This SAFAN VS 255 4 is a used guillotine shear, a machine designed to make straight, clean cuts across sheet metal in a single shearing stroke. Guillotine shears of this kind — sometimes referred to as plate shears — are a fundamental tool in metal fabrication, steelwork, and sheet metal processing, where accurate, high-volume straight cutting is required. SAFAN is a well-established Dutch manufacturer with a long history of producing sheet metal working machinery, including guillotine shears, press brakes, and related equipment, serving the metalworking and fabrication industries.
This machine was built new in 1997 and is located in the Netherlands. It carries a cutting capacity of 2,550 mm wide by 4 mm thick, meaning it can shear sheet material up to 2,550 mm in length at a maximum material thickness of 4 mm.
The back gauge — the stop that positions the sheet to control the width of the cut — is electrically adjustable, allowing the operator to set and change cut dimensions with precision and repeatability from the control panel rather than by hand. The cutting angle and the blade gap (cutting clearance) are both adjusted manually, giving the operator control over the shear geometry to suit different material types and thicknesses, though these settings require physical adjustment at the machine.
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