PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING

Description

B26F covers machines and apparatus for perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out, and severing operations performed by methods other than traditional cutting. This includes mechanical presses, die-cutting machines, perforation equipment, and punching devices that remove or separate material through impact, shearing, or forming rather than blade cutting. The classification encompasses both manual and powered equipment for creating holes, forming blanks, or separating workpieces from stock material across various materials including paper, textiles, leather, metals, and plastics. Adjacent classes B26D (cutting by blades) and B26B (hand tools) are excluded; B26F specifically addresses non-blade severing and perforation technologies.