Material Cutting Services Chart

This informative chart outlines the optimal equipment selections for cutting over 50 distinct materials, along with cutting ranges and tolerances applicable to our equipment. Discover the cutting service that best aligns with your material, application, and volume requirements.

Mercer Gasket & Shim – Material Cutting by Capability Chart
Intended Cutting Material:	Waterjet Cutting	Laser Cutting	Flash Cutting	Knife Cutting	Flatbed Diecutting	Router Cutting
(Metal)
Aluminum	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Brass	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Copper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Hastelloy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Inconel	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Lead	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Monel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nickel	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Rubber Coated Metal	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Soft Iron	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Carbon Steel	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Stainless Steel	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Titanium	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
(Non-Metal)
Buna-N	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Butyl	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Carbon Fiber	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ceramic	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Cloth Inserted	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cork	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Diaphragm	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
EPDM	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Felt	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fiberglass	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
G-10	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Glass	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Gore-Tex	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Granite	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Graphoil	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Gylon	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Hypalon	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Kevlar	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Koroseal	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Natural Rubber	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Neoprene	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Perfluoroslastomer	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
PTFE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
EMI	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Polyurethane	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Pure Gum	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PVC	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Red Rubber	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Silicone	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Sponge	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stone	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Tile	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Vegetable Fiber	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Viton	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Plastic	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Wood	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Leather	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
White Neoprene	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wire Mesh	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mercer Gasket & Shim – Equipment Cutting Specifications
	Waterjet Cutting	Laser Cutting	Flash Cutting	Knife Cutting	Flatbed DieCutting	Router Cutting
Cutting Thickness (Max)	2″ (50.8 mm)	0.125″ (3.175 mm)	0.500″ (12.7 mm)	0.500″ (12.7 mm)	2″ (50.8mm)	5″ (127mm)
Cutting Length (Max)	144″ (3654.6 mm)	120″ (3048 mm)	120″ (3048 mm)	120″ (3048 mm)	118″ (2997.2 mm)	120″ (3048mm)
Cutting Width (Max)	144″ (3654.6 mm)	60″ (1524 mm)	60″ (1524 mm)	60″ (1524 mm)	58″ (1473.2 mm)	60″ (1524mm)
Tolerance (+/-)	0.007″ (0.1778 mm)	0.002″ (0.0508 mm)	0.010″ (0.254 mm)	0.010″ (0.254 mm)	0.002″ (0.0508mm)	± 0.005″ or 0.13 mm.
Production Volume	High Volume	High volume	Prototype, high Volume,	Prototype, high Volume,	High Volume	High Volume

Our Capabilities

Knife Cutting

Mercer Gasket & Shim’s highly accurate, state-of-the-art knife cutting capabilities allow us to deliver products to customers when speed, flexibility, and convenience are important.

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Laser Cutting

Specializing in fast turnaround of thin-gauge components, Mercer Gasket & Shim offers world-class laser cutting services for applications where precision is a high priority and quality is essential.

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Waterjet Cutting

Mercer Gasket & Shim’s waterjet cutting service offers a fast, flexible, and accurate method for fabricating complex or difficult parts while maintaining the integrity of the material.

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Flatbed Die Cutting

Our high-speed, Flatbed die-cutting can be used to create a variety of components, such as gaskets, packaging, bumpers, dampeners, labels, printed products, and more.

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CNC Router Cutting

Mercer Gasket & Shim is equipped with new, state-of-the-art router cutting equipment. We can assist with mid to high volume mass production runs.

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