Plates: production, materials, quality

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Plates are a utilitarian and extremely useful thing. They help to navigate the names of streets, house numbers, in the corridors of institutions facilitate the search for the right office and responsible person. They indicate the direction of movement of vehicles, and much more can signs. The manufacture of these products has long become mass, and in terms of the number of materials used - diverse. What the plate will be, what it is better to make it from, depends on the place of its further placement and the goals for which it is made.

Plastic signs

Production of plastic plates is most in demand for several reasons:

• Low cost.
• Unrestricted in the choice of shape, size, color.
• Resistance to negative external influences.
• Production speed.

Plastic signs are used everywhere both indoors and outdoors. A popular type of material for their production is PVC (polyvinyl chloride polymer). The simplest production of plastic plates consists of a rigid PVC base with a self-adhesive film applied. A full-color image is pre-printed on the film, holes are made in the base forfasteners, and the finished plate is mounted in its intended place.

Plastic is a material that is easy to process, so you can give the plate a variety of shapes, add internal lighting or print directly on the surface. A variety of adhesive films allows you to make a plate with the effect of wood, metal, mirror, hologram, and so on. Also, the plastic base can be used repeatedly: the film is easily removed and a new one is applied with a different image or text.

Metal Plates

Metal is one of the most durable materials, originally used to make a variety of plates, until it was slightly replaced by plastic. But plastic is a lightweight material, and metal gives solidity. In addition, the metal has the best anti-vandal qualities, which is very important for any plate. The production of signs, numbers for a house or a car is carried out using several technologies and using several types of metal. Practical and in-demand materials:

• Brass. Soft metal, has a noble matte sheen, easy to process. A polished brass plate will decorate the office door, and as a sign with the name of the institution will last a long time without changing its appearance. Periodically, it must be sanded with a soft cloth, as the metal oxidizes over time.
• Aluminum. In terms of lightness, this material is comparable to PVC, but in terms of anti-vandal qualities it is much superior. The aluminum plate can be anodized and given asilver or golden hue. It can serve indefinitely, but soft metal is easily scratched, so it needs additional protection (lacquer, anodizing, self-adhesive film, etc.).



• Stainless steel. Expensive high-quality material, has a lot of weight and is of interest to everyone who wants to profit from the delivery of non-ferrous metals for scrap. However, such disadvantages are not able to cross out all the advantages: resistance to any type of damage and aggressive environments, unlimited service life, constancy of appearance, ease of maintenance. It is no coincidence that reputable institutions prefer to order the production of plates on stainless steel doors. Polished steel can be gold or silver tone.

Of course, the metal for making can be gold, platinum, complex compounds of different metals, but this already relates to personal preferences or the expediency of using available resources.

Plates on the door

It is rare to find private apartments, where the name of the owners and their status flaunts on the door. Most often, a number is required for an apartment, and a street name for a private house. The numbers can be purchased at any store, and if you want something special, then it can be easily ordered from an outdoor advertising company. The main requirement is quality and durability. You can choose from an individual design of a plate or numbers, as well as a wide range of materials.

The house sign needs a little more attention. It is definitely not possible to purchase it in finished form. Individual labels must be ordered. Production is carried out both by private companies (advertising agencies, agencies for the production of outdoor advertising), and state-owned enterprises, which are in charge of orders for the production of license plates. In this case, you can be sure of the quality of the received product.

Cabinet plaque

For any institution, public or private, plates for offices are necessary. This simplifies communications, helps visitors find the right office, gives the company status and openness. The production of plates for the office is a piece work, for each room an individual sign is required, including the number, name of the department or position.

For the offices of the highest administrative staff, a plate indicating the position, surname, name and patronymic of the owner is preferable. It is also welcome to indicate the hours of reception and the time of the lunch break. The material of cabinet plates is plastic, wood, metal, glass, etc.

Address plates to the house

Manufacture of address plates until recently was purely in the hands of the state, but now the situation has changed, and the rules have become more democratic. Navigation systems make it easy to find the right address, but what's the use of logistics if the house is unmarked? There may be failures, inaccuracies in the navigation system, and the sign will accurately indicate the desired address, whichconvenient for residents and their guests, as well as for offices located in the house. In addition, the rules of urban improvement require a sign.

Production can be ordered from any material, but the most popular are plastic or metal products. A plastic product is easy to order and quickly received, not too much money will be spent on its creative execution. In order for the inscription to be clearly visible in the dark, a backlight or the use of a reflective film is required. A metal plate will last a long time, but it will cost an order of magnitude more expensive. It is also important for her to use reflective film or paint.

Street signs

Similarly to car license plates, street name plates are produced. The production includes several stages, one of which is to press the letters onto a metal plate using a press and templates. The inscriptions are convex, they are covered with black resistant paint. The name becomes clearly visible against a reflective white background.

For these plates, there are GOSTs that take into account the font, the size of the letters, the height of the product, the paint used and the type of metal (it should not rust, oxidize, most often the base is made of aluminum). The quality of these plates is checked regularly. Items that do not meet standards will be rejected. This type of street signs is installed by city services, but often in insufficient quantities, soprivate initiatives are welcome.

City signs

An important type of signs that help you navigate in the underpass, in the subway and on the streets are signs. They contain various information: the designation of the entrance, exit, public place, the location of the hotel, the hiking trail, and similar useful information. The design of the signs may be different, but there are generally accepted notations that are clear to everyone.

The City Improvement Service is most interested in the presence of signs. Plates are made of metal, plastic and mounted in public places.

Road signs

Road signs organize and structure the movement of vehicles. In addition to them, road signs are installed along the roads - signs with the name of settlements, the number of kilometers to the next settlement, turns, and so on. Over the past few years, road signs, in addition to their main purpose, have been used as an advertising medium. This is convenient for the driver moving in the car in search of the right company, making it much easier to find the best route.

Road signs are made in accordance with state standards with the obligatory use of reflective paints. No more than 30% of the total area of the road sign is allocated for advertising messages.

Quality and conciseness

Tablets for various purposes helpnavigate in the environment. They can be individually designed or made in accordance with state standards. But whatever they are, they perform their role regularly. When choosing a finished product or ordering the production of plates at home, pay attention to the quality of work, materials and conciseness of the information provided. The plate serves as an index and should contain only the information you need.