Laser Cutting Instructions

Laser cutting

Make the outer cutting line of an object black. This is not the working plane of the entire drawing. Internal cut lines Are the cut lines that fall within the outer contour, think of holes in a square for example. Make these internal cut lines red.

Line engraving

Instead of engraving a flat surface, which takes a lot of time, it is also possible to have the laser cut quickly at low power. It's as if it's drawing on the material. Make engraving lines green.

Plane engraving

Here, the laser moves like a printer, burning off a layer at a time. As a result, the engraving area becomes slightly recessed in the material. Make the engraving areas blue.

The maximum size for laser cutting materials is 1200 mm x 1200 mm.

For flat engraving, there is a maximum dimension of 1150 mm x 1150 mm. Because the laser head moves back and forth like a printer, the laser needs an additional 25 mm of space on both sides to maneuver.

In some machines, the bed can be lowered by 400 mm. This makes it possible to engrave objects up to 400 mm in height. These objects must fit within the area of 1200 x 1200 mm.

The machine can also be opened at the front and back. This allows longer objects to be inserted with a maximum width of 1200 mm and a height of 30 mm.

Please note: Our materials come in standard sizes of 900 x 600 mm, 600 x 450 mm, and 300 x 200 mm. Sheets larger than 900 x 600 mm can be supplied upon consultation.

4. Margin

Maintain a margin of at least 5 mm relative to the work surface (the size of the plate).

The plates are placed by hand under the laser head, and the starting point is determined by eye. With a margin of 5 mm, we have enough leeway to position the plates so that everything fits perfectly.

Place as many parts as possible that need to be cut from the same material on one work surface.

Keep between the different parts at least a space of 1 mm. Are there many identical squares in the drawing? Place them tightly next to each other so that the double lines can be removed again. This will save a few cutting seconds.