Perforation Cutting

Perforating?In the commercial printing industry, Perforating refers to a procedure that creates a series of small punctures in paper or cardstock, usually along a straight line, to allow a portion of the printed piece to be easily detached by hand.

These punctures, called perforations, reduce the tear strength of the paper so that it can be pulled apart cleanly without the use of scissors or other cutting device. Depending on the project, the perforations might be created as small round holes or they might be created as tiny slits.

Perforation refers to a print finishing process during which tiny holes are punched into a printed item such as a ticket or voucher. Adding this line of tiny holes is often done to achieve one of two things.

The size of each perforated hole or slit, and the spacing between them, is what determines the amount of effort needed to separate the paper along the perforation. Perforations improve the function and practicality of a printed piece. Adding a vertical and/or horizontal row of perforations allows one or more sections to be separated quickly and precisely from the main document.