Can You Laser Cut Rubber Sheet

Laser engraving or cutting rubber or polymer can produce abrasive dust and smoke.

Can you laser cut rubber sheet. Rubber can easily be cut and engraved by our laser cutting m. Cutting pvc is discouraged to save lungs not the optics. We find the results are a lot more eye catching when printed in colour but if your laser machine allows it you can engrave the monsters instead. If you would like to use silicon rubber draft your file so that your art board matches the standard sheet size of 900mm x 600mm.

Large scale commercial neoprene cutting operations use high intensity laser to cut multiple layers at the same time. Laser rubber can be engraved on either side. Although laser machines can process a broad range of materials every so often a customer asks us to do material testing on a item that is not made from laserable material. You will need to clean your laser more frequently to reduce wear and tear and keep the optics clear.

Generally sheets thicker than 3 8 inch 375 cannot be die cut. The overall dimension of the rubber part must also be relatively small and less than 24 inches on any one side. If you decide on this option use the following laser parameters. See the drawing guidelines for more on setting up a file for laser cutting engraving.

About laser cutting on silicone rubber there may cause some burning at the edge and make silicone rubber look not nice. Alternatively you can engrave the graphics onto your material instead of printing. So we suggest using the traditional ways cutting the silicone rubber. Materials you should not process with a laser machine.

Rubber is an excellent material for laser cutting and engraving and a ctr laser engraving machine enables you to create detailed designs and text that can be quickly and easily laser engraved to produce rubber stamps seals and gaskets without chemicals. When vector cutting this material be sure to use a vented cutting table. Synthetic silicone rubber. Though any material cut that gives of lots of smoke can cloud and reduce power if they re not purged.

Certain types of material should not be engraved or laser with a laser because of their chemical make up. Laser engraving of neoprene rubber with a co 2 laser produces a smooth engraved surface but may produce slight discoloration. Here below is a laser marking engraving video display on the silicone rubber wristbands for reference. If you ve watched any james bond film you probably have rough notion of how laser cutting works.

This style is limited to thinner sheets of rubber. At times laser cutting will produce a slight discoloration and tackiness around the edges which can be cleaned after processing. Drawing templates are not currently available for this material.