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CNC Machining & Laser Cutting

American Plastic Supply provides CNC routing and laser cutting services for custom plastic parts, panels, guards, displays, blanks, and production components. Based in Clearwater, Florida, we support customers throughout Tampa Bay, Florida, and the Southeast with plastic cutting, machining, and fabrication services.

Custom Plastic Parts, Panels, Blanks & Components

American Plastic Supply provides CNC and laser cutting services for custom plastic parts, cut-to-size sheets, display components, machine guards, panels, blanks, fixtures, and production parts.

Whether you need one prototype, a small batch, or repeat production, our shop is set up to cut plastic quickly, accurately, and efficiently.

Our Cutting Capacity

We operate multiple large-format cutting machines, allowing us to handle both small custom jobs and larger production runs.

CNC Machining

In-house capabilities to quickly complete work.

Three 5' x 10' CNC routers

Ideal for thicker plastics, engineered plastics, panels, machine parts, and production components

CO₂ Laser Cutting & Engraving

Everything you need to get started.

Two 4' x 8' 150W CO₂ lasers

Ideal for acrylic, thin plastics, display parts, letters, signage, and detailed profiles

CNC Routing vs. Laser Cutting

Choosing the right process depends on the material, thickness, tolerance, edge finish, and part design.

CNC routing is often the better choice for thicker materials, industrial plastics, mechanical components, pockets, holes, chamfers, and parts that require more dimensional control.

Laser cutting is often the better choice for acrylic, thinner materials, decorative parts, display components, lettering, and designs with fine detail.

If you are not sure which process is best, send us your file or drawing and we can help determine the right method.


Materials We Commonly Cut

We regularly cut and machine a wide range of plastic materials, including:

  • Acrylic
  • Polycarbonate
  • HDPE
  • UHMW
  • ABS
  • PETG
  • Expanded PVC
  • PVC
  • Acetal / Delrin
  • Nylon
  • Other engineering plastics

Not every material is suitable for every cutting process. For example, acrylic is often a strong fit for laser cutting, while polycarbonate, HDPE, UHMW, and many engineering plastics are typically better suited for CNC routing.

File Types We Can Work With

We can quote from common CAD files, drawings, and images, including:

  • DXF
  • DWG
  • STEP / STP
  • PDF
  • AI / EPS
  • SVG
  • JPG / PNG for reference
  • Other common design files

Clean CAD files generally lead to faster quoting and better results, but we can also work from drawings, sketches, or existing parts in many cases.