The specialist for the manufacture, processing and design of plastic products for industry and trade was founded in Manchester (UK) almost half a century ago.


L-2500 Front (Click to enlarge)All manufacturing and processing procedures for the various plastics were in operation including bending, moulding, milling and sawing. However, an economical solution for the creation of filigree contours and smooth cut edges was needed if the product range was to be expanded. The suitability of the usual machining methods was very limited and involved expensive reworking. For Plastic Formers Ltd, investing in its first eurolaser cutting system seven years ago meant that a great number of possibilities were opened up for it to make use of its decades of experience in the plastics branch for new products.


Reflections when engraved PMMA is illuminatedJust as a third of all eurolaser customers have done, Plastic Formers shortly afterwards invested in a second system in order to meet the increasing the demand. Plastic formers, with its total of seven L-2500 systems, is today in a position to offer innovative solutions, especially for PMMA, from the design stage down to manufacturing - and this in large quantities and with delivery short times.

Strong growth made it necessary to move to new, and more importantly, bigger premises in September 2006. Björn Engler and Masoud Kordani, both experienced eurolaser service technicians, helped Plastic Formers with dismantling and setting up the seven L-2500 systems.


Daniel Jepson (l.) with eurolaser service technician Björn EnglerDaniel Jepson (Managing Director of Plastic Formers Ltd.): "Our state-of-the-art Acrylic laser cutting facility is probably the best in Europe, maybe the world. The eurolaser cutting systems are ideal for the manufacture of high-quality acrylic products with an almost unbeatable accuracy of detail, excellent quality, a wide range of applications and flexibility of performance. When combined with the latest software, these systems also allow largescale deep engraving for logos and images, which if engraved in fluorescent materials create a brilliant light effect."

 

 Mass production in the new hall at Plastic Formers in Manchester

Certification in compliance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000

The eurolaser quality policy is regularly checked for adequacy and efficiency within the framework of management evaluation and if necessary modified. This takes into consideration customer expectations and requirements, includes the commitment of all levels within the company to the fulfilment of the defined demands and continuous imp r o v e m e n t and forms the framework for the definition and auditing of quality targets.

The quality policy serves as the guideline for all employees in the performance of their work. Technical resources alone cannot guarantee our quality, it is the inner attitude of our employees that plays a decisive role here. High personal expectations placed on the individual's own quality of life is transferred to quality as a whole. Quality must be lived and experienced. It is continuously improved by the courage to accept positive criticism and the ordered urge to move
forwards.

Quality is a value in its own right. Each and every employee contributes to the quality of our products and services with his/her personal performance, which in turn leads to his/her personal success as well as to that of the company. Moreover, this ensures that work relevant to quality and product reliability is planned, controlled and monitored continuously. In this way eurolase fulfils the defined requirements that are placed upon the company in the form of customer specifications, sets of regulations or other rules. The quality of our products and services is to be permanently increased by means of a continuous quality improvement process built on the commitment of all employees at all levels.

 

The quality policy of eurolaser GmbH is discussed regularly with all those involved and continuously checked for adequacy.

Acrylic Cutting and EngravingDifferences in quality in the cutting of acrylics. The worldwide boom that the advertising media industry has seen in the last 6 to 8 years has led to a renaissance of the material PMMA, also known as acrylic or plexiglass. Thanks to its advantages in comparison to glass, namely its weight and simple processing, an ever growing variation of applications is evolving. This in turn presents a challenge to the processing methods of this sensitive material.


Click on image to EnlargeAcrylic glass, if processed in the usual way, requires several machining steps if a clear, transparent surface finish is to be achieved on the cut edge. Conventional procedures, such as sawing or milling, entail a lot of problems. These start with waste in the form of acrylic chippings go on to the additional effort required for polishing or flaming involving the danger of creating rejects followed by the limitations on the inner contours and the need for one or two people who are familiar with these machining steps. For this reason such tools are now only ever used for standard cuts that need no special forms let alone filigree contours.