BEHost / Thursday, August 1, 2019 / Categories: Engraving Lasers How to laser cut foam inserts for shipping purposes on a budget GCC Lasers compatible with foam cutting for packaging and shipping of products The following LaserPro Engravers can produce foam inserts: Sprint Sprint LS Sprint GLS Sprint GLS Hybrid T500 Suppliers will typically use the following three types of materials for packaging: Styrofoam or polystyrene foam, foam boards, and paper. Styrofoam/Polystyrene Foam Foam Boards Paper These inserts are low in cost and can effectively protect products from potential breakage during delivery and transit however, before we can mass produce these inserts, we need to first create the insert moulds but this process often accumulates considerable designing and maintenance expenses. We are introducing techniques to use the LaserPro engraver series to manufacture and cut foam inserts, providing time efficient and less expensive mould-making solutions. Here we will demonstrate by using the LaserPro Engraver series to manufacture product foam inserts, and we will use foam boards as resource materials since they are easy to cut. First determine the required dimensions of objects, then draw up desired designs, and then you can produce inserts that are most suitable for your products. Now find the most suitable foam boards and follow our steps to create inexpensive foam inserts. 1.Measure and determine required cutting dimensions, then sketch and illustrate with CorelDraw, or use other graphic software applications. 2.Place the foam on the working table to begin engraving. 3.Place focus at the center of the foam board (this will prevent ladder-like shaped inserts being mistakenly created) 4.Press START to begin the engraving process. Sample: Engraving parameters: Spirit 60W Speed Power DPI ppi Other 3 % 100% 500 Auto Air Tips: Please evenly affix foam boards on the working table; this is to avoid unnecessary airflow causing the boards to protrude which may spoil the samples created. Foams are inflammable, please set aside a space between 1.5~2mm on the edges to allow for further modification, if required. The Smart Center makes set up easy- Previous Article What Laser Marking Material to Use Next Article Johnson Plastics Plus: COVID-19 Essential Products Print 1678 Rate this article: No rating Please login or register to post comments.