How Our Laser Systems Work
Picture your printer - when you create a graphic you use various software to layout text and graphics how you want them to look on paper. With the laser, you treat the graphic setup exactly the same way, but you choose the laser as your printer. Instead of ink on the paper, the laser vaporizes a small dot of material. Is it really that easy? Yes! If you can print the image to paper, you can print to the laser.
We've put together a variety of resources to teach you about how the lasers work and how some of our customers are using lasers to create successful businesses. Explore all of the features of our "How Lasers Work" section:
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Step-by-Step: Sending a Project to the Laser
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Setup Your Page
Create a new page in your graphic software and set the page size to match the size of hte piece you will be engraving. |
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Import Your Image
Open the image your customer has sent you. It can be in any graphic format - the higher the quality, the better the engraving will turn out! |
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Add Text
Add any text you want to include and finish your design just like you would if printing the image to paper. |
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Print to the Laser
Send your image to the laser. In the print driver you will select the laser parameters you want to use, or select a preset material setting from Epilog's extensive database.
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And Start Engraving
Select your file at the laser, put your engraving material in the machine, shut the door, and press GO. The laser will do the rest! |
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