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How can I get cheaper laser cutting?

How can I get cheaper laser cutting? - Snijlab

The uploader of Snijlab calculates the price of parts automatically, so you know immediately what something costs and can order quickly. Did you know that you can also download quotes directly into your shopping cart? Handy if you want to compare different prices.

Prices are automatically calculated in the shopping cart and depend on many different things. Such as delivery time, choice of material, cut length and quantity. Read more about how prices are built in this blog.

Our tips for cheaper laser cutting:

Sample

First, order a sample of the material you have in mind. Samples are delivered quickly so you can be sure that you are ordering the right one.

Acrylic in green, blue, yellow, red for laser cutting

Extend your delivery time

Order your part a little earlier, with a longer lead time the cost goes down significantly. If we have more time to plan efficiently, our production costs go down. And you see that reflected in the final price.

Materials

Choose a cheaper material. MDF and cardboard are our most popular budget materials. See what other materials fall into this category here.

Repetitive material discount

Are you ordering a number of different products? Then have them all cut from the same material to activate the "repeating material discount. This will automatically appear in your shopping cart.

Various hinges and folding wooden booklets cut with a laser, placed on a white background.

Optimize your drawing

Put different parts in a drawing closer together, and remove duplicate or unnecessary lines.

 

The entire line length is used to calculate how much time it takes us to produce a part. Be sure to check that all the lines in your drawing are correct. Duplicate or unnecessary lines will make you pay too much, and that's a waste.

Staff discount

We can produce larger quantities of the same part more efficiently, reducing the price per piece. In the shopping cart you can immediately see how much quantity discount you can get for your part.

AutoSPOT

Want to produce on a larger scale? With the AutoSPOT, our automated laser cutter, we make large runs of laser cutting cost-effective. Contact sales to discuss the possibilities.

Moving laser cutting head in a laser cutting machine

Laser cutting is enormously versatile, allowing you to customize your order exactly to what you need.

 

Do you have questions about your drawing? Here you can find the drawing rules. Or contact to ask your question directly.

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