does it take to punch and cut hard plastic PVC cards?
Plastic cards, like PVC hard cards, bank cards and membership cards, have one very intuitive feature: they cannot be torn open by hand and it is also hard to break them even when folded with force. This material is rigid, so its punching process is much stricter than that of paper cards and cannot be cut by one knife. So the question is how much horsepower is needed for the punching machine to punch 0.5mm-1.2mm thick PVC rigid sheet into standard card shapes at one time and cut them out clean?
From the engineering point of view, the punching force for cutting hard plastic cards depends on two factors: the shear strength of the material and the single punching circumference of the card. At present, the high power servo motor is used as the cutting power source in the mainstream configuration in the industry, and the power level is generally 5.5kW and 7.5kW. The 7.5 kW value is a completely validated safety limit in the card die-cutting field. This power can ensure a high enough shearing of PVC materials, without the risk of rapid mold wear due to excessive impact. 7.5KW servo power drive, punching speed of punching machine can be adjusted. When processing materials of different thicknesses, it can flexibly adapt to match the most suitable pressure and speed combination to ensure the smooth and consistent edges of the finished product.
Besides reducing the power, the accuracy of the feeding for the cutting machine is also very important. The high-precision servo feeding system and gapless ball screws realize the bi-directional positioning of the X-axis and Y-axis in the plane. The positioning accuracy is better than ± 0.10 mm. It means the position of each punching can be accurately aligned without any deviation that may cause the card size to be unqualified. It is supported by professional punching machine with servo power of 7.5KW or above and high precision feeding system when you get a PVc membership card with neat edge and smooth hand feeling.
High-end membership card production for cross-border business of anime card punching machines, nanny-level demonstration, and multiple uses on one machine
If you are a small printing factory or studio producing many card products at one time, you must have had a headache: too many devices. Making anime cards requires punching equipment; making PVC membership cards also requires punching equipment; making high-end business cards still requires punching equipment–if each product is purchased separately, not only will the cost be high, but the workshop space will also be insufficient. However, in fact, the modern card cutting machines are no longer the “specialists” who only can do one job, they can fully realize the flexible production with multiple uses.
For example, the standard step-by-step feeding and die-cutting system of the card equipment industry in Shenzhen can be used for various card materials, like paper, PVC film, PET film, and even magnetic film. The material is available in a thickness range of 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm, and sheets in the A3 size can be sent to the equipment for die-cutting processing. A typical cross-border process is as follows: In the morning, you are still punching and cutting anime-shaped PVC cards by using a shaped punching die. When the standard 86 × 54 mm membership card mold is changed at noon, the punching machine can immediately be changed to produce high-end membership cards and bank cards. In the afternoon, we will change a knife mold, which can also be used to batch cut business cards and game cards. The process parameters corresponding to each set of molds (punching stroke, pressure value, feeding step size) can be pre-stored in the control system of the equipment. When the mold is replaced, the corresponding parameters can be directly retrieved to restore production. The entire process takes 2 to 3 minutes.
The multifunctional punching machine also performs well in waste disposal and finished product collection. The equipment is provided with an automatic waste discharge system. When the die-cutting process is complete, the waste frame material is automatically separated from the finished card either pneumatically or mechanically. The waste falls into the waste collection box below, and the finished products are neatly stacked according to the set method—sequential (stacked according to production order) or classified (stacked according to different styles and zones). With the layout visual correction and positioning system and the step-by-step precise feeding structure, the whole process of feeding, punching, waste discharge and collection has realized a fully automated closed loop. More flexibly, this system can also be connected to the card packaging equipment in the later stage, so as to achieve an integrated solution from raw materials to finished product packaging, to truly realize a punching machine platform to solve the batch production needs of multiple card categories.
Summary
Generally, the main technical indicators of the card punching process can directly quantify the equipment performance and the finished product quality: The 7.5 KW servo motor is the reliable power threshold for punching PVC hard cards at present in the industry, which is enough to ensure that the whole process of cutting from paper cards to PVC sheets with a thickness of 1.2 mm is completed; the gap between the cutting edges of 0.008 mm and 0.015 mm is the engineering benchmark of the card edge to meet the standard of “no burrs and no wave deformation”. The layout visual correction and the servo bidirectional positioning can realize the cutting position accuracy of ± 0.10 mm, and can satisfy the dimensional tolerance requirements of high standard cards such as bank cards and smart cards. The 2-3 minutes for the mold switching and 15 minutes for the order adjustment make the small-scale and multi-variety card production model really practical in business. The equipment can produce cards (star exchange cards, PVC anime cards, bank cards, membership cards, game cards, playing cards, business cards, etc.) and can also be compatible with small packaging box die-cutting processing by changing molds. At the same time, the combination of accurate feed, automatic waste discharge and finished product classification and collection functions has greatly improved the overall production efficiency than the semi-automatic production method. The global star exchange card market is projected to reach approximately 11.93 billion yuan by 2025 and approach 25.08 billion yuan by 2032, with a CAGR of 11.3%. In this rapidly growing card market, the choice of a punching machine with good technical indicators directly affects the quality of finished products and production costs, and also determines the first touch of your card products in the hands of end users.