If you are thinking about what laser machine to buy to do laser engraving and cutting, in this post we are going to help you solve your doubt. We want to give you some recommendations, such as the most suitable machine for each type of creation. Whether large customizations, mass production or even crafts there is a machine for everyone.
Laser types
In the world of laser cutting and engraving we find three different types and we are going to briefly mention them so that you can get to know them:
- CO2 laser: This type of laser is capable of cutting and engraving a large number of materials such as wood, methacrylate, acrylic… but not aluminum or metals. The machines of this type of laser are usually the most profitable in terms of investment and production quality.
- Fiber optic laser and Yag laser: The main difference between these two types of lasers compared to CO2 is that they only cut metals and some high-strength plastic materials. However, they can engrave on almost any material except for some metallic ones. Another characteristic of the fiber optic laser and the Yag laser is that the engraving precision is greater than that of CO2. Of course, the cost of the machinery is much higher.
At Brildor we recommend CO2 laser engraving and cutting machines for your business due to their value for money. They are cheaper than the other two and allow you to make a large number of personalized items with this revelation technique.
The laser machine for every production need
The best laser machine for small personalization businesses
If you plan to include this technique in your personalization business, it is likely that at the moment you do not carry out much production or have a large budget to make a very high investment.
Both this one that we mentioned and the Beambox Pro , are the most demanded by those who want to start in the world of laser customization. The main difference between both models is that the latter has a slightly more powerful laser and the work area is also larger.
Both machines are good, but if you don’t have much of a budget, the Beambox is the cheaper of the two. If, on the other hand, you have a little more budget, you can invest in the Beambox Pro with which you will obtain a little more quality in your laser cuts and engravings and you will have more production area .
With both machines you will be able to start selling laser cutting and engraving products without any problem, such as: Spotify keyrings, methacrylate jewelry, wooden names, personalized methacrylate lamps and many more products to start in the laser cutting business.
The laser machine you need for crafts
Are you a fan of crafts? If you dedicate yourself to it professionally or just practice it as a hobby from home, you can give your creations a more pro touch with laser cuts and engravings.
Using a CO2 laser machine is the next level of cutting plotter. You will be able to cut new materials such as methacrylate or wood that will look great in your creative stationery projects.
You can make craft creations such as toppers , personalized napkin rings, celebration souvenirs , small initials for decoration , Christmas balls , etc.
The best laser machine for businesses with medium productions
If you need in your business a machine that makes greater customizations than with the models already mentioned and, in addition, you also need to make many products at the same time to save time, that is, to carry out chain production, the Flux Hexa model can be your solution.
One of the advantages that we find in the Flux Hexa CO2 laser cutting and engraving machine is that the pointer speed is much higher (900 mm/s) than the Beamo, Beambox and Beambox Pro (300 mm/s). This feature offers faster cutting and engraving, saving production time.
The next advantage is that the work area of the Hexa is the largest in the entire Flux range (73 x 41 cm). So, with Hexa you will be able to make larger laser cuts, engrave larger products or, as we said before, make mass production to save time. With this size of work area you can make larger products such as the names of wood for walls and that are now so popular. You can also do mass production with wedding placemarks.
To learn more about this technique, we recommend that you take a look at the other post we have on our blog about laser cutting and engraving.
We know that the decision to invest in one machine or another can be difficult, so we want to help you as much as possible. Feel free to ask all your questions, we will advise you!
