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Cutting machines

The GSC2 cutting machine with a guillotine blade is a highly versatile machine for production companies.

Cross cutter for industry and print shops

The GSC2 Guillotine Speed Cutter is an industrial cutting machine with a self-sharpening guillotine blade. This compact industrial guillotine cutter is designed as an automatic cutting machine for films, paper, nonwovens and other flexible materials. Key benefits at a glance:

  • Versatile cutting programmes with precise parameter settings
  • Available as a stand-alone machine or for integration into existing production lines
  • Compact, stable construction
  • Self-sharpening guillotine blade for consistently clean cut edges
  • Selectable operator side: right or left
  • Cross-cutting as standard; optional slitting in the material-flow direction

This gives the GSC2 flexibility and precision in a compact system — a reliable solution for your production.

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Cuts many materials, from very thin films through to nonwovens

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Clean, straight cuts and simple operation

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Extensive options and robust construction

Cutting programmes for many materials

The standard GSC2 model processes a wide range of films (PP, PE, LDPE, PET, PVC), papers from 18 g/m² to 500 g/m², nonwovens, membranes and flexible products such as flexible conductor films, photovoltaic films and printed circuits. Our cutting machines cut your materials accurately and cleanly. The cutting machine is used primarily in:

  • production companies in the automotive and electrical industries
  • the graphic arts industry and print shops
  • the packaging industry

Wide range of cutting principles

Depending on your requirements, we supply our standard model configured for the selected cutting principles. The standard model cuts using the following modes:

The selected mode, leading edge or trailing edge, cuts products that are laminated into a transparent web.

The leading or trailing edge of a product is detected and the guillotine blade is positioned accordingly.

The entered overhang leaves a piece of film protruding beyond the sheet.

If a negative value is entered, the sheet is trimmed instead.

The illustration shows the cutting edge on the leading edgeThe illustration shows the cutting edge on the trailing edge

This mode cuts products from a transparent or translucent web, as in the “cut to leading or trailing edge” operating mode.

Both the first and the second edge are detected and cut.

The transparent intermediate sections are cut out.

The overhangs can be set separately from one another.

The illustration shows the cutting edges on the front and rear edges

In this operating mode, the built-in light sensor is used to detect translucent areas within a sheet or at the end of the sheet.

The sheet length is also entered so that only features within a defined window are detected.

The same function can be used with an optional colour-contrast sensor. This allows colour differences to be taught to the machine, which the machine then uses as the trigger for the cut.

The operator can select the sensor to be used from the pull-down menu.

Whichever sensor is used, in this operating mode the selected sensor is calibrated to the properties of the sheet and the relevant feature.

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Standard model for industrial applications

Versatile guillotine cutting system

The GSC2 guillotine cutting system uses a 700 mm-wide self-sharpening guillotine blade.

  • Cutting width up to 700 mm; material-flow direction configurable when ordering
  • Speed up to 30 m/min; positioning accuracy ± 0.1 mm
  • High-quality sensors for detecting edges, colour marks and colour contrasts
  • Various outfeed tables, an outfeed conveyor or a stacker, depending on requirements
  • Recipe management for cutting programmes; export via USB stick
  • Compact design and simple touchscreen operation

High working speed, precise controls and flexible settings significantly reduce process costs. Standard models are generally available within 12 weeks.

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Industrial quality made in Austria

Since 2008, Fetzel Maschinenbau has been developing and producing cutting machines in Vorarlberg, Austria. Every system

  • is manufactured exclusively from high-quality components, preferably European-made
  • is designed for many years of sustainable continuous operation
  • can be supported quickly via remote maintenance (optional)
  • has spare parts available even decades later

An experienced service team is always on hand and ensures a smooth production process that companies worldwide can rely on.

Industrial cutting of films, paper and flexible materials

The GSC2 Guillotine Cutter is a film cutting machine for industrial use, consistently cutting paper, nonwoven and film webs to the set length. The machine offers a wide range of functions::

  • Cutting programmes for different processing options
  • Individually configurable process parameters
  • Operation via an intuitive touchscreen control panel
  • Fast adaptation to changes in the product range
  • OPC UA interface for integration into the control system (optional)
  • Emergency-stop circuit that can be linked to surrounding systems (optional)
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Integration into a production line or use as a stand-alone solutiong

The GSC2 cutting machine can be integrated into production lines or used as a stand-alone machine.

  • In production lines: It can be positioned easily downstream of a laminator or another system. An integrated dancer roller detects the web speed and automatically regulates the process speed.
  • Stand-alone operation: For cutting from the roll, the guillotine cutter is equipped with a roll unwinder and outfeed table, speeding up the cutting process. The compact version is available for simple, lightweight rolls up to 50 kg and 250 mm in diameter. The large unwinder version enables unattended processing of rolls up to 300 kg and 600 mm in diameter. Pneumatic unwinder shafts are available in 3″ and 6″ versions.
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Modular expansion for a wide range of applications

The cutting system can be expanded as required — from roll processing through to use directly downstream of a machine.

Available modules include:

The compact or large film unwinder feeds the product to the cutting machine.

The machine cuts it to length or according to contrast or mark detection, then transports the material onward.

Alternatively, the products are collected in a sheet delivery unit.

