Thermoform Trim Tools
Thermoforming trim dies & steel rule tooling for high-speed production
The diemaker of choice for trim station tooling — floating, heated and multi-level dies tuned to your formed part.
Thermoformers turn to Sharples as their diemaker of choice for trim station tooling. Our success is built on understanding the customer's process — from the formed sheet indexing through to the final station.
We align the formed parts to the trim, design proper buildups to accommodate part depth, and help you achieve the best-trimmed part with different knife options, locators and heat. Commercial diemakers may have similar CNC equipment, but no one matches the decades of thermoforming knowledge Sharples brings.
Sharples can start from a file, part drawing or formed sheet and create a complete set of tooling — steel rule cutting dies, backup plates, cutting plate options, strippers and stackers. We also have years of experience in floating, multi-level and heated dies.
Our experience spans numerous inline machines including OMG, Kiefel and Sencorp. Let Sharples work with your engineers to get the job done.
Capabilities
What we build for thermoform trim
Heated Steel Rule Dies
Controlled heat for clean cuts in difficult materials and thick gauges.
Floating Steel Rule Dies
Floating designs that follow the formed sheet for consistent trim.
Multi-Level Trim
Trim multiple part heights and planes in a single, registered tool.
Cutting Plates
Backup and cutting plate options engineered for long die life.
Stackers
Up- and down-stacking solutions for reliable downstream handling.
End of Arm Tools
Robotic EOAT and inline stripping for fully automated trim cells.
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Other Sharples capabilities
Let Sharples be your primary die vendor.
Send a drawing, a part or a formed sheet — our diemakers will engineer the best solution for your converting or thermoforming line.