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Sign Types
Sign Types

Last edited 359 days ago by Adam Doll

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Banner

Flexible material hung to display graphics.

Simple vinyl graphics or digitally printed graphics are typical.

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Bollard

Low level sign at the end of a gas pump island.

Typically aluminum face with vinyl or digital print

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Fuel Canopy

Large branded roof structure, usually over gas pumps.

Often flex face cabinets due to the long lengths required.

The Esso letters shown to the left are vacuum formed, routed and pushed thru

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Word Mark

A section of canopy that contains the text only treatment of the name of the company for identification or branding purposes.

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Gas Pricer

The digital/analog display for gas prices.

Most often on pylon signs, but are sometimes on fuel canopies or in storefront fascias.

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Electronic Message Center (EMC)

A digital sign display illuminated with RGB led modules.

The displays are programmed for changing graphics.

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Flag Mount

Sign attached to a wall or raceway that stands out horizontally.

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Box and Pan

A way to describe a front and back substrate in regards to style.

Can be used as a backer panel as shown here.

Can also be used as a cabinet for routed and pushed through or routed and backed signs.

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Standard Channel Letter

LED internally illuminated dimensional letters with a depth of 3 ⅜” or 5 ⅜”. White acrylic face 4.5mm 2447 SG c/w 1” trim cap.

See *THIS PAGE* for more details

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Trimless Channel Letter

LED internally illuminated dimensional letters. The letters have no trim cap or retainer, providing a very clean, finished look.

¾” white or clear acrylic, ¼” proud of the channel return.

See *THIS PAGE* for more details

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Pin Mounted Letters

Letters or shapes with threaded rods attached to stools, or threaded into the back. Usually stood off from a wall or raceway.

A minimum thickness of ¼” aluminum is required to thread the aluminum backs. The minimum standoff width available is ³⁄₁₆”.

As a general guide, the stroke of the letters should be a minimum of ⅜”.

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Stand-off

A fastener that goes through the substrate, which attaches sign to wall or raceway.

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Push-thru Letters / Push-thru Shape

Letters or shapes pushed through a face, and adhered behind.

Typically ¾” clear acrylic with diffuser and vinyl applied first and second surface.

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Thermal Formed / Molded Face

Letters and shapes molded using heat and vacuum forming.

The photo to the left is an example of the reverse side of a 7-Eleven molded face.

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Mold / Die

The photo to the left shows a Petro-Canada die being manufactured.

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