Wood Cutting & Engraving
Discover our wood engraving machines!
Wood is one of the most popular materials and its usages are continuing to expand, thanks to the style of wood crafts and awareness for a more ecological World. Laser technology is the favorite solution to enhance the elegance of wood and transform it into a unique crafts, as it can give different engraving aspects and precision. Also, it can engrave and cut a variety of wood, Beech, Walnut, Oak, Birch, Bamboo, Maple, Pine, and Cherry. The CO2 laser engraver process is gentle on wood, so varnish or paint can be applied afterwards. The following wood materials can be processed with a laser-composite wood, MDF, HDF, cork, natural, precious wood, solid wood,
hardwood, plywood, veneer, multiplex, oriented strand board (OSB), fiberboard, particleboard, chipboard, flakeboard etc. Main wood applications are models (architect, hobby, and craft), signs and displays, trophy and awards, interior design (artistic items), toys (educational), crafts (furniture manufacturing), inlays, marquetry, celebration (Christmas decoration, wishes and event cards), packaging and prototyping, our solutions, from a wood sheet can, create kerf, hinge, or malleable area to give a potential movement. It opens innovative possibilities such as large book covers, mechanisms, or any complex shape.
A laser-cut edge will produce a burnt aspect. Gravostyle™ software, thanks to its setting library, gives the user the possibility to increase or decrease the darkness level of the edge. In terms of engraving, there are wide possibilities, the options range from light color (low power, high speed), different brown shades to very dark (high power, .08in defocus), depending on the wood variety and laser settings. Photo engraving, letter cutout, name and logo personalization, prototype cut, one laser can do them all.
CO2 lasers are using the natural burn reaction by vaporizing the wood. Therefore, there is no chemical product needed or generated when the wood processed is also natural (like solid wood). Gravotech also offers a range of different Plywood that is PEFC™ certified, meaning that the trees are from certified sustainable forests and the glues are respectful for the environment. Our fume exhaust benefit from High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, that remove harmful fumes and return clean air.
Wood processing with a laser generates no chip, just smoke, gas, and dust that can safely be handle by a fume exhaust. Some kinds of wood such as Plywood, Composite, or OSB generate an important amount of fumes, gas and particles linked to the glues used. We strongly recommend the use of a Filter accessory in addition to the fume exhaust, as it will drastically increase the HEPA exhaust filters lifetime and reduce the cost of use.
The precision of our CNC wood etching machine is equivalent to laser technologies. CNC Milling is only limited by its minimum tool size, so it can’t do the very thin details in 2D operations. However, such details can be obtained by using the 3D capacities from the machine using our Gravostyle™ software.
Contrary to laser technology that burns the wood, our rotary technology is milling the material so there is no risk of fire ignition. Therefore, the operator does not have to monitor, which saves time.
Milling on wood does not generate burn areas, so the color obtained after processing is the woods natural color. This feature is particularly enjoyable when the aim is to promote the natural rough and ecological side of your wood creation.
Our Laserwood material is finished and ready to be used and can be directly processed (engraved or cut) with no other operation needed (polishing)
Our Birch is a PEFC™ certified material, it is sourced from sustainably managed forests, in line with the strictest environmental, social, and economic requirements. With its natural composition, Birch in environmentally friendly. PEFC™, Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification Scheme. For more information, visit www.pefc.org
A choice of 4 different Laserwood-Birch (PEFC™ certified), Beech, Oak, and Walnut. With a range of thicknesses from 0.177in down to 0.15in and ready to work with laser (C02) or rotary or even add color with UV printing. The opportunities are endless but the choice is yours.
Most non-dense woods such as MDF or Plywood can be cut even with our smallest laser power. Higher power ranges can be used to cut thick wood material. Gravotech offers unique accessories ideal for Laserwood and other Plywood processing, such as honeycomb table quick clamps and clips.
Large tables can be a nice tool for wood processing, thanks to the 750W high-frequency spindle and its large-diameter brush nozzle for easy chips evacuation.
Gravostyle™ is an all-in-one software that allows you to create your composition and easily run the laser. It embeds a material library that will help to quickly select the best setting for your material. However, for users already trained on other software, our lasers can also be driven by third party-software (CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator).