Laser cutting of cardboard and paper

The easiest way to cut paper and cardboard into any shape! Laser cutting or laser punching is inexpensive and very precise. Make a drawing on your computer, order online and get the laser cut cardboard or paper delivered quickly. Choose from museum board, felt board, laser board and more. The ideal service for any creative mind!

How does laser cutting in paper and cardboard work?

The laser (simply put, a strong beam of light) cuts through the material with a very thin tip. The smallest holes you can make this way are about half a millimeter in size. The laser-cut edges are usually light brown, but that varies by type of cardboard. This is called laser cutting or laser punching.

The laser can also engrave. This involves discoloring the surface (usually brown/black, but light brown/white in the case of corrugated cardboard). This allows you to add text and graphics without the need for ink.

Creasing is not possible. Instead, you can laser a stripe or dotted line and fold over it. Please note that not all types of cardboard can be folded. Especially corrugated cardboard does fold well.

Because laser cutting does not require a mold, there are few start-up costs. You can have a small design lasered for as little as €15 ex. VAT.

If you order more than one, the price drops significantly, up to 95% lower than one.

Laser punching is inexpensive up to medium-sized runs. If you need even more, then mechanical punching is more economical. With this, however, you can make fewer small details and cannot engrave.

What can you make with laser-cut paper or cardboard?

In architecture, cardboard is widely used to make models. Lasering is especially useful in this regard because the design often already exists digitally. It is then very easy to have it lasered. You can make very small details. The cut of the laser is 0.1-0.2 mm wide, making openings of half a millimeter or more possible. Ideal for the smallest details, windows, ornaments, etc. 

Because cardboard and paper are easy to cut with a Stanley knife, it is not a problem if you want to adjust things here and there. When ordering, choose "include leftover material" so you always have some extra material for cases like this.

In addition, you can laser engrave. With this, you create, for example, (brick) patterns on the facade, markings for alignment, texts and logos.

Similarly, you can laser cut paper and cardboard in model making. 

Stencils can be made well from thin cardboard. Large stencils are also made out of corrugated cardboard because it is stronger.

Shape studies, mockups and other models and prototypes are also easily made from cardboard. Corrugated cardboard is very inexpensive and low environmental impact, making it an ideal candidate for prototypes.

How about custom boxes and packaging, or even advanced products like the google cardboard? All easily and inexpensively lasered.

Different types

Corrugated cardboard. The well-known material from which boxes are made. Corrugated cardboard is particularly economical and strong. But did you know that you can also laser cut very small details into it? With a laser you can easily cut out contours. Engraving is also possible and produces a light surface with reasonable contrast. 

Felt cardboard is the material you know from beer mats. It is off-white and fibrous. It gives a particularly light edge after lasering, as well as soft brown engravings. All in all, lasered felt board has a quiet aesthetic which makes it very suitable for models. We recommend felt board as an alternative to grayboard.

Grayboard can be laser cut but we intentionally do not offer it. Grayboard contains an adhesive that produces very sooty, black-giving edges after cutting. This so contaminates the workpiece that we do not want to deliver it with satisfaction. Felt board is a better alternative.

Laserboard is a special material. It is wood fibers soaked in resin in very thin sheets. The resin makes it extremely strong and impervious to deformation from heat. The laser cut is particularly thin in this material. Because of all this, you can make particularly small details in laser board which makes it suitable for the most challenging model making and model making applications.

Museum cardboard is the go-to cardboard when you need tight, muscle-white cardboard. The edges turn light brown and you can engrave fairly neatly on museum board.

Easily ordered online, delivered quickly.

To laser cut and engrave cardboard or paper, you need a digital drawing of your design. You create that with Illustrator, AutoCad or Inkscape, for example. Save that drawing as DWG, DXF, AI or vectorPDF. create a free account at account.snijlab.nl and drag the drawing into the browser. Then choose a material and you will immediately see the price. Then you can choose a delivery date and checkout online. Then we will get to work and you will get your lasered design delivered to your home.

Have any questions? Our customer service team is happy to help.