Laser cutting & engraving, materials

Plastics

• Acrylic & mirror Acrylic, laser cut up to 20mm thick (also called Plexiglass, Perspex, Lucite, PMMA)
• Rowmark LaserMax: bicolor enhanced heat resistance laser engravable materials for marking, identification, nameplates, etc. Link to LaserMax specifications.
• PU foam and PE foam: laser cut up to 1" [25mm] thick
• ABS: marking [ex: serial number] and engraving [ex: brand logo, customer name]
• PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene), PC (polycarbonate): limited to 1mm thickness laser cut

Wood and wood-based materials

• Wood: wood laser engraving of up to 5mm deep at 50mm/s single pass, laser cutting of wood up to 4mm thick for shapes, logos and inlays.
• Plywood: intricate laser cut of shapes and laser engrave, up to 6mm thick
• MDF & LDF (medium/light density fiberboard): laser cut up to 9mm thick, laser engrave
• Laminate/Formica/Veneer: laser cut intricate shape at 25mm/s, laser engrave

Metals

• anodized aluminium
• powder coated steel

Other materials

• Foam board
• Corrugated carton and cardboard: laser cutting up to 4mm
• Leather: laser cutting up to 3mm
• Synthetic Leather [Leatherette]: laser cutting at 50mm/s
• Textile: silk, polyester laser cutting up to 1mm, cotton engraving
• Rubber: laser cutting up to 5mm
• Teflon: laser cutting up to 3mm

... and their combinations

Post-processing Services

• Design and detailed drawings
• Assembly into final products
• Spray painting
• Sticker pasting

Laser cutting & engraving, Applications

• Design & Decoration

  • 3D signs: laser cut logos and letters [acrylic, wood, laminate] mounted on wall, counters, etc,
  • Signages: acrylic laser cut logos and/or letter inlays into acrylic or laminate as part of back-illuminated signages, standees, counters with 3D perspective,
  • Decorative panels and partitions: Laser cut mirror acrylic and plywood panels with intricate patterns and/or inlays,
  • Laser engraved logos, pictures and text on wood, plywood or acrylic hangers

• Safety & identification

  • laser marking of labels, barcodes, QR and datamatric barcodes
  • customized shadow toolbox, see 5S Shadow Toolbox Services
  • laser marking of sensitive or valuable equipments: tools, laptop. etc.

• Prototyping and Engineering

  • Laser cut foam board mock-up for fast and interactive design
  • 3D design validation with laser cut acrylic parts
  • 2D & 2.5D laser cut of gaskets, jigs, etc

• Architecture Modeling

  • Laser cut foam board mock-up for fast and interactive design
  • 2D & 2.5D laser cut of balsa and cardboard according to autocad drawings for faster model-making, replicas, etc

• Fashion industry

  • shapes laser cut in natural and synthetic leather, logo laser engraved on leather and cotton etc,
  • laser cut of intricate patterns in synthetic textile for tailor-made clothes, unique patterns, etc,

• Branding, Gifts & Awards

  • Personalized engraving of name, date, pictures on plaque, awards and give-away items,
  • Custom design fashion jewelry laser cut on mirror acrylic with reverse engraving,
  • Wood carving of name, sentences, logos, pictures to celebrate special events,
  • Logo, text and picture engraved on anodized aluminium

• Packaging

  • complex shape laser cut-out of PU foam for limited series of packaging for fragile or expensive accessories and parts [ex: optical, photography, electronic]
  • Laser die-cut template out of cardboard for small batches of packaging for events giveaway, cards, etc