Punch Tools' custom curtain wall punch presses are engineered to slash installation time while ensuring identical, high-precision punches. Our standalone hydraulic stations allow for the perfect placement of countersunk holes and deadbolt knockouts on complex aluminum extrusions, ensuring a seamless fit for any architectural design.

Overcoming Design Challenges: The Two-Step Process

Mounting curtain wall mullions often requires placing countersunk holes in difficult locations—specifically between screw chaser channels. To prevent deforming the structural integrity of aircraft-grade aluminum, we utilize a proprietary two-part operation:

Perspective view of countersunk top punched holes.

Highlighting difficult placement between screw chasers.

Side view highlighting punched side mounting holes.

Alternate Model 1: Heavy-Duty Mullions

Larger architectural models face similar challenges. Our standalone hydraulic stations handle these larger profiles with the same two-step accuracy, ensuring no "oil-canning" or structural bowing occurs near the screw chasers.

The Punch Tools Standalone Hydraulic Press: The workhorse behind the two-step punching and countersinking process.

Alternate Model 2: Lockset & Deadbolt Knockouts

For extrusions requiring integrated hardware, our tooling supports perpendicular punches through screw chasers and deadbolt knockouts across multiple surfaces in a single station setup.

Detailed views of high-precision lockset and deadbolt knockouts.