High Quailty Braille Signs since

1996

PHOTOPOLYMER - ACRYLIC - RASTER

BRAILLE APPLIQUÉ

- ETCHED ZINC & MAGNESIUM -

ADA Compliant Signs-ADA Compliancy American Braille Signage is a wholesale manufacturer of ADA signage with the ability to produce jobs of any size, large or small. Our acrylic "raster Braille" method is fast to produce, inexpensive and is ideal for the interior of office buildings. All of our ADA compliant signs meet the stringent California ADA requirements of Braille character spacing as well. We produce ADA Braille signage primarily from acrylic, photopolymer, etched zinc and etched magnesium. The objective is to provide assistance to the visually impaired individual by standardizing the minimum and maximum copy height, by controlling the minimum contrast between the copy and background colors, controlling the sheen of the signs, to add appropriate pictograms describing the purpose of the room, and to provide Braille for that person whose eyesight is so poor as to require a tactile description. Therefore the ADA compliant sign is not only for the totally blind person but also for the person whose vision needs assistance.

Thermoformed Acrylic (Mold Compression)

-Thermoforming is taking a sheet of acrylic, heating it up to its melting point and forming the letters, braille, logos etc via a mold. Thus creating a solid one piece acrylic sign with all graphics integral. It is exterior rated and vandal resistant.

Acrylic (Raster Braille)

-Acrylic ADA compliant signs are manufactured using an engraving method. The Braille is produce by drilling precision holes into the acrylic and forcing very small acrylic balls into the holes to form the Braille characters. The raised letters are produced by gently placing a adhesive backed, 1/32" thick sheet of colored acrylic onto the face of the background panel and engraving the letters and pictograms. After engraving the surrounding material is pealed away leaving the letters and pictograms adhered to the acrylic backer. Because we engrave slightly below the surface of the background, the letters have the appearance of being an integral part of the background acrylic. Also this helps protect the letters from being "picked off" by vandals. This method is often referred to as "Raster Braille" or RLS (Raised Lettering System).

Photopolymer

-Photopolymer is a light sensitive resin sheeting that when exposed to high intensity ultraviolet light will harden and change its molecular makeup. We can manipulate what areas get exposed in the Photopolymer via a photographic method that allows us to produce almost any graphic we desire from this material. We offer photopolymer in both interior and exterior varieties.

Etched Zinc and Magnesium

-Zinc and Magnesium are metals that when chemically etched can be used for Braille signage. Usually we laminate a 16 gage sheet of Zinc or Magnesium over an aluminum sub carrier to reach the desired thickness, though we can use solid Zinc or Magnesium for your Braille signs is so desired. Etched Zinc and Magnesium has excellent exterior and interior applications with the best vandal resistance of all other ADA materials. Phone (417)-924-1276 EMAIL