Die Cutting Services

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In business for over 30 years, Sipe Steel Rule Die, Inc., provides close tolerance, reasonably priced die cutting services for a long list of printing and industrial manufacturing applications. Our large facility houses modern, high speed platen, traveling head, and flat bed die cutting equipment capable of producing parts measuring up to 69.5" long, 46" wide, and .375" thick, with accuracy of ±.004" or 1%. We can die cut, kiss cut, crease, score, and perforate a wide variety of non-metallic materials, including paper, fiberboard, plastic, chip board, and sheet rubber, as well as digital, silk screened, and offset printed sheets.
Our experience, technical expertise, attention to detail, and responsive customer service keep customers returning to Sipe. We provide you with the right solution for your application, and offer a wide variety of additional services inducing die making, foil stamping, embossing, laminating, fold and glue, as well as assembly and fulfillment. We are equipped to handle short, prototype runs as well as large scale production volumes of up to one million units with lead times of less than 48 hours. For those times when critical deadlines must be met, we also offer same day turnarounds.
To learn more about our extensive capabilities, read below, or contact us today.

.Past Projects
- Foil Stamping of Paint Sample Cards
- Die Making & Cutting of a Silicone Medical Mat
- Die Cutting, Collating & Packaging of Drawer Inserts
- Packaging Design, Die Making & Cutting of an Inner Tray Paperboard
Die Cutting Capabilities
- Cutting Method
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- Steel Rule Die (Using Platen Press)
CNC Stamping (With High Dies) - Flat Bed Cutting Plotter (Using Machine Tools)
Router (Using Machine Tools)
- Steel Rule Die (Using Platen Press)
- Cut Types
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- Die Cuts
Kiss Cuts
Creases - Cut Score
Perforation
- Die Cuts
- Equipment Features
- In-Line Stripping
Optical Sensor for Digital Cutting
- Materials
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- Paper Stock
Paper Board
Magnetic Material (up to .030)
Sintra PVC Foamboard
Digital, Silkscreen and Offset Printed Sheets
Self-Adhesive Material
Corrugated Fiberboard - Industrial Sheet Rubber
Plastic (up to .063)
Chipboard (up to .125)
Felt (up to .375)
Neoprene
Corrugated Plastic
Foam Core
- Paper Stock
- Die Cut Products
- Gaskets
Chipboard
- Thickness
- Up to .375 in.
- Length
- Up to 69.5 in.
- Width
- Up to 46.0 in.
- Accuracy
- .004 in.
1%
- Tolerance (+/-)
- 1/64 in.
.015 in.
- Additional Services
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- Die Making-Steel Rule Dies
Fold & Glue
Foil Stamping & Embossing
Laminating
Design Engineering - Pad Printing
Eyeleting
Assembly
Fulfillment
- Die Making-Steel Rule Dies
- Production Volume
- Prototype to Large Scale Production Volume (1,000,000)
- Lead Times
- Less than 48 hours, same day capable
Additional Information
- Industry Focus
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- Commercial Printers
Furniture
Industrial/Manufacturing Applications - Silkscreen Printers
Medical Device Manufacturers
- Commercial Printers
- Intended Applications
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- Color Swatch Cards
POP Displays
Hang Tags - Pocket Folders
Chipboard Products
- Color Swatch Cards
- Industry Standards
- Forestry Certification
International Association of Die Cutters and Die Makers (IADD)
- File Formats & Preparation
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- Files must be 100% scaled vector art with all text converted to centerline art:
Impact
Final Cut
Adobe Illustrator (AI)
Acrobat .PDF - Illustrator .eps
Other Formats (correct scale is critical):
.dde
.dxf
.dwg
- Files must be 100% scaled vector art with all text converted to centerline art: