Nameplates & Product Identifications, Columbus, OH, Extended Resources

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	Nameplates & Product Identifications

Extended Resources specializes in low to high volume production of custom nameplates, data plates, serial plates, information plates and product identifications. The nameplate and product identification materials can be used independently or combined with color, texture and/or patterns to provide a desired appearance for printed graphic presentations, name branding recognition and logo representation.

Custom fabrication and modification can be included for features such as additional effects, heavy duty requirements, high temperature environments, and serial number identifications. In addition, Extended Resources can add a protective, over-laminate film, such as pre-masks and pre-cleans, in order to provide temporary protection to the finished product.

The metal nameplates and product identifications are primarily screen-printed on stainless steel, aluminum, and brass, but may include painted or powder coated steel. Copper and aluminum are also utilized to provide shielding applications for some of our electrical and electro-mechanical customers as well as a few computer technology manufacturers.

Typical applications of nameplates and product identifications include:

Rating Plates
Dials & Scales
Machine Tags
Templates
Instructional Markings
Corporate Identity
Badges
Control panels

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Namplates and Product Identification Capabilities · Process Equipment · Finishing Operations · Company Information

Namplates and Product Identification Capabilities

Sheet Sizes		Nameplates: up to 28" x 84" Product Identification: 4' x 8'

Lengths		Up to 26'

Production Volumes		From 1 to 100,000's

Materials		Flexible films Rigid plastics Polyesters Vinyls Polycarbonates Copper Brass Bronze Steel Acrylics Aluminums Stainless Steels

Mounting Options		Brackets Clips Direct attachment holes Magnetics Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Velcro

Finishes		Brushed Engraved Markings Etched Markings Matte Satin

Approved Process		METALPHOTO aluminum

Process Equipment

Screen Printing Equipment		M & R 5296 Patriot Screen Printing Press Sias 4052 Screen Printing Press Sias 3047 Screen Printing Press American Cameo 2030 Screen Printing Press

Engraving/Marking Equipment		New Hermes Rotary Engraving System Epilog Laser Engraving, Cutting and Marking system AXYZ 5 x 10 CNC Router with I Cut

Dryers		Cincinatti Super Jet III Jet Dryer 1,000,000 BTU Multiple UV reactor drying systems

Cutting Equipment		Thomson American Clamshell Diecutter Prism Digital Control Powercutter

Laminating Equipment		Multiple Laminators: hot and cold, 24” up to 64’’

Packaging Equipment		ZED Blister Pack Machine

Finishing Operations

Laser Engraving		Specialized in serialization and barcoding

Laminating		Materials can be overlaminated with various films such as polyester, polycarbonate, or vinyl to provide protection, appearance or effect. Pressure sensitive adhesives can be laminated to films or sheets to facilitate mounting functionality for the finished part. We can put together multiple layers of different materials to create insulators, shielding components or custom constructions for special applications. Copper and aluminum foils are examples of products we utilize for those special needs.

Slitting		Slitting is done to create a back or front slit in a protective liner to provide the crack and peel effect for pressure sensitive products. Slitting is also used as a lower cost alternative to pull tabs on pressure sensitive adhesive-backed products. Power shearing and back slitting, for example, are alternatives to tooling and diecutting. Back slits on parts are also advantageous for strategic part placement where only part of the liner is removed and the part can be handled or positioned easily.

Powercutting/Shearing		Powercutting is the use of a guillotine power shear with a digital readout controller to semi precision cut films, thin gauge sheets and layered constructions into square or rectangular shapes. Our largest production cutter is 54" wide, but we do special cutting up to 12' for products such as banners and sign inserts. Shearing is our cutting process for rectangular sheet products in gauge metals.

Die-Cutting		Diecutting by means of using Steel Rule Dies is an industry standard for cutting shaped parts or parts with interior cutouts, tabs, or large volume. All of our roll labels are produced using tooling, but in many cases, common die shapes or sizes can use common tools. In our sheet-fed products we utilize Clamshell type diecutters.