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What films can you laser cut?

Do you need a film cut to your own design? In this blog post you will learn which foils you can have laser cut and which material is the best choice for your application.

Materials for Prototyping

At Snijlab , we understand how crucial it is to choose the right materials for your product. However, sometimes you want to test several designs first without immediately using the most expensive material for this...

What does laser cutting cost?

Calculating laser cutting costs is a complex story. There are many things that affect the cost of laser cutting. That is why you often see that there are no prices online...

Sample text engraving

Single line font? Especially with lowercase letters, it is advisable to take a font that you can convert to "single line strokes. With this, the letters do not get an outline, but a single g...

How can I get cheaper laser cutting?

The uploader from 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 store...

Laser cutting small parts

Laser cutting is great for precision work. With our tips, you'll get the best results. Minimum dimensions Parts smaller than 5 x 5 mm may be lost during cutting. Do you have toc...

Joris Kuipers at OBJECT 2023

Loyal Snijlab-customer Joris Kuipers is going to exhibit at OBJECT 2023, and for the occasion we asked him a few questions. Left: BERM wearable, Joris Kuipers. Right: in the studio with Jo...

Laser-Kumiko

We recently did an experiment to make kumiko-like panels efficiently with laser-cut parts. Process: First, I set up a parametric model of a grid m...

How do I create a design for laser cutting?

The possibilities with laser cutting are endless, but this sometimes makes finding a starting point difficult. In addition, it can be confusing to take into account all drawing rules. To j...

Precision machining

Some of our orders consist of industrial parts, for a very diverse group of customers. But how do you know if a laser-cut part is going to fit or not? The answer is natu...

Laser cutting in larger volumes

When you are looking to have high-volume parts produced, you may not immediately think of laser cutting. Laser cutting is often seen as a way to easily produce prot...

What wood do I choose?

Laser cutting is ideal for making wooden parts. It is fast, inexpensive and precise. Moreover, it is very easy to draw and order something. Some types of wood are much nicer t...

What should you look for when choosing your partner in laser cutting?

The time has come. You've designed a great product and you're about to take it to manufacturing . One or more parts of your product you want to have laser cut. First things first: one e...

What is laser cutting?

Laser cutting is a machining technique by which sheet materials are cut into the correct shape by means of a laser. Laser is the abbreviation of the English term "Light Amplification by Stimula...

Laser cutting in large runs

After years of experience with flatbed lasers, we realized we could do better. We spent the past year developing a machine for laser cutting larger series. We can use this mac...

Sustainability at Snijlab

This is our roof. Snijlab is powered by solar electricity. Solar power Our roof is full of PV panels that provide us and the businesses around us with solar power. Recycling Laser cutting is and always has been...

Micro perforations

Laser cutting is excellent for making very precise micro perforations. Thanks to the high degree of precision and the very small cutting width of the laser, you can make minuscule holes in...

Buttons - Laser cut for the Urban Resilience Summit

Next week the Urban Resilience Summit will take place in Rotterdam. After previous editions in New York and New Orleans, among other places, this year Rotterdam will bring together specialists working on the...