Meet the Manufacturers, episode 1: General Metal Engraving

GK: Yes, it’s cutting through the felt, kiss cutting to the liner. And over here, we have some kind of shield, used in an electronic device. That’s copper, actually.

Another example of a die that cuts out film and foam, used for electronics.

NH: Some kind of foam gasket.

GK: Yes. This is a multi-level die.

Old school: coasters, for your drink.

Here is an example of diagnostic test strips that we make dies for. A medical application.

NH: This is a very fine comb-like shape.

GK: Yes. We need to go these days plus or minus five microns.

This is an example of something that would use male/female rotary dies. We have the male die with the crease, and the female die with the channel. The two rollers roll together, creating this for the faux credit card industry.