Cutting Fabric and Textiles with a Laser Cutter

Benefits of Laser-Cutting Fabric

Laser cutting fabric offers several benefits, making it a popular choice in various industries. Here are some of the key advantages:

Precision: Laser cutting provides exceptional precision, allowing for highly detailed and intricate designs. The laser beam follows a predetermined path, ensuring accuracy in cutting even the most delicate fabrics without causing fraying or distortion.

Versatility: Laser cutting is suitable for a wide range of fabrics, including cotton, silk, wool, polyester, and more. It can handle different fabric thicknesses and densities with ease, making it versatile for various applications.

Clean and Sealed Edges: Laser cutting seals the edges of fabric as it cuts, preventing fraying and unraveling. This eliminates the need for additional steps like serging or hemming, saving time and effort during the manufacturing process.

Speed and Efficiency: Laser cutting is fast and efficient, considerably reducing production time compared to traditional cutting methods. It can cut multiple layers of fabric simultaneously, optimizing productivity for mass production.

Intricate Designs and Patterns: Laser cutting enables the creation of intricate designs and patterns that would be challenging to achieve using conventional cutting methods. This is especially beneficial for industries like fashion, textile art, and interior design, where intricate details are essential.

Minimal Waste: Laser cutting minimizes material waste since the laser beam cuts precisely along the designated path. Additionally, by nesting patterns efficiently, it maximizes fabric utilization, reducing costs and environmental impact.

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How Much Power is Required?

It is possible to cut fabric with high levels of speed, quality, and precision using ARGUS laser. A 100-watt laser can cut most types of fabric at top speed. The optimal wattage for cutting fabric is probably somewhere in the range of 100-150 watts, but even our much more powerful laser systems would be fit for the job thanks to the exceptional power control they offer. If you buy a larger wattage laser, you can still lower the power to process this material.

What Fabrics Can I Cut with a Laser Cutter?

Fabrics suitable for laser processing include the following:

• Cotton

• Silk

• Felt

• Leather

• Polyester

• Linen

• Nylon

• Hemp

• Denim

• Lace

• Microsuede

• Velvet

• Fleece

• Microfiber

• Carpet materials and carpet tiles

• Softshell

• Synthetic leather

• Velour

  
  

  The same laser cutting head can be used for a variety of fabrics—linen, nylon, hemp, polyester, and denim, among others—with only minor changes to its parameters. Even delicate fabrics like silk and lace can be flawlessly cut using lasers. No tooling changes need to be made to the laser cutting machine when switching between fabric types or fabric shapes. This saves the user time and money that might have been spent on different kinds of cutting tools.

  Recommended models

Fabric Laser Cutter 1610

Visual Laser Cutting Machine for Printed Textile

30%~50% Faster than competition

High quality laser tube provides the strong beam and long service life

Fabric Super Size Laser Burning Machine SCM 1800L

Large engraving range: up to 1800mm * unlimited length, the whole roll of fabric can be  engraved in one time

The speed is super fast: the laser engraving speed is up to 10000mm/s

The engraving effect is exquisite, no flash, no burr, no flanging, no paste

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