Trotec Consumables launch loyalty programme on every materials purchase on Trotec´s online shop.

Registering is quick and easy and with just a few steps, Trotec will reward you just for shopping online!

1. Shop and collect
2. Earn TroPoints
3. Redeem your TroPoints

Learn More Here

How it works

No special registration is required for Trotec's new bonus program. If you already have a user account, the TroPoints will be credited to you at the time of your online order. The items that you receive for your purchase are already shown in the shopping basket. The credit will be credited immediately after the payment process in your user account.

Collect - and redeem later:

Once you've collected enough TroPoints, you can redeem them with any order in our webshop - and save money.

In a span of only 20 years, Trotec Laser has grown from a start-up to a world market leader in laser machines for cutting, marking and engraving: From humble beginnings in the former “Development and Research Container” to the very impressive Green Building Headquarters in Upper Austria.

As part of the Trodat Trotec Group, Trotec develops, manufactures, and markets laser machines for marking, cutting and engraving, as well as engraving materials. As a leader in innovation, Trotec sets new standards in the laser segment; with an installed base of over 30,000 systems, Trotec now serves customers in more than 90 countries and employs more than 550 people worldwide.

Trotec was formed in 1997 from a research branch of Trodat – the world’s biggest manufacturer of stamps – and has since then become a world leader in the field of laser technology. In 2015, the sales volume of the Upper Austrian laser manufacturer exceeded € 100 million for the first time. Years before, as an almost visionary goal, the passing of this mark was defined as a goal for 2015, and it was reached precisely: exactly € 100.8 million in sales were ultimately achieved. In 2016, the latest completed financial year, Trotec increased sales by 9.1 %, to almost € 110 million.

Sales volume goal by 2020: € 200 million

The high growth rate continues in 2017, too. With a predicted sales increase of 20%, Trotec sets a major milestone for the sales volume goal in 2020. Dr. Andreas Penz, spokesman of Trotec’s management, commented on this: “This increase in sales seems incredibly high at first sight, but the laser business is an extremely dynamic one, and laser applications are now found in all major areas of life. For example in medical engineering. We manufacture stents with our laser machines. Or in the field of research, where laser applications are simply indispensable, for example in the development of the Mars Rover. Trotec laser technology plays an important role in industry and trade as well.

The pivotal question is: Why do we make lasers? Answer: We make our customers successful, and this sustainable strategy allows us to grow overproportionately”, explains Penz. The explicit goal for the future of Trotec Laser is to become the world’s number one in the laser segment and the market leader in the defined core markets.

For more information, please visit www.troteclaser.co.za

A fresh new way to view Trotec engraving materials and laser supplies

Trotec Laser South Africa delighted to introduce our new and improved engraving supplies webshop.

The slick new webshop doesn't just look great, it's designed for user friendliness and has a host of brand new features, including:

• New menu structure
• Improved access to DIY tutorials and material usage tips
• Cut-to-size guide for materials

New look - Same advantages

Great service and benefits:

• Save valuable time - reorder in seconds
• See all products in one place
• 24/7 access to your account
• Learn new engraving tips & tricks from industry laser experts
• Hear first about new products and offers 

Discover all of these amazing benefits and more by logging onto: www.engraving-supplies.co.za

Laser Technology Offers Endless Applications in the Classroom

Lasers systems have revolutionized the classroom setting by offering advance technology that yields amazing learning potentials in every department. Technology students will discover new trade, create prototypes, and utilize CAD/CAM programs. Meanwhile, Art and Drama students are taking their imagination to the next level by using the laser to bring new and exciting ideas to life and new dimensions to the stage by creating their own sets and props.Adding a Trote​c laser to your high school or university will automatically make your programs more attractive to students. It gives them the hands on skills for working with laser technology and equipment. This opens new doors and entrusts a greater advantage to students for many exciting career fields.

STEM Based Curriculum for Trotec Lasers

Trotec’s Curriculum Package is designed to assist professors in getting started with a laser in their classroom. It includes set up, support, and quality lesson plans with direction in teaching students how to operate the machine safely, develop technological design skills, and complete projects. Trotec’s curriculum is STEM approved, allowing students to start learning as soon as the laser arrives.

