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laser cutting from pom (polyacetal)

From Offer price €17,09 per job Price without VAT€20.68 inclusive of VAT

In volume as low as €0.05 per part!

color: black
Thickness: 3.0 mm

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Description

POM is one of the strongest plastics available. Tough, impact resistant and with good sliding properties.

POM or Polyacetal is a rigid thermoplastic for engineering applications. You encounter POM in high-performance mechanical parts (gears, skis, plastic nuts and bolts, locks, etc). It is widely used in automotive and consumer products.

Features

  • Good resistance to chemicals
  • High dimensional stability
  • Low moisture absorption

POM has a hard surface (shore °D81), a wide temperature range (-50 ... 100°C). It is so strong and tough that it is comparable to epoxy and polycarbonate, with the advantage that POM can be lasered.

POM has a low coefficient of friction of 0.36. The static and dynamic coefficients of friction are the same so no stick-slip occurs. POM is also wear resistant and for both of these properties, POM is well suited for sliding or sliding parts. Polyacetal is also a good insulator with a breakdown voltage of 50kV/mm.

manufacturing

Polyacetal is formed by injection molding or extrusion. The plates we laser cut are extruded. Please note; plates may vary in thickness. The thickness tolerance for a selected plate thickness is shown in the table. 

Our sheets are available in black or natural. The natural variant is slightly translucent.

POM Editing

After lasering, parts are easy to rework by machining (drilling, milling). If required, we can countersink holes and tap threads in POM.

POM is virtually impossible to glue and paint. The surface is somewhat waxy and there are virtually no adhesives that adhere well. Various adhesive films do adhere fine.

Edge quality of laser-cut POM

The laser cut in POM is neat and does not discolor. With thicker sheets (>6 mm), a small melting edge may occur on the underside of sheet . This can be removed with a deburring knife or by sanding. The top side of the cut is clean and sharp.

If you prefer not to have to do any post-processing, you can also choose protective foil on the underside when ordering. You will then receive the parts with foil, and after removal the melted edge will also be gone because it remains on the foil. 

Applications of POM/polyacetal

Gears, plain bearings, housing parts, spring (compliant) mechanisms, rings, seals, Isolators, mounting plates, picks, keyboards, etc.

The advantages of laser cutting POM (Polyacetal)

By laser cutting POM (Polyacetal)you can create complex designs with little effort and high quality. And it can be done at any stage of production; research, prototyping, (on-demand) manufacturing or volume production. Laser cutting offers a range of advantages for machining POM (Polyacetal), including precision, speed, low cost and no minimum order.

How does laser cutting work?

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What does POM (polyacetal) laser cutting cost?

The price for laser cutting your design is automatically calculated in the shopping cart. Upload your drawing, choose a material and delivery time, and see the price instantly.

1 medium design ≈ €24.99*

1 full sheet ≈ €65.43*

1000 small parts ≈ €0.05/p st.*

*These are indicative prices incl. VAT to give you an idea. As soon as you upload you will see the exact price.

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