Aluminium lettering,
Solid aluminium lettering cut to suit your needs.
With in-house waterjet facilities now available
making letters for you in aluminium is a straight forward, affordable
process.
Your aluminium lettering can be made in any grade of aluminium and at almost any thickness. Simply email us your design files and we'll cut your lettering, no fuss no hassle.
Whilst it is technically possible to cut metal on a cnc router we do not recommend this is an appropriate production method. Ask for a sample of metal cut via water jet and you will soon see why we prefer this method.
Where to use aluminium lettering
Aluminium lettering is most often used when large letters are required. Solid aluminium sheet provides stability and strength to large cut letters and logos whilst keeping the overall weight to a minimum.
If you are looking for an material which combines some of the benefits of this material without the need for surface treatments have a look at our aluminium composite lettering.
If you need us to organise powder coating or wet spraying of your aluminium lettering and logos this is something we are able to offer you. We work from the RAL colour system for all painting and coating work. If you need a RAL swatch we have these as stock items available at a cost price.
Can you use aluminium in it's raw state?
Natural aluminium is supplied to us in sheet format in what is known as "mill finish". This is the natural finish of the metal once it leaves the smelting plant.
Mill finish is NOT the satin Silver colour which most people assume it to be. Mill finish aluminium is a bright Silver colour and has not been protected in anyway. The satin Silver finish most people assume to be mill finish is in fact anodised aluminium. Anodising creates the satin Silver colour and protects the raw mill finish underneath.
Aluminium is a non ferrous metal which means it won't rust. Apart from this raw aluminium should still be treated like steel- it needs a surface protection of some kind. Without protection mill finish surfaces oxidise from exposure to the air- this leaves a Back deposit on the metal.
If you want to use this material you will have to be powder coated, paint spraye or anodise before you can use them for display work.
Other options for Silver metal lettering.
As we have already seen bare aluminium lettering cannot be used without a surface treatment- basically we need to paint it.
If you were looking at aluminium as a solution for Silver finish metal letters you can either powder coat to a Silver colour or simply switch to stainless steel.
We offer a full range of stainless steel lettering products which will give you a lettering solution which is non ferrous and requires no surface treatments.
If you need fret cut aluminium sign trays we make these too- with all parts cut via water jet for the most accurate results.
Lots of other aluminium options available.
Lettering is one small part of our aluminium services. You can also buy fret cut screens and grills for lighting, railing and other architectural and interior design projects.
Sign blanks can also be precision cut to any shape or size you may require- rounded corners are available as standard. All the fixing channels and clips you need for road sign work are also available.
Part cutting.
Parts for machinery, plant and structural work can be cut from any kind of metal in thicknesses of 0.5mm upwards. If you can draw a DXF file we can cut it for you.
What kind of sheet can you have?
As standard we use sheet with a purity of around 95-98% for the best possible results. This sheeting is bought in with a standard mill finish. However, we can machine anodised and powder coated sheets just as easily. Because we use cold cutting technology coated and treated sheets can be cut without burn damage or lifting- use a laser and this ability to cut pre treated panels isn't open to you.