The cutting die is an important part of sample preparation of rubber and plastic. It is crucial that the cutting die is flawless and will give you excellent samples when you cut. The smallest nick in the sample could cause a failure that will represent your sample preparation instead of your materials properties. Elastocon offers specimen cutting dies, EP 04, manufactured in both standard and special shapes.

Cylindrical pieces can be cut from thicker parts of a rubber product with the EP 03 rotating knife.

Besides cutting presses and cutting dies Elastocon also offers other sample preparation equipment, like the conditioning box, EP 05, for conditioning of the samples in a stable environment. The Nick Cutter, EP 07, the Bizerba Slicer, and silver pens are additional sample preparation equipment.