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OMTech Polar+ 55W vs Epilog Fusion Pro — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Settings shown for each machine where available.

Which one should you buy?

Pick the OMTech Polar+ 55W if you want: more cutting power (55W vs 50W).

OMTech Polar+ 55W

Power
55W
Laser Type
co2

Epilog Fusion Pro

Power
50W
Laser Type
co2
Work Area
812×508mm
28 settings for OMTech Polar+ 55W36 settings for Epilog Fusion Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationOMTech Polar+ 55WEpilog Fusion Pro
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut—24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut—24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut—15 mm/s · 65%
3mm MDFcut—24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut22 mm/s · 58%—
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut17 mm/s · 75%—
6mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 78%—
Bamboo 3mmcut33 mm/s · 70%—
Bamboocut—300 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut—24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
Cardboardcut—40 mm/s · 42%
Cardstockcut—50 mm/s · 22%
Chipboard 2mmcut35 mm/s · 46%—
Cork 3mmcut—50 mm/s · 25%
Corkcut—28 mm/s · 50%
Cotton Fabriccut58 mm/s · 26%—
Denim Fabriccut48 mm/s · 36%—
Faux Leathercut44 mm/s · 40%—
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut—38 mm/s · 38–48% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut—300 mm/min · 65–70% · 2× passes · air assist
Kraft Papercut145 mm/s · 8%—
Leathercut—300 mm/min · 65–70% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut—18 mm/s · 55–65%
Plywoodcut—24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut10 mm/s · 82%—
Walnutcut—18 mm/s · 55–65%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave—350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave—350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave470 mm/min—
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave—250 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave410 mm/min—
3mm MDFengrave—350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave450 mm/min—
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave385 mm/s · 16%—
Anodized Aluminumengrave—220 mm/min · 75%
Bamboo 3mmengrave395 mm/s · 20%—
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave290 mm/s · 28%—
Bambooengrave—350 mm/min · 50%
Basswoodengrave—350 mm/s · 15–20%
Cardboardengrave—500 mm/s · 10–15%
Cardstockengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Ceramic Tileengrave290 mm/s · 52%—
Chipboard 2mmengrave430 mm/s · 16%—
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave—330 mm/min · 46%
Corkengrave—400 mm/s · 10–15%
Cotton Fabricengrave500 mm/s · 9%—
Denim Fabricengrave450 mm/s · 10%—
Faux Leatherengrave500 mm/s · 11%—
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave—350 mm/s · 10–16% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave—300 mm/min · 42%
Glassengrave—400 mm/s · 8–12%
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 8%—
Leatherengrave—300 mm/min · 42%
Mapleengrave—300 mm/s · 15–20%
Marble Tileengrave100 mm/s · 45%—
Plywoodengrave—350 mm/s · 15–20%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave195 mm/s · 29%—
Slate (coaster)engrave—400 mm/s · 12–16%
Slateengrave—260 mm/min · 55%
Stainless Steelengrave260 mm/s · 53%—
Walnutengrave—300 mm/s · 15–20%
All OMTech Polar+ 55W settings →All Epilog Fusion Pro settings →

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the OMTech Polar+ 55W or Epilog Fusion Pro?

It depends on your use case. OMTech Polar+ 55W is 55W co2. Epilog Fusion Pro is 50W co2 with 812×508mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

Is the OMTech Polar+ 55W (55W) much faster than the Epilog Fusion Pro (50W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The OMTech Polar+ 55W (55W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the Epilog Fusion Pro (50W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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