1. the act or process of punching holes or making perforations in material before a main operation or assembly
Usage: technical; manufacturing

1. to punch or perforate (material) in advance of a subsequent process or assembly
Usage: technical; manufacturing

Examples

• The factory uses prepunching to create alignment holes before welding the metal sheets together.
• Prepunching the cardboard reduces the time needed for final assembly.
• The machine is prepunching the leather before the stitching process begins.
• They are prepunching the paper to ensure precise hole placement for binding.
• Prepunching saves labor costs by automating the perforation step early in production.