We laser cut filter fabric, mesh, nonwovens, synthetic felt and technical woven fabrics on two eurolaser L-1200 conveyor systems, up to 1,800 mm wide, from a single part to a series. This is a textile laser cutting service and nothing else: we work with synthetic technical textiles, not with metal, acrylic or wood. Cutting takes place in Werther in Westphalia, in the same building as our filter production.
WINKLER is a filter manufacturer. The reason two laser systems stand in our hall is simple: it is the same material. Filter fabric, filter nonwoven and technical felt run through this building as roll goods anyway, and what a filter element needs is what a textile formed part in machine building usually needs too, namely a repeatable contour and an edge that survives the job.
Technical textile laser cutting is therefore not a sideline here, it is the same operation we run on our own products. We do it as contract work: you supply the contour and the material specification, we supply the finished parts.
We also take work that has nothing to do with filtration. Interlayers, inserts, gaskets, protective layers and formed parts from synthetic textiles are the same operation as far as the machine is concerned. What matters is the material and the geometry, not what the part does afterwards.
The service is for companies, development departments and technical buyers. Engraving, textile printing, personalised articles, plotting and embroidery are not part of it, and we do not take private craft projects. That is a question of the materials we work with rather than of order size.
Most searches for a laser cutting service are not looking for textiles. They are looking for sheet metal, acrylic or plywood, and often for a supplier in the next town. It is worth saying plainly what this page is, because the difference is not a matter of capacity but of physics.
A CO₂ laser separates a textile by melting it in the kerf. That works with thermoplastics. It does not work with metal on this type of machine, it produces a different process entirely with acrylic and wood, and with natural fibres it chars rather than melts.
We cut synthetic technical textiles: PES, PP, PE, PA, filter fabrics, nonwovens, synthetic felt, textile membranes.
We do not cut metal, acrylic, plywood, MDF, foam board, glass, leather or paper.
We do not sell laser machines, and we do not run an open workshop for walk-in jobs.
We are not a local cutting shop. Parts are cut in Werther and shipped, which suits repeat and series work better than one-off jobs where the postage exceeds the part.
If your part is textile, the rest of this page is for you. If it is not, a general laser cutting company will serve you better and faster.
The laser works without contact and needs no cutting die. That is the known part. The difference that matters in practice is at the cut edge.
Cut a filter fabric with a knife, scissors or a rotary cutter and you leave open yarn ends along the edge. On a part that later sits in a medium, gets washed or works under alternating load, that is where it starts to come apart. The usual remedy is a hem with a seam, or a second pass with a hot knife.
With the CO₂ laser that second pass is not needed. Thermoplastic textiles melt in the kerf and the edge closes at the same moment the contour is made. How robust that edge turns out depends on the polymer, the weave or web structure, the area weight and the geometry of the part. We therefore do not make a blanket statement about it; we assess it on your actual material.
The cutting contour comes from the DXF file. Cut-outs, radii, hole patterns and repeating geometries are reproducible, and a change to the contour is a change to a file rather than to a tool. With variants and prototypes that is where the time is actually saved.
No blade displaces the material, no hold-down pulls it out of shape. With thin nonwovens, open meshes and elastic textiles that is the difference between a part that holds its dimensions and one that does not.
Because no cutting die is built, there is no quantity below which the job stops making sense. Whether an order works out is a question of cut length per part and material consumption, not of a minimum run.
The line does not run between thin and thick, it runs between materials that melt and materials that do not. Anyone looking for laser cutting technical textiles from synthetic fibres is in the right place; the list below is, at heart, a list of thermoplastics.
We process the following regularly, or after a project specific check:
With a nonwoven, the fibre type, the area weight and the thickness decide how the edge turns out. A PP spunbond at 30 gsm behaves differently from a needle felt at 400 gsm even though both are the same polymer: the light web melts quickly and the contour tends to pull back, the heavy one needs more energy and forms a more pronounced melt edge. Both are manageable, but they are two different settings. For unknown nonwovens and for composites we therefore run a test cut on the original material before committing to a series.
Laser cutting filter fabric and laser cutting mesh fabric are routine here because we carry the same qualities as roll goods.
Polyester and polypropylene run across these machines every day. On suitable polyester textiles the cut edge stays largely free of fraying because the polymer fuses in the cut, which is why polyester laser cutting is the most common job we see. Laser cutting polypropylene fabric works the same way, but the melting point is lower and the melt bead comes out wider. How far that matters on a given part depends on the fabric construction; a monofilament shows it more clearly than a multifilament. Polyamide we cut as well, but only after checking the specific material.
