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Engraving
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Process, by which a computer controlled, rotating cutting tool is used to machine (remove material from) plastics and metals to produce text and images. (see specific types of engraving below) |
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Process used to produce: |
Legend Plates,
Nameplates, Overlays, Signs, and
Tags |
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Material(s): |
2-ply and 3-ply Front and
Reverse Engravable Plastics,
Acrylic,
Polycarbonate Sheet (Lexan),
Phenolic,
Teflon,
High Pressure Laminate (Formica),
Aluminum,
Brass,
Stainless Steel,
Zinc, and others |
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Typical lead-time: |
2-7 days |
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Most economical quantity: |
low volume ( 1 - 100 identical pieces) |
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Front Engraving
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Front engravable plastics are composed of two layers of plastic laminated together. The top layer or "cap sheet" is typically a contrasting color to the bottom layer or "base sheet".
Front engraving is a method by which an image is engraved from the front, or through the cap sheet to reveal the base sheet. The cap sheet color is the products background color, and the base sheet color is the engraved text or image color. Front Engraved nameplates offer good abrasion resistance and in many cases are still legible after being painted over due to their recessed areas. |
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Process used to produce: |
Legend Plates,
Nameplates, Overlays, Signs and
Tags |
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Material(s): |
2-ply and 3-ply Front
Engravable Plastics, Acrylic,
Polycarbonate Sheet (Lexan),
Phenolic,
Teflon,
High Pressure Laminate (Formica),
Aluminum,
Brass, Stainless Steel,
Zinc, and others |
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Typical lead-time: |
2-4 days |
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Most economical quantity: |
low volume ( 1 - 100 identical pieces) |
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Reverse Engraving
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Reverse engravable plastics are composed of two layers of
a modified acrylic laminated together. The top layer or "cap
sheet" is clear. The bottom layer or "base sheet" is
colored and opaque.
Reverse engraving is a method by which the image to be
engraved is reversed and engraved from the back side, or through the base
sheet. The engraved text or image is then filled, or colored, with paint(s).
Benefits of this process include: Multi-colored graphics are protected
beneath a protective clear acrylic surface, smooth easy to clean surface
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no recessed (or front engraved images) to fill with dirt and dust. |
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Process
used to produce: |
Legend Plates, Nameplates,
Overlays, Signs and
Tags |
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Material(s): |
2-ply and 3-ply Reverse
Engravable Plastics, Acrylic,
Polycarbonate Sheet (Lexan) |
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Typical
lead-time: |
2-7 days |
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Most
economical quantity: |
low volume ( 1 - 100 identical pieces) |
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Burnishing
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Type of engraving using a rotating diamond tipped tool to remove the protective finish on aluminum and brass. These engraved (or burnished) areas are then chemically oxidized or electro-chemically etched to produce black text or images. |
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Process used to produce: |
Legend Plates,
Nameplates, Overlays and
Tags |
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Material(s): |
Aluminum,
Brass,
Zinc, and Glass |
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Typical lead-time: |
2-4 days |
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Most economical quantity: |
low volume ( 1 - 100 identical pieces) |
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Diamond Drag Engraving
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Type of engraving using a non-rotating diamond tipped tool to mark metal materials. Text or images on finished products are similar in appearance to stamped text. |
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Process used to produce: |
Legend Plates,
Nameplates and Tags |
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Material(s): |
Stainless Steel,
Aluminum, and
Brass |
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Typical lead-time: |
2-4 days |
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Most economical
quantity: |
low volume ( 1 - 100 identical pieces) |
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