A cutting equipment having a cutting device with a cutting element which is linearly reversibly movable in a cutting direction (CD), and a drive device for reversibly moving the cutting element , wherein the drive device includes a pneumatically driven piston/cylinder arrangement , the piston/cylinder arrangement comprising a cylinder and a piston ; the piston having a first effective piston surface and a second effective piston surface , wherein the cutting device is connected with the second effective piston surface and the first effective piston surface faces away from the cutting device , the piston being linearly reversibly movable in the cylinder between a retracted position and an extended position, the cylinder having a first end and a second end and being separated by the piston into a first cylinder chamber arranged between the first effective piston surface and the first end of the cylinder , and a second cylinder chamber arranged between the second effective piston surface and the second end of the cylinder , characterized in that the cutting equipment further comprises a switch valve having a high-pressure input port , a high-pressure output port and a low-pressure output port , with the high-pressure input port coupled to a high-pressure source, the high-pressure output port coupled to the first cylinder chamber and the low-pressure output port coupled to the second cylinder chamber , wherein the switch valve is adapted to connect the high-pressure input port to the high-pressure output port upon application of a pressurized fluid, and to connect the high-pressure output port to the low-pressure output port upon reduction of the pressure level of the pressurized fluid. wherein the drive device includes a pneumatically driven piston/cylinder arrangement , the piston/cylinder arrangement comprising a cylinder and a piston ; the piston having a first effective piston surface and a second effective piston surface , wherein the cutting device is connected with the second effective piston surface and the first effective piston surface faces away from the cutting device , the piston being linearly reversibly movable in the cylinder between a retracted position and an extended position, the cylinder having a first end and a second end and being separated by the piston into a first cylinder chamber arranged between the first effective piston surface and the first end of the cylinder , and a second cylinder chamber arranged between the second effective piston surface and the second end of the cylinder , characterized in that the cutting equipment further comprises a switch valve having a high-pressure input port , a high-pressure output port and a low-pressure output port , with the high-pressure input port coupled to a high-pressure source, the high-pressure output port coupled to the first cylinder chamber and the low-pressure output port coupled to the second cylinder chamber , wherein the switch valve is adapted to connect the high-pressure input port to the high-pressure output port upon application of a pressurized fluid, and to connect the high-pressure output port to the low-pressure output port upon reduction of the pressure level of the pressurized fluid. <EOS>