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It’s pretty difficult to comprehend that this small gadget possesses the power to cut and engrave practically any material from leather to wood, glass, acrylic, metal, fabric, stone, and even cement… but once you realize how versatile the beamo by FLUX is, the possibilities are endless. The beamo is a small but powerful laser cutting tool with industrial-grade capabilities and domestic-grade interface and price tag. Designed to make laser cutting as easy as 3D printing has become, beamo’s consumer-friendly design and UI brings laser cutting to the masses, letting you do everything from customizing products you own and adding artwork to things you design to even creating intricate laser-cut packaging for them.
Practically the size of your inkjet printer, beamo comes with everything you need to get started right away. The device packs a powerful 30W CO2 laser inside its fully-enclosed body. beamo’s on-board screen interface makes it easy to select what job you want to execute, while its compatibility with existing softwares like Photoshop and Illustrator, and its own intuitive softwares, the Beam Studio and BeamCam, let you easily turn your artworks into vector guidelines for laser cutting or etching.
beamo delivers on a pretty big promise by making laser cutting “easy”. It packs a live-preview feature that lets you preview your print and alignment before executing the job. The entire beamo, as small as it is, is incredibly safe, with a door-sensor that stops the laser when you open the enclosure, and a water-cooled system that keeps the printer running for long without overheating. By making laser-cutting as easy as laserjet printing, beamo helps democratize yet another industrial process that creatives heavily rely on. Whether it’s building 2D or even 3D structures, or customizing products with bespoke artworks, it helps to know that there’s a product out there that’s small, powerful, and affordable too!
Designer: FLUX
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Bring ideas to life with beamo, the small, simple and affordable industrial-grade laser cutter that gives you the power to make something you’ll love.
Powerful Cutting
Equipped with a 30W CO2 laser, beamo easily cuts through tons of materials, leaving clean, precise cutting edges.
Detailed Engraving
Engrave detailed patterns, intricate text, and beautiful images for gifts, home decor, or just for fun.
High Resolution
Narrower than the width of a human hair, beamo’s laser engraves with 0.05mm layer spacing. The high 1,000 DPI resolution will amaze you.
Works With Hundreds of Materials
Explore new creative possibilities with hundreds of materials. Shape, cut, and engrave on a wide range of materials including wood, leather, acrylic, fabric, cardboard, stainless steel, anodized metal, glass, cement, and much more. beamo works on almost anything you can think of.
Transform Ideas into Reality
Bring your ideas to life with beamo and make personalized gifts for your loved ones, beautiful home decors, or transform your designs into a successful business. Our online community provides an enormous range of inspirations and resources to help you make amazing things.
Ultra Portable
Now, this is a game-changer: while conventional laser cutters are bulky and heavy, beamo has the same footprint as four letter-sized sheets of paper and weighs less than 50 pounds (22 kilos). Its super portability makes it a perfect fit for your home, office, design studio, classroom, makerspace, or even the back of your car.
Powerful Software
Their powerful software, Beam Studio, helps you create without limits. FLUX has included many features common to professional graphics editing apps, providing a one-stop design experience. Edit text and vector files, modify bitmap images, align and layout objects, and use many other tools to bring your imagination to life.
At the same time, Beam Studio’s compatibility with JPG / PNG / SVG / DXF file formats makes it easy to just use the graphics editor that’s best for you — Adobe Illustrator, Autocad, Inkscape, CorelDraw, or even Microsoft Word or Powerpoint.
Live Camera Preview
Use the onboard HD camera to preview the work area and workpiece live on your laptop or phone. Just place your design exactly where you want, and get exactly what you expect. It’s WYSIWYG for laser engraving.
BeamCam and Smart Trace
Use the mobile app BeamCam, for an even easier creative process. Just take a picture, upload it using your phone, align the design, then let beamo do the rest.
Prefer drawing by hand? Easily transform your sketches into digital files by using our Smart Trace software. Smart Trace is also perfect for kids or students who love to draw or paint. Inspire them by engraving their work onto hundreds of objects.
Easy Connection
beamo uses Wi-Fi for quick setup, file transfer, and status monitoring. beamo also connects over Ethernet and via smartphone hotspot. No matter where you are, beamo is always available.
Rotary Add-on
Unlock beamo’s 3D potential with the rotary add-on, which allows you to engrave on curved objects like glassware and bottles by spinning the workpiece. This add-on also extends the maximum material height from 45mm to 105mm. This easy-to-setup module opens up a whole new set of creative possibilities.
Autofocus
This add-on adjusts the focus according to the thickness of the material, enabling beamo to cut deeper in multiple passes. For example, the autofocus add-on enables beamo to cut 6 – 7mm wood in two passes, whereas normally beamo cuts up to 5mm in 2 passes.
Hybrid Laser
Most laser cutters on the market use either CO2 or semiconductor lasers. CO2 lasers cut and engrave at faster speeds, while semiconductor lasers have a longer lifespan and can engrave on stainless steel without coating. So, why not have both? Our hybrid laser module attaches a semiconductor laser to the existing CO2 laser so you can enjoy the benefits of both. This module is currently under development, we will share more information in future updates.
Air Assist
beamo has a built-in air assist system that channels air through the laser head directly onto the material to prevent the workpiece from catching fire.
Water Cooling
While most laser cutters require external cooling, beamo features an integrated water cooling system, making it a truly compact machine. This closed-loop water cooling system circulates throughout the machine, keeping all components at the proper temperature.
Ventilation System
The ventilation system takes in clean air to circulate around the chamber. beamo comes equipped with a powerful but quiet 340CMH (200CFM) fan and a 4.7″ (12 cm) diameter hose to extract smoke and fumes through a window or vent.
Safety Door Sensor
The fully enclosed chamber prevents the laser beam from leaking out. Lifting the door during a task sets off a safety sensor that automatically pauses beamo. These safety mechanisms ensure that you’re well protected.
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