CNC Foam cutting unit
Using modern technology, Hot wire CNC foam cutters allow creating practically any product of the most complicated shape in a fast, accurate and relatively inexpensive way.
Hot wire CNC foam cutting machines is used to create display letters, logos (3D Logos), raphics, signboards, labels for indoor and outdoor ads, decor elements, fair stalls, store props & displays, P.O.P. displays, decorations for the theater or cinema, mock-up products, all kinds of packaging, amusement, architectural shapes, large-scale architecture models, thematic props, pipe insulation, preCast concrete molds, columns, etc.
D Hot wire CNC Foam cutters can be used for a wide variety of cutting applications. They can cut virtually practically anything out of expanded polystyrene – EPS foam and extruded polystyrene – XPS foam
The CNC foam cutter is a machine controlled by a PC computer capable of cutting any 3D objects out of extruded and expanded polystyrene foams (EPS and XPS). The cutting is performed with a hot cutting wire moving in the vertical and horizontal axes through the use of stepper motors controlled by an electronic controller connected to a PC and controlled with our unique software. This ensures flawless precision, high processing speed, and consistently excellent quality.
The precise mechanisms and perfect electronic control of motors movement enable the operator to cut any shape, as long as its thickness corresponds with the thickness of the material. There is also the option of designing and cutting a few different outlines of the same project which results in very attractive 3D shapes. The TurnTable makes it possible to cut e.g. spheres, Lathe is irreplacable in column cutting, further possibilities come with the ShapeWire Tool
Cutting Wire
The NiChrome cutting wire reaches the temperature of a few hundred Celcius degrees during cutting. Depepnding on the width of the foam cutter (i.e. length of the cutting wire) we use NiCr wires of the following diameters: 0.15, 0.25, 0.40 and 0.60 mm. Each Hot wire CNC foam cutter comes with a free cutting wire coil (100 g). Basic Hot wire CNC foam cutterscome with the standard NiCr wire. Depending on the parameters the operator sets, this wire should last for app. 8-10 hours of work. It is inexpensive and is perfectly suitable for everyday applications.
Multiwire foam cutters and the widest series cutters with pneumatic wire tensioning come with the custom-made, highest quality Titanium Alloy WireNiCr. Although slightly more expensive than regular NiCr wire, Titanium Alloy Wire breaks less often (on average, it lasts 5-6 times longer than NiCr wire) and is much more stretch resistant at high temperatures. As a result, it can be used with a stronger tensioning spring or pneumatic tensioning which results in much higher cutting speeds and improved cutting quality. It is available at an additional charge for all our units 1.3 meter wide or wider.
Using modern technology, Hot wire CNC foam cutters allow creating practically any product of the most complicated shape in a fast, accurate and relatively inexpensive way.
Hot wire CNC foam cutting machines is used to create display letters, logos (3D Logos), raphics, signboards, labels for indoor and outdoor ads, decor elements, fair stalls, store props & displays, P.O.P. displays, decorations for the theater or cinema, mock-up products, all kinds of packaging, amusement, architectural shapes, large-scale architecture models, thematic props, pipe insulation, preCast concrete molds, columns, etc.
D Hot wire CNC Foam cutters can be used for a wide variety of cutting applications. They can cut virtually practically anything out of expanded polystyrene – EPS foam and extruded polystyrene – XPS foam
- LETTERING AND 3D SHAPES – How many times have you faced the problem of making complicated 3D logotypes? And all the already known methods seemed to be unsuitable or too expensive? Hot wire foam CNC cutter will do almost everything – Your imagination is its only limit!
- ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS – Styrofoam architecture details (moulds, finials, banisters, keystones, parapet caps, balusters) covered with strengthening nets and stuccoes are becoming very popular, due to their light weight, easy assembly, precision of realization, price and the fact that they are environmentally friendly.
- EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION – A CNC foam cutting machine at the construction site? Well, yes, as this is the best way for preparing external wall insulation on site, resulting in labor time savings and highest quality thermal insulation.
- FAIR, THEATRE AND FILM DECORATIONS – There is no machines as useful as a Hot wire CNC foam cutters when building fair stalls and film or theatre decorations. Its speed and cutting precision allow creating every set and stage design in short time and without spending a lot of money.
The CNC foam cutter is a machine controlled by a PC computer capable of cutting any 3D objects out of extruded and expanded polystyrene foams (EPS and XPS). The cutting is performed with a hot cutting wire moving in the vertical and horizontal axes through the use of stepper motors controlled by an electronic controller connected to a PC and controlled with our unique software. This ensures flawless precision, high processing speed, and consistently excellent quality.
The precise mechanisms and perfect electronic control of motors movement enable the operator to cut any shape, as long as its thickness corresponds with the thickness of the material. There is also the option of designing and cutting a few different outlines of the same project which results in very attractive 3D shapes. The TurnTable makes it possible to cut e.g. spheres, Lathe is irreplacable in column cutting, further possibilities come with the ShapeWire Tool
Cutting Wire
The NiChrome cutting wire reaches the temperature of a few hundred Celcius degrees during cutting. Depepnding on the width of the foam cutter (i.e. length of the cutting wire) we use NiCr wires of the following diameters: 0.15, 0.25, 0.40 and 0.60 mm. Each Hot wire CNC foam cutter comes with a free cutting wire coil (100 g). Basic Hot wire CNC foam cutterscome with the standard NiCr wire. Depending on the parameters the operator sets, this wire should last for app. 8-10 hours of work. It is inexpensive and is perfectly suitable for everyday applications.
Multiwire foam cutters and the widest series cutters with pneumatic wire tensioning come with the custom-made, highest quality Titanium Alloy WireNiCr. Although slightly more expensive than regular NiCr wire, Titanium Alloy Wire breaks less often (on average, it lasts 5-6 times longer than NiCr wire) and is much more stretch resistant at high temperatures. As a result, it can be used with a stronger tensioning spring or pneumatic tensioning which results in much higher cutting speeds and improved cutting quality. It is available at an additional charge for all our units 1.3 meter wide or wider.
Enclosed you will find the current development status of such a cnc foam cutting unit. Please understand that the following pictures show only one stand and therefore the second stand has to be mirrored.
The cnc diy foam cutting machine based on that source: RcKeith and that software: https://www.devcad.com/eng/devcncfoam.asp The machine runs very well and bring out a good quality of cuttet parts. How to build part#1
The cnc diy foam cutting machine based on that source: RcKeith and that software: https://www.devcad.com/eng/devcncfoam.asp The machine runs very well and bring out a good quality of cuttet parts. How to build part#1