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Graphic Arts

LasX builds laser finishing systems for commercial printers and graphic arts producers, and runs contract finishing — including the StencilSharp direct-order stencil line — for work that needs laser geometry without laser capital.

Intricate lace pattern laser-cut in paper
1 passCut, etch, and separate in register
StencilSharpDirect-order stencil brand

Applications

What LasX equipment does in Graphic Arts

Intricate lace pattern laser-cut in paper
Cutting

Filigree cutting in paper

Fine detail no die can hold. The die maker's price rises with every curve; the beam's does not.

Equipment
SmartFinish™ →
Cutting

Retail signage, cut and robot-sorted

Printed sheets feed in, the laser cuts the shapes, and a delta robot picks and sorts the finished pieces.

Equipment
SmartFinish™ →
Kiss-cutting

Sticker orders back to back

A LaserSharp® module on a narrow-web finishing line switches from one sticker design to the next on the running web — no die change, no line stop.

Equipment
LaserSharp® LPM →
Buy the equipment

Buy the equipment

SmartFinish™, registered to print, takes sheet or roll work through intricate contour cutting, etching, and part separation. Complex geometry does not need a new die. Cutting time and part handling still shape unit cost.

  • Filigree and fine-detail cutting no die can hold
  • Etch, kiss-cut, and through-cut in one registered pass
  • Short-run premium work priced without tooling
  • Stencil apertures cut from the file in foil and film
ExactCore →SmartFinish →LaserSharp LPM →
Full detail
Have us make the parts

Have us finish the work

Contract laser finishing for printers — the premium job your customer wants and your die maker declined.

  • Say yes to complexity without buying capacity
  • Overflow capacity for peak season
Full detail

In graphic arts the laser's pitch is simple: complexity stops costing extra. The die maker's price rises with every curve; the beam's does not.

More from production

Laser-cut and marked S'mores kit box, open with its contents
Packaging cut and marked without dies.
Laser-cut stencils on a hand-lettered planner
Stencils for lettering and planners.
Decorative laser-cut stencil panels on black
Fine detail in thin stencil film.

See it run

Graphic arts overview — Laser cutting, scoring and perforating for graphic arts and commercial print.
Laser-cut topographic map — Layered geometry no die could hold, produced as a contract job.
Printed carton blanks, cut and robot-stacked (2015) — Digitally printed blanks laser-cut and sorted into stacks by a delta robot on a LasX demonstration line.

Materials we process here

Questions we get asked

How intricate can the cutting get?

The practical limit is material behavior, not beam geometry — a 200 µm bridge in wet-strength stock behaves differently than in coated board. Send the design and the stock; the trial answers it.

What decides stencil quality from a laser?

Wall geometry. The aperture's wall angle and smoothness follow beam quality and parameters. It is measurable, and we measure it.

Will the cut edge show burn marks on white or light stock?

A CO₂ cut can leave a light tan edge on white paper and board. We control it with parameters set for your stock, by cutting from the reverse side so any tone sits on the back, or with a removable protective film that takes the smoke residue.

Foil-stamped or letterpress work — finish first or cut first?

Finish first — print, foil, emboss — then send the finished sheets for cutting. The laser doesn't lift the foil, and cut pieces are often too delicate to stamp afterward.

The fastest way to find out is to send us the material.

Trials in the PhotonX lab come back as processed samples and a written report — not a proposal.

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