Persdraaikop

Persdraaikop is a Dutch term used in industrial and technical contexts to describe a rotating or swivel head fitted to a machine or tool. The word combines pers, meaning press or industrial equipment in some contexts, with draaikop, a swivel or rotating head. In practice, a persdraaikop refers to a component that can pivot or rotate around an axis to orient tooling, actuators, or workpieces without moving the entire machine.

Applications and usage are mainly found in manufacturing settings. In printing and embossing presses, a persdraaikop may allow adjustment of roller or die orientation to accommodate different formats or operations. In metalworking, woodworking, or other press-based equipment, similar swivel heads enable multi-station work, tool changes, or angled processing on a single machine. The term is not standardized and tends to appear in vendor catalogs, maintenance manuals, or field jargon rather than in formal dictionaries.

Etymology and regional usage indicate that persdraaikop is a descriptive compound rather than a fixed product name. It is more commonly encountered in Dutch-speaking regions such as the Netherlands and parts of Belgium, where sector-specific terminology is frequent. Because the phrase is somewhat obscure outside specialized texts, readers may encounter it with varying definitions depending on the equipment and industry.

See also: rotary head, swivel head, pivoting tool, milling and punching machine components.