This Haco TS 3100 X 12 MM is a guillotine shear — also commonly referred to as a squaring shear or plate shear — a machine designed to make straight, clean cuts across sheet metal and plate by driving a blade down against a fixed lower blade. Haco is a Belgian manufacturer with a long-standing reputation in the sheet metal fabrication industry, producing a broad range of cutting, bending, and forming machinery for metalworking shops and industrial fabricators worldwide. This example is offered used and is located in Belgium.
The machine's principal capacity is a cutting length of 3,100 mm, meaning it can process sheet material up to just over three metres wide in a single pass. Maximum sheet thickness is rated at 12 mm for St 45 grade steel, which is a structural mild steel commonly used as a benchmark for shear capacity ratings. Together, these figures place this guillotine firmly in the heavy-duty segment, suited to production environments handling substantial plate thicknesses and wide-format sheet.
The stroke rate is variable, running from 7 to 17 strokes per minute, giving the operator the ability to match cutting speed to the material being processed — slower rates for thicker or more demanding cuts, higher rates for thinner sheet in volume production. The cutting edge angle is likewise adjustable, ranging from 0.5° to 3°, which allows fine control over the shear angle applied during cutting; a shallower angle reduces distortion on thinner material, while a steeper angle assists penetration on thicker plate.
The machine is also equipped with a foldable backgauge, which allows repeatable positioning of sheet material to achieve consistent cut lengths across a production run. The folding design enables the backgauge to be stowed when not required, keeping the working area clear.
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