Two different things are sold under the word felt, and it is worth separating them. Craft and decorative felt is mostly wool or a wool blend. Wool is a natural fibre; it does not melt, it chars, and the result is a dark edge with a smell. Technical felt cuts cleanly because it is a needled web of synthetic fibres, usually polyester or polypropylene.
We work with the technical kind. It becomes formed parts, interlayers, protective layers, gaskets and filter components, single layer or as a blank for subsequent assembly. If you want felt cut and are not sure which fibre yours is, send us a piece. That settles it faster than a phone call. Decorative felt articles, coasters, lettering and similar craft work we do not make.
"Fabric laser cutting" and "laser cut fabric" are the terms most enquiries reach us under. Whether someone wants fabric laser cut or asks whether we cut fabric with a laser is, in the end, the same question. What we mean by laser cutting fabric is technical woven fabric made of synthetic fibres, supplied as roll goods and cut to contour. Clothing fabrics, cotton, linen, leather and coated decorative fabrics are not part of that.
And if you are looking to cut fabric yourself with a laser cutter: we do not sell machines. You send us the contour, we send back the parts.
PVC containing materials
leather
cotton and other natural fibres
materials with unknown additives
unknown coated composites
conventional film and foil cutting
used or contaminated material
With PVC the reason is not the cut quality but what is released during cutting. We take such materials only after an explicit check. For unknown coatings and additives we need a material data sheet before we will even run a test cut.
laser engraving on its own
personalised textiles
T-shirts and fashion items
gift and decorative articles
private craft projects
textile printing
plotting and embroidery
Two eurolaser L-1200 machines with conveyor systems are available for textile cutting. The roll is hung at the machine and drawn continuously through the cutting area. That is the reason we can process roll goods economically rather than only single sheets.
For planning purposes there is one distinction that the two figures in the table do not make on their own.
The width is the limit, the length is not. 1,800 mm is the usable working width, measured across the running direction of the material. Anything wider we cannot cut. The 1,230 mm is the length of a single feed step, after which the conveyor advances the material. A part measuring 1.500 × 3,000 mm is therefore possible, a part measuring 2.000 × 500 mm is not. If your part is longer than 1,230 mm, please say so, because the nesting works out differently.
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Machines | 2 × eurolaser L-1200 conveyor |
| Process | CO₂ laser cutting |
| Working width | up to 1,800 mm, hard limit |
| Working area per feed | 1,800 × 1,230 mm |
| Part length | over 1,230 mm possible, material advances |
| Material thickness | up to 12 mm, material dependent and subject to check |
| Material feed | roll goods via conveyor system |
| Contour data | DXF preferred |
| Other documents | PDF, JPG, sketch or sample for assessment |
| Quantities | single part, prototype, small batch and series |
| Material supply | your own material or sourced by WINKLER |
| Location | Werther, Westphalia, Germany |
| Customers | companies and commercial clients |
The figure of up to 12 mm is not a fixed process limit either. It applies to suitable materials and is assessed for each project. A dense needle felt and a loosely laid nonwoven of the same thickness behave differently.
We can work directly from a DXF file that contains the finished cutting contour at full scale with closed contour paths. Laser cutting fabric from a CAD file lets us quote and nest without an intermediate step.
If there is no DXF, that is not a reason to wait. We also cut to drawing, and for a first assessment a dimensioned drawing, a PDF, a photo with dimensions, a hand sketch or an existing sample part is enough. Made to drawing textile components are the normal case here rather than the exception; from an old part sent in we derive the contour ourselves.
For a quotation we also need: material designation, material thickness, part dimensions, quantity, required delivery date, the intended use, and whether you supply the material or we should source it.
We ask about the intended use for a reason. It decides what we watch on the cut pattern and whether we would recommend a test cut first.
For new parts we make first samples, including single pieces. With unknown materials we assess edge appearance, melt bead and dimensional accuracy on a test cut before you commit.
Small and medium quantities run from the released contour data. Geometry changes and variants can be worked in before the next batch without adapting any tooling.
Released contours stay on file and are produced repeatedly. Textile laser cutting series production benefits from the roll feed, which keeps material presentation consistent. Capacity and lead times are agreed per project.
We cut textile formed parts for three areas that have little to do with each other technically and are the same operation for the machine.
Filter discs and round blanks for nutsche filters and disc filters, blanks from filter press fabric with the feed opening already in place, membrane discs and formed parts from filter nonwoven. On a chamber filter press cloth the contour and the opening are made in one operation, which saves the second set-up. These are technical textile filter components in the narrow sense, and they are what these machines were bought for.
