Material · Operation	OMTech Polar Lite 55W	FLUX Ador
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	-	24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	25 mm/s · 35% · air assist	24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	18 mm/s · 50% · air assist	15 mm/s · 65%
3mm MDFcut	30 mm/s · 65–75% · air assist	24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	22 mm/s · 58%	22 mm/s · 62%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	17 mm/s · 75%	16 mm/s · 78%
6mm MDFcut	15 mm/s · 78%	14 mm/s · 82%
Bamboo 3mmcut	33 mm/s · 70%	30 mm/s · 72%
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 2mmcut	35 mm/s · 46%	32 mm/s · 48%
Cork 3mmcut	-	40 mm/s · 35%
Corkcut	-	28 mm/s · 50%
Cotton Fabriccut	58 mm/s · 26%	55 mm/s · 28%
Delrin / Acetalcut	-	15 mm/s · 72%
Denim Fabriccut	48 mm/s · 36%	45 mm/s · 38%
Faux Leathercut	44 mm/s · 40%	40 mm/s · 42%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut	-	38 mm/s · 38–48% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut	14 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist	300 mm/min · 65–70% · 2× passes · air assist
Kraft Papercut	145 mm/s · 8%	140 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
Polypropylene (Coroplast)cut	-	20 mm/s · 42% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut	10 mm/s · 82%	10 mm/s · 82%
Walnutcut	-	18 mm/s · 55–65%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	-	350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	350 mm/s · 28%	350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	54 mm/min	460 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	250 mm/s · 10–15%	250 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	26 mm/min	400 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	450 mm/s · 20–28%	350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	52 mm/min	440 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	385 mm/s · 16%	380 mm/s · 16%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	-	220 mm/min · 75%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	395 mm/s · 20%	390 mm/s · 20%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	290 mm/s · 28%	280 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 Tileengrave	290 mm/s · 52%	280 mm/s · 52%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	430 mm/s · 16%	420 mm/s · 16%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	-	330 mm/min · 46%
Corkengrave	-	400 mm/s · 10–15%
Cotton Fabricengrave	500 mm/s · 9%	500 mm/s · 9%
Delrin / Acetalengrave	-	250 mm/s · 17–23%
Denim Fabricengrave	450 mm/s · 10%	450 mm/s · 10%
Faux Leatherengrave	500 mm/s · 11%	500 mm/s · 12%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	-	350 mm/s · 10–16% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave	250 mm/s · 22%	300 mm/min · 42%
Glassengrave	-	400 mm/s · 8–12%
HDPE (Cutting Board)engrave	-	200 mm/s · 19–25%
Kraft Paperengrave	500 mm/s · 8%	500 mm/s · 8%
Leatherengrave	-	300 mm/min · 42%
Mapleengrave	-	300 mm/s · 15–20%
Marble Tileengrave	100 mm/s · 45%	90 mm/s · 46%
Plywoodengrave	-	350 mm/s · 15–20%
Polycarbonate (Lexan)engrave	-	290 mm/s · 11–15%
Polypropylene (Coroplast)engrave	-	300 mm/s · 8–11%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	195 mm/s · 29%	190 mm/s · 28%
Slate (coaster)engrave	-	400 mm/s · 12–16%
Slateengrave	300 mm/s · 60%	260 mm/min · 55%
Stainless Steelengrave	260 mm/s · 53%	250 mm/s · 54%
Walnutengrave	-	300 mm/s · 15–20%
Rowmark Engraving Plasticscore	-	250 mm/s · 8–11%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the OMTech Polar Lite 55W or FLUX Ador?

It depends on your use case. OMTech Polar Lite 55W is 55W co2. FLUX Ador is 50W co2 with 600×375mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the OMTech Polar Lite 55W and FLUX Ador cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 22 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

Is the OMTech Polar Lite 55W (55W) much faster than the FLUX Ador (50W)?

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

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