The Silhouette Cameo 5a Alpha desktop cutting plotter is a modern device designed for precise cutting of flex foils, paper, felt, and various creative materials. Silhouette plotters are perfect for creating T-shirts with prints, 3D decorations, greeting cards, boxes, boxes, and albums.
The Cameo 5 Plus cutting and engraving plotter allows you to easily personalize fabrics, wood, glass, and clothing, making it ideal for unique, creative projects.
The device is recommended for advertising studios, craft workshops, schools, preschools, and businesses where high precision is essential.
Silhouette Cameo 5 Alpha Features:
- Precise cutting thanks to the use of an electrostatic platform - this innovative technology allows you to cut thin and delicate materials, such as tissue paper or lightweight decorative sheets, without the use of a transport mat. The electrostatic platform is not included in the kit; it must be purchased separatel
- Can cut from a variety of materials:
Flex and flock foils - e.g., iron-on transfers for T-shirts, bags, and other textiles
Self-adhesive foils - wall stickers, scrapbooking, glass or wood stickers
Good quality paper up to approximately 300g - scrapbooks, place cards, invitations, and inscriptions
Magnetic foil - magnets
Stencil foil - for masks, painting stencils, rhinestones, and zircons
Thin silicone for stamps
Foamiran, creative foams
In fabrics and knitwear, felt, leather, and other materials
- Quiet and fast operation - 400 mm/s
- Sketching with markers - after placing the marker in the universal holder
- Cutting of backing materials from a roll - 18.3 m long
- Cutting prints along the outline
- Foil feeder with cutter included
- Ability to connect gilding or embossing tools. This provides additional options for adding gold decorations or embossing original ornaments to products.
- Optimized size allows for A3 cutting
- The device is compatible with previous generation mats and tools
Technical parameters:
Max. cutting area with cutting mat: 30.5 x 61 cm (12 x 24 in.)
Max. cutting area for backing materials without using a mat: 37 x 480 cm (11,6 in. x 16 ft.)
Plotter dimensions: 56,6 x 17,6 x 12,4 cm
Device weight: 5.05 kg
Knife pressure: 300 g (holder no. 1) 5000 g (holder no. 2)
Max. operating speed: 400 mm/s
Max. cutting material thickness: 3 mm
Print&Cut margins: on the mat - 16 mm on all sides; without the mat - 16 mm on the sides and top of the page; 24.5 mm - at the bottom of the page
Operating System: PC (Windows 10 and higher) or Mac (OS X 11 and higher)
Internet Connection: Recommended (for updates and upgrading to Designer Edition)
RAM: 4 GB RAM
Processor: 2.5 GHz (Intel Quad Core or AMD Quad Core) Processor Memory Speed: 186 MB for the program
USB Port: USB 2.0 Port (or higher)
Bluetooth Connection
Software:
Silhouette Studio - free, in Polish
Compatibility with other programs (CorelDraw Graphics Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Silhouette Studio Designer Edition, Silhouette Studio Business Edition - additional paid options)
Silhouette GO mobile app also available, compatible with Android and iOS
The set includes:
- Silhouette Cameo 5 Alpha plotter
- Cutting mat - 30,5 x 30,5 cm
- Automatic blade
- Cleaning and manual tool
- Blade adjustmentBlue adapter – for Silhouette pens
- Power cable
- Silhouette Studio software - free
- 100 designs in Silhouette Studio
- Silhouette Design Store subscription – valid for 30 days
- Electronic user manual
The Alpha version of the plotter does not include - a roll feeder or electrostatic mat in the set; these accessories can be purchased separately.
With the ploter you can use: