Laser Cutting Technical Film

Q: How does the laser cutting of foils work?

The high energy density of the laser beam removes material from the cut edge. CO2 laser systems cut foils with high precision and flexibility. This contactless process ensures clean results.

Q: Why is it faster with a laser machine than with a cutting plotter?

Laser technology enables fast machining processes without pre- and post-processing of the material. The machine also stays clean during the laser process.

Q: Which plastics are used in cars?

In the automotive sector, the laser manufacturing process is used to cut many different plastics. Polypropylene is the most common plastic used in vehicles. As well as polycarbonate and many more.

Q: How can you laser cut plastic car parts such as dashboards?

A variety of plastics can be individually cut with the laser machine. Typical plastics are screen-printed polycarbonate or polyester. Car parts such as dashboards can be produced cleanly and efficiently. Trotec laser systems give you consistently high-quality cut edges.

Digital and contactless laser cutting of protective film, adhesive tapes and printed functional foils. Profitable from individual pieces to large batches for processors of technical film.

What contribution does laser cutting make in the processing of foils?

A clean cut for visible design elements is essential. Protective film, design foils, plastic films and dashboards can be manufactured contactlessly, quickly and with high quality. Digital laser cutting allows the foil edges to be melted in a controlled manner – even with printing. This prevents broken prints or unclean cuts in the case of small radii or corners.

Good material utilisation through tight nesting, simple operation and clean production are just the main advantages of laser cutting large-format foils. In this way, the production of small batches can also be profitable.

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Why laser cutting technical film with a Trotec laser cutter makes sense. A comparison of technologies.

What can be manufactured.

Which laser is needed for cutting technical film?

The large format laser cutting machines of the SP series are the comprehensive solution for processing large-format materials. Thanks to digital and contactless cutting, foils can be produced cleanly and reliably with consistently high quality.

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Laser cutting machine for protective films

What our customers say.

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“As well as improving the quality of the cut and being able to take on a wider range of custom orders, our SP2000 laser cutters have enabled us to make acrylic tools for our other pieces of equipment in-house. We’ve also been able to eliminate working with machine shops to produce moulds and prototypes for new projects. Now we’re able to manufacture these parts on our own laser machines in record time!”

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Jeff Schuch, Mike Schuch & Jeff Green

Production & Development Manager - President, CEO of Graffiti Shield

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“A laser cutting machine has many advantages, everyone knows that. But productivity and efficiency are crucial to a company’s success. Customers expect high quality as well as fast and punctual delivery. Downtime is unacceptable. Therefore, when buying a laser system, it’s important to consider not only the performance of the system itself, but also the service and support provided by the supplier.”

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Alexander Evenhuis

Managing Director of Tapir

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"Our Trotec helps us fulfill customer needs a lot faster!”

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Tom Whipple

Ameritape

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