When clients talk to us about an engraved sign, they are most likely to be referring to the rather dull, pedestrian, predictable version of hard plastic with one color for the background, and another for some primitive block style lettering.
We love to visit with those clients and show them the new universe of available products for engraving! Engraving is still done with a rotary bit, but more and more often we are turning to the modern technology of laser engraving for client products.
Laser technology offers a limitless playground!! Images, text, logos... virtually any image can be converted to a style that can be reproduced with laser engraving! Not only can we etch a layer of material away to create a sign, but we can create shapes, fill areas with paint, and create crazing or etched effects on many materials.
The materials have changed, too! Not just hard plastics for engraving -- we can now work with an unlimited array of transparent materials, metals, psuedo-metals, woods, and even paper!! There are new materials available for signage and graphics all the time.
There is even a composite metal that can mimic cast metal plaques!
Some common uses for laser engraving:
- Creative, custom-shaped nametags and nameplates
- Logo displays
- Custom shaped signs and graphics for marketing
- Laser-engraved business cards in plastic -- super interesting for those clients you REALLY want to be remembered
- Lobby displays and showroom elements
- Trade show display enhancements
Come visit our laser engraver, Doris, anytime!! She's a workhorse and produces more interesting, fun, and creative projects than almost any other machine! (But don't tell the flat bed printer, OB1 -- he'll be jealous!)
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