6 Factors you Must Know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine

Making decisions is always very difficult. When you want to buy something you don’t know and must spend a large sum of money, it is more difficult. Well, choosing a laser engraving and cutting machine is even harder. Here are 6 factors you must know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine. 

1. The working size you needed - 6 factors you must know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine

Laser engraver or cutter got different sizes. Typical working areas are:300*200mm/400mm*300mm/500*300mm/600*400mm/700*500mm/900*600mm/1000*700mm/1200*900mm/1300*900mm/1600*1000mm.Normally, if you told the seller, 5030/7050/9060/1390 etc, they’ll know what size you needed. The working size you needed is decided by the material size you are going to cut or engrave. Measure the materials you mostly work with, and remember, you never go wrong with a bigger size. 

 2. Laser Power you needed - 6 factors you must know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine

It refers to laser tube power. The laser tube is the core of a laser machine. Typical laser powers are 40W/50W/60W/80W/90W/100W/130W/150W. It depends on what materials you want to cut and what is the thickness of your material. Also, depends on the speed you want to cut. If you want to cut faster on the same thickness materials, higher power will help you to realize that. Normally, the small-sized machine will install only smaller power tubes, as the laser tube must be a certain length to get to a certain power. If it is too short, it can’t reach a higher power. If you are not sure how much laser power you needed, you could tell the seller the material name and thickness, they’ll recommend you the suitable ones.

 

 

Relationship between laser tube length and power:

 

Model	Rated power(w)	Peak  Power (w)	Length (mm)	Diameter (mm)
50w	50	50~70	800	50
60w	60	60~80	1200	50
70w	60	60~80	1250	55
80w	80	80~110	1600	60
90w	90	90~100	1250	80
100w	100	100~130	1450	80
130w	130	130~150	1650	80
150w	150	150~180	1850	80

NOTE: Different manufacturer produces laser tube with different peak power and different length

 

3. Space you have to place the machine - 6 factors you must know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine

If you have much space to accommodate the laser engraving and cutting machine, always get a bigger one, you’ll soon be addicted to the machine and want to do some bigger projects. You could first get a dimension of the machine you are going to buy and measure the space where you want to install the machine. Don’t trust photos, the machine can be big when you see it in real. 

Please make sure to get the machines' size, Length, width, and height. 

AEON Laser offers desktop machines and commercial-grade machines.

Desktop co2 laser engraving and cutting machine - MIRA series

AEON MIRA laser provides maximum speed up to 1200mm/s, 5G acceleration

*Smart compact design. Chiller, air assist, blower are all built-in. Quite a space-efficient.

*Class 1 laser product level. Safer than others.

* Free maintenance "CleanPack" technology. Reduces motion systems maintenance by at least 80%

Model	MIRA5	MIRA7	MIRA9
Working Area	500*300mm	700*450mm	900*600mm
Laser Tube	40W(Standard),60W(with tube extender)	60W/80W/RF30W	60W/80W/100W/RF30W/RF50W
Z Axis Height	120mm adjustable	150mm adjustable	150mm adjustable
Air Assist	18W Built-In Air Pump	105W Built-In Air Pump	105W Built-In Air Pump
Cooling	34W Built-In Water Pump	Fan Cooled (3000) Water Chiller	Vapor Compression (5000) Water Chiller
Machine Dimension	900mm*710mm*430mm	1106mm*883mm*543mm	1306mm*1037mm*555mm
Machine Net Weight	105Kg	128Kg	208Kg

 

4. Budget - 6 factors you must know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine

Of course, how much money you are planning to spend is very important. Depends on what grade of machines you want. There are cheap machine prices from 300usd to 50000usd.  Money always counts. 

5. Projects you would like to do - 6 factors you must know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine

If you want to cut more, you need a higher power and big size laser, the moving speed will not be so important. If you engrave more, the speed of the machine will be more important. Of course, people always want to get jobs are done faster, which means time and money. There are also machines that took care of both engraving and cutting, Like AEON Laser MIRA and NOVA machines. 

6.  Business or hobby - 6 factors you must know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine

If you just want to learn something and as a hobby machine, get a cheap Chinese K40. This will be a good teacher for you. But be prepared to also learn how to fix it, LOL. If you want to do business, buy a commercial brand machine, choose a good reputable seller that offers superb aftersales service. AEON Laser provides all kinds of CO2 laser engraving and cutting machines from hobby to commercial-grade machines in high quality. Check with their salesperson or distributor, you’ll never go wrong. 

Lastly,  A laser is a fascinating power tool for your business or job, and it is also dangerous, safety is always important. It is easily catching fire or gets burnt. Radiation and toxic gas also can’t be overlooked.  

Be sure to consider the machine you choose got enough safety devices, and consider where you are going to exhaust the toxic gas is made. If necessary, buy a fume extractor with it. 

AEON offers the professional Security

1. The main power switch is key lock type, which prevents the machine from those unauthorized persons operating the machine. 

2. Emergency Botton （In case of any emergency, just press the button then the machine will stop working.）

 

These are the 6 Factors you Must Know before buying a laser engraving and cutting machine. AEON Laser offers kinds of high-quality co2 laser engraving and cutting machines from hobby to commercial-grade, in faster speed, best after-sales service. According to the buying guide to picking the perfect one for your need.