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What are the benefits of bringing a laser in-house?
You need to produce promotional items with your client’s logo for an event next week – what do you do? Pay high…
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Ways to Market Your Laser Company
For a business that specializes in engraving, the proof is in the end result. People need to see engraving and…
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What are the benefits of specialization versus an extensive product line?
Many people who are just starting their business begin by offering a wide variety of products and services. It’s an…
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4 Ways to Help Remove Smoke Residue from Your Laser
In standard top-down engraving, there can be a large amount of smoke residue generated. As the debris moves towards the…
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Try This: Laser-Cut Neckties
With Father’s Day fast approaching, help your customers ditch that boring old necktie for dad this year. Using your laser…
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What are the basic steps to cut foam shadow tool organizers with a laser?
Open a new document to create a template to match your tools. Scan your objects and, utilizing either the Bezier…
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Use Center Engraving
One way to quickly set up custom jobs on an item like a phone, an award, or anything else that…
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Increase Laser Throughput: Adjust image resolution
Resolution is another factor to consider when you want to increase throughput. A clear image is important in any engraving job, but…
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Try This: Engraving Tech Tattoos on Digital Devices
Some operators are hesitant to try engraving directly on an electronic gadget, but your laser likely contains features that make…
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Engraving Efficiently: Pre-engrave products
Customization is extremely popular, and thus a great business opportunity, but one-off jobs can be inefficient. Loading up the same…
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Try This: Engraved Wooden Stamps
Woodblock printing is an ancient method of using wood carving to create impressions on fabric, paper, and other products. In…
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Save Engraving Time with Color Mapping
Let’s say you have a design with three columns, each with about 20 names. By default, the laser sees this…
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What is a common mistake when laser engraving glass?
Often, when a laser strikes glass, it will fracture the surface but not engrave deeply or remove the material needed…
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Recalibrate Laser Speed
Clean your machine. Much like other types of design equipment, a clean machine produces better results than one that is…
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How can I avoid burning through the material when engraving fabric?
Learn which fabrics can withstand the engraving process and at what temperatures. Heartier fabrics such as denim, canvas, and leather…
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What existing resources can I tap into to obtain customers?
Take stock of everyone you know – it’s likely you already have a great contact who could use your services:…
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