First, you should make sure that the leather can be lasered. Depending on, what effect you want to create, you can cut leather or engrave leather. If leather is engraved, an embossing effect is created. With light leather it is stronger, with dark leather, on the contrary, the result is more subtle. It is best if you first perform a few tests with different types of leather. Here, not only the properties of the material, but also the settings of the laser are important.
In general, it can be said that it is much easier to have artificial leather lasered. In the case of Processing of natural leather creates an unpleasant smell, which does not occur with artificial leather. Vegan leather is a special kind of artificial leather. It is made of paper and plastic and is extremely robust. Vegan leather can even be washed in the washing machine. During lasering, the leather may bulge. In this case, you should reduce the power of the laser.
When Laser cutting of leather does the laser beam cause a temperature rise. The surrounding material is not affected. If leather is lasered, the cut edge may be slightly discolored, but it will be sealed immediately. Since the laser is contact-free, there are no pressure points. The laser cutter offers optimum precision and maximum cost-effectiveness.