Made up of dual walled vertical and horizontal flutes in the center allows for rigidness and durability. This material is like a thick cardboard and can be cut with a knife but yet is still very long lasting. This comes in a wide variety of thicknesses as well as colors. The corrugated plastic will take printing in full color as with any paper material and the results offer a detailed lasting vivid image. The most widely used material for corrugated plastic signs is Coroplast TM. Some other brands are Corflute, Plasticor and Corex. Corrugated plastic signs are easy to clean and hold up well against everyday oils, solvents, dirt and mud.

If you take care of corrugated plastic signs you could possibly get up to three years use outdoors and maybe longer inside.

Because prices are very reasonable, one of the biggest benefits is the cost effectiveness of purchasing new signs for different messages. Because these are reusable, if you have the same events year after year, you can have multiple signs made for special events and use them over and over for many years.

You can afford a durable professional high impact advertising piece for a myriad of uses at reasonable economical prices. Besides many other commercial applications for corrugated plastic signs, real estate agents are one of the bigger users of corrugated plastic signs for signs on lawns. There are many other valuable uses for this type of signage such as point of purchase signs, signage for elections, special events, directional and information signage, tradeshows, and many other uses, only limited by your imagination. Many restaurants also use these for signs on sidewalks for daily specials or even for interior signage.

Another relatively newer application for corrugated plastic signs is for custom or hand made cages and restraining areas for small animals. Also because you can easily cut this material, many remote control aircraft hobbyist use this material to build the aircraft.

Many people get corrugated fiberglass confused with corrugated plastic. Fiberglass is composed of fibers made out of glass and can be molded into shapes, mostly used for residential construction. There are many more advantages to using corrugated plastic signs and considering the current economy, many businesses are turning to less expensive advertising.

You should seriously look into ways using corrugated plastic signs can save you money on your printing budget.

The composition of engraved plastic signs varies and is determined based on how the end product is being utilized.  In the past less durable plastics were used such as phenolic and lamicoid.  Modern engraved plastic signs are laminated ABS, laminated acrylic cap and acrylic cap ABC core.  There are also more delicate shorter term plastics available.  As well as other thick hard top core layers for extra durability.  There is also textured plastic and plastic that has insulation for some applications such as in the electrical industry.

Two layer laminates are the most commonly used plastic material for engraved plastic signs and consist of a base layer of one color and a top layer of another color, and come in different thickness depending on how it is being utilized.  The base layer shows through when the top layer is removed through the engraving process.  In other words the bottom layer is the wording or images desired.  You can have double sided signs that use a 3 ply laminate or you can glue 2 layer material to each other in some bigger jobs.

For a sign that is durable in weather and easy to clean you can use reversed engraved plastic signs or tag.

The top layer of engraved plastic signs is transparent and the back layer is opaque, the engraving is done on the back and the text and image is filled with paint.  This offers a smooth front that is easy to clean and also offers the opportunity to have multiple colors.

Standard thickness is 1/16 inch with a different thickness on the top layer which is determined by the durability required and the application. You can also get 1/32″, 3/32″ and 1/8″ specially ordered.  There are many color combinations of engraved plastic signs available as well as textures.

Engraved plastic signs can be engraved using a rotary router that using a tool to carve out the top layer of the plastic to expose the letters/images desired.  The cutter and table movement is controlled by proprietary software after the layout of the design is entered. Laser engraving is another process that can be used also, a laser beam burns the letter or image out of the top layer of the plastic.  These 2 processes are controlled by a computer that used special software. Both processes can cut any shape as well as bevel edges.  The precision of the engraving is exact.

Single line engraving is usually used for smaller engraved plastic signs and tags. The width of the letters is the same width of the cutter and is completed in one pass.  For larger signs you would use multiple line fonts that increase the width of the characters.  Because the characters are larger and the engraver is making multiple passes you get a crisper and more detailed result.

Fonts that are used are specifically designed for engraving and made of multiple lines and tool paths.  The tool paths tell the engraver what to do.  For some engraved plastic signs there are setup charges to layout your design depending on if you are using a logo or the complexity of the design.

Are you unsure of what size sign or tag you need?  Things to consider are what is the distance it will be read from?  Where is it going?  Are there attachments? How many words are there?  If there are multiple signs or tags with different wording, it is best to size the sign based on the longest line of text.  It is more professional to have all tags the same size and the same font size. It is also easy to completely customize sizes and shapes of engraved plastic signs.

Some of the various attachment options for engraved plastic signs are rivets, screws, double sided tape, magnets, adhesives or velcro.  The double sided tape is very strong and specifically made for this application.

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Engraved plastic signs are very long lasting and useful in many industrial applications.