Conventional folding machine perf systems are well known for distorting the sheet in three directions: downward, as the perf blade enters the sheet, upward as it exits (Figure 1, below left) and horizontally, as it pushes the paper away from the counter knife (Figure 1, below right). Take a look at what the perfed sheets look like coming off your folding machine. You'll probably agree, not only are they unsightly, but the lighter stocks simply do not run well through laser printers or color copiers, breaking apart or jamming up as the jagged edges catch inside.
Unlike these conventional perf systems, our Micro-Perforator is designed to cut through only to the bottom of the sheet and not beyond - much like a precise kiss-cut. The knife area actually touching the sheet is extremely small compared to a regular perf blade.
And since we're not cutting against a counter knife, we can use a much stronger double-bevel blade with extremely fine tooth patterns.
This means you get a cleaner, finer cut equal to-and often better-than what you'd get on a die cutter. So the sheet lays flat and passes easily through any laser printer, copier or press.