Schematic illustration: The film unwinder feeds the product from the cutting machine toIllustration showing products arranged in a display rack

The large film unwinder supplies the material, the cutting machine cuts it into sheets, and the stacker stacks the sheets on a pallet up to a height of 80 cm.

On request, adhesive labels can be fed in so that they protrude from the side, making it easy to separate the sheet stacks.

Schematic diagram of a drum with a de-stacker

This configuration combines lamination with the cutting process. It enables a cold film (protective film) to be applied to your product and then cut.

The product can be fed from the roll or as sheeted material.

The cross cutter is available with:

  • Cut-Lam with intelligent infeed table (Brands)
  • Cut-Lam with unwinder
Schematic illustration of the cutting process with cold lamination

The roll unwinder feeds your material web to the cutting machine.

The attached rewinder winds up the material and enables long film sections, such as 20 m, to be cut to length.

This allows small film rolls to be produced from large film rolls.

Schematic illustration of the cutting process with wrapping

With our guillotine cutting machine, you initially invest only in the equipment you currently need. Many modules can be retrofitted later. This keeps you flexible, helps avoid downtime and saves design and investment costs.

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Custom cutting machine solutions

If the available configuration options for our standard models are not enough to handle your process in the required way, we will find a custom solution. Request our configuration guide:

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Comprehensive services

Feasibility checks

Visit us and experience live how your substrates and films are processed on our technical centre machine. This gives you an immediate impression of the results.

Alternatively, send us your materials. We will carry out the tests for you, let you join the trial live on request, and then send you a sample.

Our service shows you clearly whether and how your products can be processed. This helps you avoid failed trials, save both time and money, and benefit from our expertise. Together, we find the right solution for your requirements — for example when answering questions such as:

  • Can the materials or products you use be cut?
  • Is the cutting quality satisfactory?
  • Is simultaneous slitting possible?
  • How does the material behave in the sheet delivery unit, and how reliably do offcuts fall into the waste box?
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Developing the cutting process

Cutting a material web or flexible products may seem straightforward at first glance. In practice, however, questions often arise, such as:

  • How good is the cut quality?
  • Does cutting cause contamination on the cutting blade or in the surrounding area?
  • Does the standard machine have enough cutting force to separate the material?
  • Is there any static charge in the process?
  • Does the product track properly, or can wrinkles form?
  • Can the cut products be stacked easily?
  • Can offcuts interfere with the process?
  • How well does slitting work with the material you want to use?

Are you still looking for the optimal process for cutting your film webs, paper webs, nonwovens or conductor films? We support you in developing a suitable cutting process for your operation. With our know-how and process support, you can achieve the desired quality quickly.

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Comprehensive support

With more than 40 years of experience in developing and manufacturing machines, we offer practical, competent support:

  • Easy remote maintenance: via a remote maintenance gateway, we help the operator at the machine quickly and efficiently. Our support team can see the screen directly, make software adjustments and install updates. Requirements: LAN or Wi-Fi connection.
  • Real-time data transfer: On request, we set up an OPC UA connection to transfer live data from the machine to a control system. Data or recipes can also be specified from a higher-level control system.
  • 12-month warranty, extendable to 24 months (excluding wear parts)
  • Spare parts available for decades
  • Commissioning and training at our factory — or at your site if requested
  • Flexible financing options on request
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FAQ

Depending on the material to be cut or the level of adhesion, a guillotine blade, a cross-cut with a stationary blade, or a fixed or rotating circular blade can be used. For films with very poor adhesion, such as adhesion films, crush cutting is recommended. In this process, the material is not cut; it is pinched off. For materials such as foam or felt, a burst cut is used; this works with a rapidly rotating circular blade.

The term cross cutter is essentially an umbrella term for cutting a web to length. The cross-cutting principle can be a guillotine, burst, rotary or crush cut. The GSC2 is a cross cutter that works according to the guillotine cutting principle. A slitter, or slitting machine, differs from this by trimming a web along the side — also known as edge trimming. When strips are cut, this is referred to as a slitting or multi-slit system.

A guillotine cutter consists of a movable guillotine blade and a die. The guillotine blade lowers and slides along the die. It touches the die at only one point — with a scissor-like blade offset, as with normal household scissors. This sharpens the blade with every cut. Depending on the material to be cut, the blade offset must be set differently.

With cross-cutting, a material web is cut to length or a sheet is shortened. The cutting direction runs at 90° to the material-flow direction.

With slitting, a material web is trimmed along the side (edge trimming), divided or cut into strips. A stationary blade, circular blade or crush-cut blade can be used.

Yes, this is possible. With the GSC2 from Fetzel Maschinenbau, slitting followed by cross-cutting is possible.

The guillotine blade self-sharpens through contact with the dies. Abrasive materials, such as copper on flexible circuits, wear the blade more heavily. This means that with these materials, the blade may need to be reground or replaced after several hundred thousand cuts.

A guillotine blade can be replaced using standard tools. Allow around one hour for this.

There are cutting machines, such as the GSC2 from Fetzel Maschinenbau, that support both options. A preset speed can be selected, or a material web can be guided over the built-in dancer roller. The cutting machine with guillotine blade then automatically operates at the same speed as the upstream machine.