POM laser cutting
For us, POM (polyacetal) is the No.1 plastic for technical parts. To offer even more design freedom, we have expanded the range!
You can now have parts made in:
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0.5 mm
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1 mm
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1.5 mm
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2 mm
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3 mm
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4 mm
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5 mm
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6 mm
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8 mm
Properties of POM
An engineering plastic used in mechanical and structural applications.
POM (polyacetal) is strong, tough and dimensionally stable. It has a low coefficient of friction and is wear resistant. The static and dynamic coefficients of friction are the same, resulting in virtually no "stick slip" in sliding applications. Polyacetal is also resilient and can be used to absorb impacts and vibrations. It is chemically resistant to many fuels, oils and greases.
POM is used for machine parts such as (low-load) brackets, adapter plates and sliding joints.
POM can hardly be glued. For connections, bolts and the like are usually used. However, it is possible to connect parts with double-sided adhesive film.
The surface is smooth but sometimes contains scratches. The sheets may curve slightly. The laser cut is neat and contains no melt edges and the cut edge does not discolor. Without further measures, light smoke deposits are visible on the top near the starting points and a small (0.5mm) melting edge along the cut on the bottom. When using protective film, both effects disappear.
Flat engraving is poorly possible and produces little contrast. Line engraving is possible, however, the material does not discolor and therefore produces little contrast.
For indicative applications such as part numbers, line engravings are well suited.