Beyond the Classroom

Save both time and money by cuting costs from outsourcing signage, trophies, awards, plaques, and even fundraising. Fundraising can become more profitable by creating unique and fun ideas with your Trotec. With a Trotec, schools, maker spaces, and maker members will truly profit.

A Trotec in Your Maker Space 

Laser systems are hot commodity in a maker space, member feedback always report the laser as the most used piece of equipment in their space. By adding a laser system to your maker space you’re adding a system that will draw new members from far and wide.

A Trotec laser system has unique features like InPackTechnology and Harsh Environment Kit and the longest standard warranties, making it the most durable system on the market, guaranteeing it will withstand heavy use (even from the inexperienced laser user).

Find out more on: www.troteclaser.co.za

How does fashion design of the future look like? What is the result of a combination of fashion and technology?

The laser is a highly versatile system with a great deal of design freedom and the ability to process a wide array of materials. Whether you are engraving velvet or creating extravagant contour cuts on leather or polyester, the laser can accomplish virtually any design.

Why buy a laser for textile processing?

Thanks to faster processing speeds for variable data, each piece can be unique even in series production.

Moreover the laser beam melts the material. Single-layer fabrics can be cut faster and therefore more productively with a laser than with a knife.

Laser processing is a non-contact, tool-free process. The textiles and fabrics are not touched during laser cutting; as a result, the material is not warped. The laser beam melts the material and the results are clean, perfectly sealed edges.

Find out more at: www.troteclaser.co.za

Contact Trotec South Africa on: +27-875-509-335

The term "Laser"

LASER is an acronym and stands for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation". In simple terms: Light particles (photons) excited with current emit energy in the form of light. This light is bundled into a beam. Thus, the laser beam is formed.

Technical structure of a laser

All lasers consist of three components:

• An external pump source
• The active laser medium
• The resonator

The pump source guides external energy to the laser.The active laser medium is located on the inside of the laser. Depending on the design, the laser medium can consist of a gas mixture (CO2 laser), of a crystal body (YAG laser) or glass fibers (fiber laser).

When energy is fed to the laser medium through the pump, it emits energy in the form of radiation.The active laser medium is located between two mirrors, the "resonator". One of these mirrors is a one-way mirror. The radiation of the active laser medium is amplified in the resonator. At the same time, only a certain radiation can leave the resonator through the one-way mirror. This bundled radiation is the laser radiation.

Properties of a laser beam are monochromatic and high coherence

Laser radiation has three fundamental properties

Monochromatic: This means that the radiation consists of only one wavelength.

High coherence and thereby phase coincidence.

The waves of the laser are approximately parallel due to the coherence. Due to these properties, the laser light is used in many areas of modern material processing.

The intensity is preserved for a long time due to the coherence and can be bundled even further through lenses.

The laser beam impinges on the material surface, is absorbed and thus heats the material. Due to this generation of heat, the material can be removed or completely evaporated. It is thus possible to engrave, to mark or to cut a plurality of materials.

For more information on laser technology and how to get started with a laser engraving business for profitability, contact Trotec Laser South Africa

www.troteclaser.co.za

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Laser technology is becoming an increasingly efficient and cost-effective method for marking and engraving plastics and metals for a multitude of applications within the industrial sectors.

Trotec offers a diverse portfolio of advanced CO2 and Nd:YAG laser engravers and cutters, with both flatbed and galvo options - guaranteeing maximum value and productivity. We also offer the industry's first-ever HYBRID laser engraving and marking system, combining both CO2 and Nd:YAG laser capabilities into a single solution, the FLEXX solution.

The new Trotec Laser website features an area dedicated to the application of lasers for mechanical engineering processes such as the creation of data plates, barcodes, signage and much more.

The website also hosts an extensive knowledge base of tutorials and FAQs as well as a library of articles covering material handling and laser maintenance. If you’re not sure if a Trotec laser machine is the right solution for your organisation, Trotec can provide a free bespoke sample test on your own materials, so you can see the end result and get a feel for the time and cost savings that can be made.

The relaunch of troteclaser.co.za significantly supports our vision to become the first point of call for all laser users worldwide ideally/towards being a one-stop-solution for laser users who are looking for information relating to laser cutting, marking and engraving.

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