Plastic Shims & Gaskets
Custom Shims.
Precision cut shims, from simple OD/ID washers to complex components, made to your exact requirements in high-quality materials, with a technical team to support you and fast worldwide delivery.
- Material thicknesses
- 0.012–150 mm
- Shim materials
- 20+
Creating the custom shim you need
Bespoke shims, in the material you need.
We work closely with customers and partners to supply bespoke, custom-cut shims and gaskets worldwide, in a wide range of materials and thicknesses.
As a leading UK custom shim manufacturer, our knowledgeable technical team helps you select the right material and design the component.
Talk to our technical teamPrecision-cut components
Simple to complex, cut to your tolerances.
We offer a wide range of shapes, from simple OD/ID components to complex parts, made to your specifications and specified tolerances. Making up a gap from stock shims instead? The shim stack calculator works out the fewest colour-coded Polymex® shims to use.
Die cutting
Fast, repeatable cutting for production runs.
Precision laser cutting
Fine detail and tight tolerances on complex profiles.
Water jet cutting
Clean cuts through thicker materials, with no heat.
Tried and tested
Every custom shim is tried and tested to meet industry standards.
High-quality materials
Our shim materials.
Once your base material is specified, we source high-quality material for your project.
These are the materials we cut most often and the thicknesses they are available in. If yours is not listed, our sales team will be happy to help.
Contact our sales team| Shim material | Available thicknesses |
|---|---|
| Polymex® | 0.012 to 3.000 mm |
| Kapton® | 0.023 to 0.125 mm |
| Mylar® | 0.012 to 0.500 mm |
| Hostaphan® | 0.012 to 0.350 mm |
| Melinex® | 0.050 to 0.350 mm |
| Plastazote® | 3.000 to 50.000 mm |
| Teflon™ | 0.500 to 150.000 mm |
| Klingersil® | 0.025 to 4.000 mm |
| Sil-Pad® | 0.150 to 0.375 mm |
| Gap Pad® | 0.254 to 6.350 mm |
| Formex™ | 0.127 to 1.570 mm |
| Nomex® | 0.050 to 0.760 mm |
| Gylon® | 0.400 to 6.400 mm |
| Sepco® | 0.397 to 6.350 mm |
| Lexan® | 2.000 to 15.000 mm |
| PTFE | 0.500 to 50.000 mm |
| Chorlastic | 3.175 to 6.350 mm |
| Nylon | 0.500 to 2.000 mm |
| Rigid PVC | 0.250 to 6.000 mm |
| Adhesive | 0.050 to 0.130 mm |
| HIPS | 0.400 to 4.000 mm |
- Polymex®
- 0.012 to 3.000 mm
- Kapton®
- 0.023 to 0.125 mm
- Mylar®
- 0.012 to 0.500 mm
- Hostaphan®
- 0.012 to 0.350 mm
- Melinex®
- 0.050 to 0.350 mm
- Plastazote®
- 3.000 to 50.000 mm
- Teflon™
- 0.500 to 150.000 mm
- Klingersil®
- 0.025 to 4.000 mm
- Sil-Pad®
- 0.150 to 0.375 mm
- Gap Pad®
- 0.254 to 6.350 mm
- Formex™
- 0.127 to 1.570 mm
- Nomex®
- 0.050 to 0.760 mm
- Gylon®
- 0.400 to 6.400 mm
- Sepco®
- 0.397 to 6.350 mm
- Lexan®
- 2.000 to 15.000 mm
- PTFE
- 0.500 to 50.000 mm
- Chorlastic
- 3.175 to 6.350 mm
- Nylon
- 0.500 to 2.000 mm
- Rigid PVC
- 0.250 to 6.000 mm
- Adhesive
- 0.050 to 0.130 mm
- HIPS
- 0.400 to 4.000 mm
Other materials and thicknesses on request.
Specified in
Aviation, automotive, defence and marine.
Our custom shims are trusted across industries where precision is not negotiable.
Shim materials
Which shim material suits your assembly?
Our guide to the types of shims compares plastic, metal and specialist shims and how to specify them. For the specialist materials in the table above, see Kapton® polyimide film, Nomex® insulation, PTFE, thermal interface materials and engineering plastics.
Types of shimsGet a quote today
Get a quote for custom shims.
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Send your drawing
Upload a DXF, DWG, PDF or STEP file, or describe the part. Everything you send is handled in confidence.
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Material advice
Our technical team helps you select the right material and thickness for the application.
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Precision cut in-house
Die cutting, precision laser or water jet, chosen to hold your specified tolerances.
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Delivered to your deadline
Manufactured in the UK and shipped worldwide.
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Tell us what you need and a member of our technical team will be in touch.
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