Textile functional elements, interlayers, inserts, protective layers and gaskets from synthetic felt or fabric.
Contour based textile components to drawing, custom builds and repeat series parts. Where the blank is to become a sewn part afterwards, we do that in the same building.
Whether a specific part is feasible is decided by material, geometry, part size and quantity together. We check that before quoting, not after.
You send a drawing, DXF, sketch or sample, plus material, thickness, dimensions and quantity.
We check material suitability, cutting contour, working width and what the cut edge has to do.
You receive a project specific quotation. With an unknown material we agree a test cut or a sample part first.
After your release we make the single part, prototype, small batch or series.
Blanks are inspected, packed and shipped, or collected in Werther.
Cutting is rarely the end of the job here. The sewing room is in the same hall, and it is where filter bags, filter cloths and anode bags are made. A laser cut part can therefore go straight on: sewn, fitted with straps, cords or eyelets, assembled into a filter element, combined with other textile components, sorted, packed as a set or prepared for assembly.
As an industrial textile fabrication service that means one supplier fewer and one contact who knows both operations. The exact scope is agreed during the project check.
A few things we deliberately do not promise, because they depend on your material.
The edge. With thermoplastic materials it closes in the cut. How clean and how durable that turns out depends on the polymer, the fabric construction, the area weight and the geometry. We therefore do not promise a fray free edge for every material.
Dimensional accuracy. Textiles yield. Repeatability and tolerance depend on the material, the part size and the geometry, and partly on how the material was stored. We quote figures after checking your material, not before.
The material. Composites, coatings, additives and natural fibre content change the cut result. A test cut may be required before a series release. We process customer material after a technical check, but we do not confirm suitability in advance.
Send us your contour data and the key project details. We check material, geometry and quantity and come back with a technical assessment or a quotation.
Helpful for a quick assessment: company, contact, material, material thickness, part dimensions, quantity, delivery date, project description and a file upload.
If the form does not load, you can reach us on +49 (0) 5203 8828-0 or by email.
Send material, thickness, part dimensions, quantity and your DXF, drawing or sample.
Answers on materials, working width, thickness, file formats, quantities and downstream work.
Synthetic and technical textiles: polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide, filter fabrics, technical nonwovens, synthetic felts and textile membrane materials. What matters is that the material melts in the kerf. Natural fibres do not. If you want technical textiles cut and do not know the fibre, a sample sent in settles it faster than any description. Actual suitability also depends on construction, thickness, coating and additives.
No. This is a textile cutting service. Our machines and our experience are set up for synthetic technical textiles. For metal, acrylic, plywood or foam board a general laser cutting company is the right supplier.
The width is limited to 1,800 mm, measured across the running direction of the material. The length is not: the conveyor system advances the roll in steps of 1,230 mm, so longer contours are possible. A part of 1.500 × 3,000 mm works, a part of 2.000 × 500 mm does not.
Up to 12 mm depending on the material. Whether a given material is suitable at that thickness depends on composition, density, coating and the edge quality you need. We assess it on a sample.
Preferably a DXF file with a closed contour at full scale. For a first assessment a dimensioned PDF, a technical drawing, a JPG, a sketch or an existing sample part is enough.
Yes, from one piece. Because no cutting die is built, there is no minimum quantity below which cutting stops making sense. Whether an order works out depends on cut length and material consumption.
On suitable synthetic materials the edge closes in the cut because the polymer fuses, which reduces fraying considerably. How the result turns out in detail depends on the material and the part geometry, so we do not promise it across the board for every textile.
Yes, after a technical check. For unknown or coated materials we need a material data sheet where possible and an original sample for a test cut. Alternatively we source the material.
No. We process technical felt from synthetic fibres for industrial formed parts, interlayers and filter components. Craft felt is usually wool, which chars rather than cutting cleanly. Decorative felt articles and private craft work are not part of the service.
Yes. Textile laser cutting from Germany is shipped across Europe, including the UK and Ireland. Contract textile cutting in Europe works well for repeat and series parts; for a single small blank the shipping usually outweighs the part.
Yes. Sewing and assembly sit in the same building. Cut parts can be sewn, assembled into filter elements, combined, sorted or packed as a set.
Want a technical textile laser cut, in filter fabric, nonwoven or felt? Send us a drawing, contour data or a description of the part. We check technical feasibility and prepare a project specific quotation.
If the starting point is a filtration problem and the part itself is not yet defined, technical consulting is the better entry point.
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