Positioning laser engraved signs can be an easy, low-cost way to drive more foot traffic into your local business. Much like the classic chalk sandwich boards you see dotting footpaths in trendy suburbs, plywood sandwich boards are guaranteed to be fresh and eye-catching, and a great way to compliment your business’ branding.  The key difference between chalk sandwich boards and plywood ones is that your plywood boards look a lot brighter than dusty blackboards. Their natural wood texture also greatly complements businesses that emphasise their eco-consciousness or sustainable practices ..read more

Of all the laser cutting materials that we work with here at Vector & Raster, paper and even laser cut cardstock take our clients by surprise time and time again. The idea that a material as delicate as paper can not only stand up to laser cutting technology, but can also produce clean edges and impressively intricate designs is all enough to make you want to prepare a laser cutting paper project for yourself. Thankfully, laser cutting Cardstock paper is actually one of the favourite pastimes of our laser cutting team here at Vector & Raster. There’s something undeniably satisfying abo ..read more

When laser etching materials for industrial applications, it’s important to make sure that your etched surfaces can withstand heavy-duty wear and tear. This is especially important if you’re laser etching things like control panels or button controls where labelling and high visibility of lettering is an absolute must. Thankfully, there are laser etching materials that are perfect for these more industrial applications. This includes materials like traffolyte plastic, and a variety of durable metals. And for products that you can expect will be under extreme duress (i.e. battery isolation swit ..read more

Anybody who’s ever worked in a warehouse, a factory, or any other kind of industrial plant, knows just how vital having sturdy signage and labels or name plates can be for ensuring on-site safety. That’s why our laser engraving specialists here at Vector & Raster don’t take any label production project lightly, especially when engraving labels for industrial applications. Having informative signs and labels installed on and alongside machinery and equipment can help ensure that all this specialised machinery is used safely and correctly, reducing not only the risks of injury to staff but a ..read more

With spring in full swing and plenty of warm weather days here, it’s safe to say that we’re definitely right in the middle of wedding season. And here at Vector & Raster, we absolutely love this time of year. That’s because our laser engraving specialists can typically expect a wide range of different projects coming into our workshop – spanning from wedding invitations to table place cards for wedding receptions. But some of our favourite projects to receive at this time of year have to be laser engraved signs like this particularly stunning one that we’ll be exploring in today’s blog. An ..read more

It’s never been a better time to be a visual artist. Thanks to modern technologies like laser cutting services, visual artists of today have the opportunity to work with an ever-expanding range of creative tools and equipment. The humble paintbrush can be swapped out for a modern spray can, just as stretched canvas can be swapped out for, well, anything! And if you can paint on anything, why not paint directly onto a car body with some sturdy mylar stencil sheets? And that’s actually what today’s project overview is all about. Our laser cutting specialists were fortunate enough to be able to o ..read more

Traffolyte labels are widely seen across a variety of industries and have practical uses. You may not know it, but you’ve come across traffolyte plastics hundreds if not thousands of times over the course of your life. A versatile phenolic plastic that’s typically characterised by its differently coloured layers, traffolyte is used for an ever increasing number of applications, ranging from easy laser engraved labels to custom-made signs, tags, cards, and more. Believe us – once you know how to spot traffolyte, you begin to see traffolyte labels everywhere. What exactly are the benefits of tra ..read more

It’s not always glitz and glamour here in our laser cutting studios. Sometimes, the projects that we take on are purely utilitarian rather than design-based, especially when it comes to laser cutting cardboard in bulk.   But truth be told, our laser cutting specialists don’t mind that at all because we know that even if we’re taking a day off from flexing our creative muscles, the clients that we produce our materials for are going to be working on their own fantastical projects. This is exactly what made this particular cardboard cutting job just as enjoyable as one of our more intr ..read more

We can probably all agree on the fact that laser engraving wood is a surefire way to create some truly timeless gift items, producing quality engraved wooden blocks, signages, ornaments etc. There’s just something about the high contrast finish and satisfyingly smooth grain of engraved wood that makes it the perfect material for producing personalised keepsakes.  In fact, the majority of the wood laser engraving projects that we’ve completed here at Vector & Raster were developed purely because a client was looking to produce something imbued with meaning, whether it be for themselves ..read more

Whilst laser engraving is a process that can be applied to a wide range of different surfaces, there are some materials that just translate flawlessly into this art form. And leather is undeniably one of them, let alone engraved leather bookmarks. As a natural origin material with a uniform texture, leather typically responds superbly to laser engraving technology, producing crisp and high contrast designs that perfectly complement the earthy colouring of leather hide. Because leather also happens to be a highly durable material, producing laser engraved leather goods like bookmarks can be a g ..read more