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NEW PRODUCTS By Steve Aust Send information about new products to: signs@stmediagroup.com. Product Showcase: Dimensional Letters Gemini Formed Dimensional Letters Gemini Inc. (Cannon Falls, MN) offers numerous, 3D-letter options. Custom-formed letters and logos are made from plastic, but are painted with a matte finish to avoid a “plasticky” appearance, according to the company. The formed letters are available in multiple colors with any font style, and with textured or sculptured surfaces. The formed-letter material may also be used with logos as a value-added supplement for any letter package. Gemini states that its custom-formed products offer good depth and detail, and are lightweight, which allows easy installation. Also, they’re reportedly fully customizable without expensive tooling, and include a lifetime warranty against corrosion. Gemini also offers injection-molded letters, fabricated-metal letters and logos, flat-cut-metal letters and logos, CAB, simulated-cast-metal “Minnesota” letters, laminated-aluminum logos, giclée-printed letters and panels, which are available with 13, inkjetprinted, stock patterns; and, gilded-hardwood or plastic letters. (800) 538-8377; www.signletters.com ARK Ramos Cut Letters ARK Ramos (Oklahoma City) offers more than 30 styles of cast letters up to 24 in. tall, as well as cut-metal and reverse-channel letters and graphics in bronze, brass, stainless-steel and aluminum finishes. ARK Ramos provides 16 metallic-finish options, and 24 paint colors, plus the ability to provide custom colors based on color-chip matches and PMS numbers. (800) 725-7266; www.arkramos.com SignSource USA Reverse-Fabricated Letters Sign Source USA (Lima, OH) produces non-illuminated, reverse-fabricated letters that comprise aluminum faces and welded returns. They included rear-fitted straps for mounting, or they can be fitted with Lexan® polycarbonate backs when required. The company also fabricates backlit, self-contained, frontlit and open-faced channel letters. (800) 289-6570; www.signsourceusainc.com Steel Art Cut, Fabricated Letters Steel Art Co. (Boston) manufactures cut, solid-plate and fabricated, reverse-channel letters. Cut, solid-plate letters are available from 3/4 in. to 6 ft. tall, in thicknesses starting at 0.02 in.; fabricated letters can be built from 3 to 72 in. tall, and ½ to 12 in. deep. Material options include aluminum, stainless steel, brass, bronze, copper, hot-rolled steel and titanium; painted, satin, anodized, plated and mirror-polish finishes, among others, are available. Installation options include flush or projected stud mounting, stud welds or double-sided tapes (custom solutions are available). The company also offers: • Valufab letters for LED, halo-lighting applications. Material choices include stainless steel, titanium, bronze, copper and brass, with satin, prismatic, painted, and mirror finishes, among others • Fabricated-aluminum letters, which are made from 5052 lacquered, Kynar painted or 6061 anodized alloy. Painted letters may be coated with one of 12 stock colors, and lacquered letters may be covered with one of nine finishes. Anodized-finish letters may be covered with one of 17 finishes. The minimum height available is 6 in., and the maximum is 48 in. The thinnest depth Steel Art offers is 0.5 in.; the thickest is 12 in. • Metalam™ routed-dimensional letters, which combine a metal laminate with an acrylic substrate, are designed for interior use. Available in 24 anodized finishes, the letters are available from 1 to 24 in. tall, and 0.125 to 1 in. deep. • And, perforated letters, made from stainless steel, brass or aluminum, may be produced with round or slotted perforations on the faces or sides, and with one of seven finishes. (800) 322-2828; www.steelartco.com 52 SIGNS OF THE TIMES / OCTOBER 2013 / www.signweb.com http://www.arkramos.com http://www.signletters.com http://www.signsourceusainc.com http://www.steelartco.com http://www.signweb.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Signs of the Times - October 2013

Signs of the Times - October 2013
Contents
ST Update
Technology Update
Vinyl Apps
Strictly Electric
LED Update
Software Update
Technology Review - Mimaki’s JFX500-2131 flatbed and UJV500-160 UV printers
Technology Review - Seiko’s UV Jetrix 1212FK and KX5/KX5R flatbed printers
New Products
Rollin’ for the Lucky Seven!
The Inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards
Smart Lighting
The SGIA Preview
Industry News
Enter the ST Intl. Sign Contest!
Advertising index
Editorially speaking

Signs of the Times - October 2013