FREE Festive Reindeer and Christmas Tree CorelDraw Files

Spread some festive cheer with more free CorelDraw files from Trotec Laser.

Cover in glitter for some festive sparkle or create a rustic wooden effect.

To receive your free festive CorelDraw templates, courtesy of Dave at www.davidCNCking.com simply email lucy.hall@troteclaser.com during December. 

Trotec Laser stocks a wide range of sheet material including a variety of woods if you need to stock up before you get creative with your laser cutter. Call 0844 800 0020 or email sales@troteclaser.com

Trotec Laser: Free Festive Corel Draw Wine Box Templates

Increase your Christmas product range with our FREE Corel Draw templates featuring festive wine box designs courtesy of Dave at www.davidCNCking.com.
To receive the free Corel Draw templates simply email lucy.hall@troteclaser.com during December.

Follow, like and link to win £100 of materials or accessories

Connect with Trotec Laser UK on our social media platforms to be in with the chance of winning £100 worth of materials or accessories.

The lucky winner can spend the £100 prize on a range of items including sheet materials, laserable products such as granite tiles and crystal gifts or put it towards lenses or filters.

Whether you're a tweeter, pinner, liker or blogger there are lots of ways you can stay in contact with us.  For every connection you make, you will receive one entry into the competition. That means if you connect with us on all 8 social media channels you'll have 8 times the chance of winning!  There are lots of other great reasons to stay connected:      Take advantage of exclusive social media offers on materials      Be the first to know about free tutorials and new applications      Be inspired by ideas to increase your product range      Have your products featured on our page, increasing brand awareness Like us on facebook  Follow us on twitter  Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to us on YouTube Add us to your circle on Google+ Follow us on Pinterest  Subscribe to our blog on the right of this page  The competition will be drawn on 31st January 2015 and is open to UK and Ireland residents only. Existing social media followers will automatically be entered.

Full House at the Trotec Laser Workshop @ Fab Lab London

The first in a series of Trotec Laser workshops at Fab Lab London was a great success, with a full house turning out to learn how to cut leather, wood, acrylic and paper on the Speedy 300.

South East representative Andy, who has years of experience in the field led the workshop, which was limited to just 20 people to ensure all attendees were able to take part in an up close tutorial, enabling them to come and use Fab Lab's Speedy 300 for their own creative projects. 

We cut a series of leather luggage tags, demonstrating how altering the settings of the laser can obtain different finishes to the material. Check out a video on our Facebook page.

The trademark Trotec Laser arrows led the way to the Fab Lab workshop.

This was the first in a series of workshops. Keep an eye on the Trotec Laser UK events page for upcoming master classes. If there are any workshops you would like to see available please let us know by emailing lucy.hall@troteclaser.com

Trotec's Speedy 300 is available to rent now at Fab Lab London. Visit their website to book your slot. 

Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?

The trailer for the new Star Wars movie has finally been released, so, here at Trotec Laser UK we have been laser cutting mini Stormtroopers.

For more ideas on what to create with a Trotec Laser visit our sample pages which include free tutorials, template files and full laser settings.

Global Showcase for UK's Pogofandango

Congratulations to Trotec Laser customer, Pogofandango who came second in the 'Trotec Global Network Meeting - Customer Sample Competition'. Their beautifully laser cut owl card will now proudly be displayed in Head Office showrooms worldwide.

Their product is the perfect example of a Trotec laser's ability to cut highly intricate designs out of even the most delicate materials such as paper and thin card. The full range of Pogofandango products can be found on notonthehighstreet.com 

If this has inspired you to get creative you can find free laser cutter tutorials for paper and card on the Trotec website. 

Dyffryn Taf Dragons Roar to Success with Trotec Laser

Team Dragon from Dyffryn Taf School in Wales have had a roaring success in the Greenpower International Finals as they scooped the Best Newcomer Award with their Trotec Laser electric car. Overall the school finished 10th in the competition, with the electric car which had elements constructed by the pupils with their Trotec Laser, an amazing achievement for their first time in the finals.

Find out more about the benefits of a Trotec laser for schools, colleges and universities. 

Dyffryn Taf is an award-winning Comprehensive School in Whitland, Carmarthenshire. Founded in the 19th century as a small grammar school, it has expanded to approximately 900 pupils today.

In June 2013 the school invested in a state-of-the-art Speedy 400 laser system. Their 80W CO2 model has a 1000 x 610mm working area and can process a wide range of materials, from wood and plastics to textiles and paper.

The school has a 100% pass rate in GCSE Resistant Materials, with all pupils attaining a A*-C grade, putting the school among the elite in this subject across the entire country.

See the Trotec Laser electric car in action

We asked Kevin Abel at the school to tell us about their laser system.

Versatility

"It's great! It's so versatile that we can use it across all of our departments, including design technology, resistant materials, electronics and arts".

Quality

"We decided to go with Trotec because of the quality of the build and the design of the laser. It was far more advanced than any of the other options we looked at. The machine has been excellent from day one, even though it's seen heavy use from the pupils".

Support

"The aftercare has been fantastic. Trotec's engineering team are clearly all very knowledgeable and passionate about the lasers, so we feel comfortable that should we ever have a problem they'll be able to get it sorted quickly".

Easy to use

"The machine is so straight-forward to use. Even our youngest pupils are introduced to it and by the time they advance through the years we're anticipating them knowing more about it than us teachers do".

Highly recommended

"I would quite happily recommend Trotec Laser to any other educational institutions looking at investing in laser technology. Not only is the machine itself fantastic Trotec are a pleasure to deal with and their support is outstanding".

- Kevin Abel, Resistant Materials teacher, Dyffryn Taf School

Contact us to find out how a Trotec Laser can benefit your pupils. 

Introducing Trotec Laser @ Fab Lab London

Fab Lab London is the City of London's first purpose built digital fabrication and rapid prototyping work space as well as the proud home of a Trotec Laser Speedy 300.

Photo by Crusoe Weston

Fab Lab's Speedy 300 is the ultimate tool for tinkering, prototyping, and digital fabrication and is available to rent on an hourly basis. It is available to everyone whether you want to start a new hobby, use it for educational purposes, for product development or even if you want to start your own business.

Sustainability

Fab Lab London have a strong environmental ethos and many of their interior products reflect this, having been produced with recycled materials.

(The signs of course, cut out on the Trotec Speedy 300)

Photos by Crusoe Weston

One of their creative projects includes laser engraving and marking computer and other electrical components with the amount of electricity and power used to create them, in order to increase environmental awareness amongst consumers.

Meet Fred

Fred is one of the first laser users at Fab Lab London and has been testing out the laser on the large stock of recyclable cardboard which is available next to the laser for guests to unleash their creativity on.

Fred has a huge collection of vinyl records and he is currently making dividers for them out of cardboard on the Speedy 300 laser cutter.

Workshops

Trotec have plans to hold a number of events and workshops at Fab Lab London. Check the Trotec Laser events page to keep up to date with all upcoming events and find information on how to book your place. 

Trotec's next event will take place on 26th November and focuses on the very versatile material, acrylic. 

Photos by Crusoe Weston

Location

Fab Lab London is located at 1 Frederick's Place, Off Old Jewry, London, EC2R 8AE

Try it yourself 

Try out Trotec's cardboard chair tutorial for yourself. The free guide includes all of the settings you need to get creative.