PASS punches are normally produced with back taper to reduce galling and premature punch wear.

However it should be mentioned that back taper is very important when punching materials such as stainless steel or very thick material to reduce galling and eliminate breakage of the tool corners and edges.

We recommend a line polished version for cutting parts, which have to be produced sink-eroded (special shape with internal shape, e.g. cross-form, U-form, etc.) and in high qualitity sheets.