Media Services: Laser Engraving & Cutting

Booking

Laser & Engrave Cutter

Appointment

For discussion or enquiries about the cutting service, please contact Media Services at

Phone: 3917-7007 

Email: libmedia@hku.hk.

Laser cutter/engraver is a computer-controlled device.  The process is using a powerful laser to cut and/or engrave items from flat sheet.  The Laser cutter works by directing a high powered laser beam very precisely at the chosen material to either etc, mark or cut right through. When cutting, the laser beam burns away at the material leaving the cutout shape that you have specified in your vector file. The cutting beam is very thin and precise resulting in incredibly detailed and accurate cuts. By reducing the beam power where mark the surface of the material, this is known as etching or engraving and can give some stunning effects on materials.

This service is available to current HKU faculty, staff and students by appointment only.

• This service requires payment in advance and is available up to one hour before the office closes.
• Files will be reviewed before printing.
• Vector graphics software such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel DRAW are recommended for artwork creation.  These formats (ai, cdr) are supported by the library.
• Corel Draw file must be compatible with library's version 20.
• Bring along the printed artwork file saved on a USB thumb drive or online. 
• Leave at least 5mm margins from all edges of the artwork.
• The driver can only handle one artwork per job.
• Reserve a PC workstation time slot in our booking system.
• Library reserves the right to decline a printing request or cancel a printing job if the object may infringe copyright or contain abusive constituents.

RGB colour is the default setting mode for laser cutting/engraving