Display for Aluminium Tags

See how you can make a trendy display for your aluminium tags out of Trotec materials.

display aluminum tags
display aluminum tags

Preparation

Required material:
Machine used:

This display can of course also be produced with all other machines of the Speedy family or SP series.

Important

For best cutting results, use the acrylic grid table for TroGlass and the aluminium cutting grid table for the wood.
For optimum vacuum, place the material and cover the rest of the engraving table.

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Step by step

wooden back part display
Step 1

Step 1: Wooden back part

Import our design template into your graphic program and adapt it according to your requirements. Start with the wood back part. Send the graphic to JobControl® using the following parameters.

Tip:

To save material, we cut out material from the back part because it is mostly covered by the acrylic front part

Print settings

Process Resolution Cut line
Standard 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
color enhanced geometries,
inner geometries first
laser cutting wood display
Step 2

Step 2: Laser process back part

Insert the veneered wood and maximise the vacuum to compensate for any unevenness. Cut the back part, and then clean it with a damp cloth. The suggested parameters can differ depending on the machine used and available laser power.

Laser Parameters: 

Color Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
red cutting CO2 100 1.0 1000
Passes Air Assist Z-Offset Advanced
1 on - -
print driver hanging bars
Step 3

Step 3: Hanging bars

Now it's time for the small parts: Send the graphic to your Trotec laser. The black-white gradients in the bars safely hold the ball chains due to the slight depressions in the material.

Print settings

Process Resolution Cut line
Relief 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
inactive -
laser cut hanging bars
Step 4

Step 4: Laser process hanging bars

Put the solid wood into your Trotec laser and make sure that it lies flat. Engrave and cut the hanging bars.

Tip:

Due to the small geometry of the hanging bars, we reduced the JobControl® standard parameter and increased the correction to 20.

Laser Parameters

Color Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
Black engraving CO2 80 50  500
 Red cutting CO2 100 1.0 1000
Passes Air Assist Z-Offset Advanced
2 on - -
1 on - 20
laser cut adhesive letters
Step 5

Step 5: Adhesive letters

The adhesive letters from veneered wood are a special highlight of this display. The frame around the letters work as a positioning aid. Send the file to the laser using the following parameters.

Tip:

For the letters you can use the material that we cut out from the back part. Before you start cutting, attach some double-sided adhesive tape.

Print settings

Process Resolution Cut line
Standard 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
color enhanced geometries,
inner geometries first
laser process adhesive letters
Step 6

Step 6: Laser process adhesive letters

Put the veneered wood with double-sided adhesive tape into your Trotec laser, cut the adhesive letters and clean them with a damp cloth. Now put a strip of paper tape over the letters so that you can easily remove them from the machine.

Laser Parameters

Color Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
red cutting CO2 100 0.8 1000
Passes Air Assist Z-Offset Advanced
1 on - -
print settings stand
Step 7

Step 7: Stand

For static reasons we produced the stand from two layers of solid wood. The graphic is the same for both parts.

Important:

Check whether the material thicknesses of front and back part fit into the slot of the stand and adapt them if necessary.

Print settings

Process Resoltion Cut line
standard 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
color enhanced geometries,
inner geometries first
laser process stand
Step 8

Step 8: Laser process stand

Make the parameter setting. Position the solid wood into your Trotec laser and make sure that it lies flat. Duplicate the job in JobControl® and cut both stands. Clean them with a damp cloth.

Laser Parameters

Color Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
red cutting CO2 100 1.2 1000
Passes Air Assist Z-Offset Advanced
1 on - -

Info:

  • We used the standard laser parameters from JobControl® for solid wood
  • The material parameters of JobControl® can be downloaded from www.troteclaser.com
laser cut front part
Step 9

Step 9: Front part

For the final part of the display, remove the aluminium cutting grid and insert the vacuum table. Put the acrylic cutting grid on the vacuum table. Send the graphic to the laser using the following settings:

Print settings

Process Resolution Cut line
Standard 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
color enhanced geometries,
inner geometries first
laser engraving front part
Step 10

Step 10: Laser process front part

Put the TroGlass Satins into your Trotec laser. Remove the protective foil from the front.

Laser Parameter

Color Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
black engraving CO2 18 20 500
red cutting CO2 50 0.2 5000
Passes Air Assist Z-Offset Advanced
1 on - High Quality
1 on - -
display dog tags
Step 11

Step 11: Assembly

Fix the wooden adhesive letters on the black acrylic front part of the display. Then insert the hanging bars. Finally, put the front and back part into the stand. Your self-made display is ready.

Inspiration

You can combine any colour you like from the Trotec materials range. By adding your corporate logo the display perfectly meets your corporate design.

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