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CE Safety Standards and Importing Laser Machines

What does CE marking mean? Is that online "bargain" imported machine really a good deal?

Types of CO2 Lasers

There are two main types of CO2 lasers, DC and RF. This article outlines the differences between them.

Stopping Back-Burn on Thin Materials

How to prevent the laser beam reflecting back off the metal bed and creating 'back-burn' on thin or soft materials.

Capture the Moment!

Tips and details on the types of images best suited to being engraved onto materials.