Where small components are required with fine detail, especially from acrylic, laser cutting is the ideal solution. Because there is no physical contact from tooling on the material, there are no issues with keeping the raw sheets and cut components held in place.
Because the cutting width if the laser beam is so fine, sharp and square internal corners can be cut, as opposed to CNC router cutting where the size of them is determined by tooling diameter. Small text and logos are crisp, and are cut with a fine polished edge, straight off the machine.
We can also engrave, by speeding up the feed rate of the machine whilst reducing the power output of the laser, to etch into the surface… this can be particularly effective when producing edge-lit signs. We can also cut and engrave timber based products, which can be very effective.
We have 2 machines… the smaller one has a bed size of 900 x 600mm… we use this one for small components and fine engraving work…
The larger one has a bed size of 2500 x 1500mm, and will accept a half sheet of acrylic… we use this one for larger panels and letter cutting.
For print, £25.00 + VAT minimum charge, to cover admin and file / material set-up…
Yes… with over 20 years experience in CNC work, we can work from sketches, basic drawings or CAD files to bring you ideas to reality.
We can also digitise templates and patterns that you supply, and we archive these for repeat orders and for customer convenience.
We accept artwork by numerous methods, including email (if files sizes permit), via all the popular file-transfer sites, Dropbox, or via share points / cloud services.
It isn’t completely necessary, as we prefer to sort toolpathing and layers for jobs that require complex processing.
The biggest single sheet size we can handle is 2500 x 1500mm…
The thickest we can cut is 20mm.
We have production files going back 10 years or more… useful for ordering replacements for damaged items, or when artwork is updated, but dimensions and construction detail remains the same.
