Technical PPS Fabrics from PVF Mesh & Screen Technology

In our cutting test, we tested three variants of the PPS fabric from PVF Mesh & Screen Technology for their laser cutting capability: We awarded the material PPS 0113 the rating “excellently suited”. For the somewhat thicker materials PPS 776/597 and PPS 0358, we were able to determine and certify very good laser cutting capability due to slight discolorations.

Thanks to non-contact processing, the cut is free of distortion. The cut edges do not show any smoke residue and thanks to our vacuum table, there is no need to fixate the material on the work table before starting to cut. The sealed cut edges show a slight discoloration with increasing material thickness, which cannot be completely avoided. Compared to other cutting processes, there is no need for post-processing, so processing time can be significantly reduced. With laser cutting, there are no overcuts when changing directions, and the small laser diameter permits the finest inner contours. For processing, we recommend feeding the roll material via an Unwinding Unit and Conveyor. All of PVF’s requirements were met, which is why we can unreservedly recommend the laser as a processing tool.