buyers guide to high specification perforating

Bespoke Products

In addition to this comprehensive range of ex-stock products, we also offer a bespoke service.

Our punching capacity comprises an unrivalled array of perforating and ancilliary equipment, enabling us to offer a broad range of solutions for your perforating requirements.

Scope

Our UK based manufacturing capabilities typically offer:

• Hole sizes from 0.8mm to 40mm diameter
• Unlimited variety of patterns
• Material thickness from 0.3mm to 10mm
• Up to 1500mm wide material in coil or sheet form

Free/Open Area %

This is the ratio of holes to total perforated area.

Margins

Perforated material can be supplied with margins or unperforated areas.

Sheet Metalworking

Our suite of turret punch presses complements our all-across capacity and enables us to offer a variety of supplementary punching operations:

• Notching
• Bolt-holes
• Additional
• Extra holes
  

For further details on our fabrication services, please request our Options brochure.

Typical Pitch Configurations

Pitch or centre dimension is measured from hole centre to hole centre

Perforated Metal Check List

1. 1. Material type and grade
2. 2. Hole shape
3. 3. Hole Size
4. 4. Pitch dimension
5. 5. Pitch configuration
6. 6. Size of sheet or coil
7. 7. Gauge of material
8. 8. Number of sheets or length of coil
9. 9. Free area
10. 10. Margins or unperforated areas
11. 11. Ancillary work, E.g. Bolt Hole, Notching, Forming etc.

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• Ash & Lacy reserves the right to modify the stock range at any time.