Dye guillotines incorporate a swing beam mechanism for shearing steel plate. These machines are designed and manufactured to withstand the loads of continuous use at maximum capacity. This system is regarded as the ultimate for accuracy, reliability and performance.

The DYE swing beam is constructed as a very rigid box beam [maxR]. This allows the rake to be maintained at a low angle to optimise cut quality. The swing beam containing the top blade pivots on large spherical roller bearings. The minimal clearances of these high quality bearings coupled with the rigid box beam [maxR] and table design maintains a constant blade gap over the entire cut length providing excellent cut quality.

The combination of a double-edged top blade and a low rake angle keeps the effects of bow, twist and camber in cut strips to a minimum. The rake angle is fixed while the blade gap is infinitely variable within the cutting range of the guillotine. The DYE design allows steel plate of any thickness, within the machines rated capacity, to be cut accurately.

The swing beams movement also results in simultaneous withdrawal of both the back gauge and the top blade, making jamming extremely unlikely.

• The main spherical roller bearings for the top blade are situated at the rear of the machine near the neutral axis of the side frames. Due to the DYE design [maxR] , the springing of the machine side frames has no influence on the blade clearance [x] and the blade clearance is more accurately maintained over the entire cut length.

• The swing beam movement allows simultaneous withdrawal of the back gauge and the top blade, reducing the risk of jamming.