Machine for punching a box-shaped element, or suchlike, including at least one punching head provided with at least one punch and translatable in a direction toward or away from a substantially vertical side of the box-shaped element and at least one counter-head that contrasts the punching head, the side of the box-shaped element is positioned during use between the punching head and the counter-head, the counter-head is configured to be inserted inside the box-shaped element and to rest against an internal surface of the side in order to maintain the box-shaped element in position on a work plane, and the punching head is translated toward the counter-head in the direction so as to perforate the side by means of the punch and make at least one through hole therein.

The present invention relates to a die cutting insert comprising a punch shoe having an angled guide surface. The die cutting assembly further comprises a trim punch arranged at least partly along the angled guide surface, such that the trim punch is movable along the angled guide surface between a first, extended position and a second, retracted position. In further aspects, the invention relates to a die cutting assembly and a method of cutting sheet metals.

A thermoforming trim press has one or more connecting arms for driving a movable platen, each arm having a pivotal connection between two adjacent sections of each connecting arm which is normally locked during normal press operation whereby the movable platen is able to move further back from a normal retracted position to increase the available clearance when changing or maintaining tools mounted on the movable platen. The pivoting ability of the connecting arm sections also simplifies adjusting the stroke of the press. A counterweight may be driven by the crank pins to match the press stroke adjustments and to thereby correspond the movement of the counterweight to the movement of the movable platen.

Method and device for producing a particulate tobacco product. The method includes conveying a supplied flat starting material comprising tobacco along a processing plane to a punching station; punching out at least one tobacco particle from the starting material using a punching tool of the punching station; and supplying the at least one punched-out tobacco particles as a particulate tobacco product.

Machine for punching a box-shaped element, or suchlike, including at least one punching head provided with at least one punch and translatable in a direction toward or away from a substantially vertical side of the box-shaped element and at least one counter-head that contrasts the punching head, the side of the box-shaped element is positioned during use between the punching head and the counter-head, the counter-head is configured to be inserted inside the box-shaped element and to rest against an internal surface of the side in order to maintain the box-shaped element in position on a work plane, and the punching head is translated toward the counter-head in the direction so as to perforate the side by means of the punch and make at least one through hole therein.