The shear works horizontally through an hydraulic cylinder. The die is loaded on a tray sliding in and out the shear automatically. A dedicated hydraulic set powers the main cylinder which moves a high-resistance steel built knife. The latter runs on top of the die in order to shear off the butt and to transfer it to a tray located at the bottom, in front of the machine. The operator, once put the die on the tray, he presses two pushbutton in order to make the die tray slide into the machine. Then a safety fence is locked to allow shearing start. Included in the scope of supply are: