Plaques, ADA & Table Signs
Etched or engraved plaques, signage built to meet ADA requirements, and freestanding table signs.
- Material
- Brass, bronze, copper, aluminum or stainless
- Illumination
- Non-illuminated
- Mounting
- Wall, at code height
- Max without splicing
- 1000 × 2000mm
Plaques are made by transferring complex patterns and typefaces onto brass, bronze, copper, aluminum, or stainless steel through etching or engraving — true materials and exquisite craft that require little maintenance over the years. They're made for memorials, dedications, donor recognition, building openings and commemorations. Maximum non-splicing size is 1000mm × 2000mm; larger sizes require splicing.
ADA signs mark building rooms, spaces, and features as required, designed and manufactured from solid metal so they won't chip or crack. This includes braille and tactile signage with raised letters, as well as signs with flat characters as required by ADA and SAD guidelines.
Table signs are small freestanding plates — reserved signs, desk name plates and check-in signs — etched or engraved in brass or stainless steel.
01Specifications3 types
Decorative plaques, code-compliant ADA signage and freestanding table signs are bought by different people for different reasons. The tabs keep each one's requirements separate.
Complex patterns and typefaces transferred onto solid metal by etching or engraving — true materials and exquisite craft that need little maintenance over the years.
- Materials
- Brass, bronze, copper, aluminum, stainless
- Method
- Etching or engraving
- Max without splicing
- 1000 × 2000mm
- Larger sizes
- Spliced
- Maintenance
- Minimal, over years
- Suits
- Lobby and reception identity
Sizes above 1000 × 2000mm are produced in spliced sections.
All three are non-illuminated and built from solid material so they will not chip or crack. Which braille method suits an ADA project is a durability-and-budget decision rather than a material one — the same sign body carries any of the four.
02Product details4 options
The decisions that change how the finished sign looks, lasts and installs.
- Die-cast
- Service life
- 10–15 years
- Etched
- Service life
- 5–8 years
- Inlaid beads
- Service life
- 2–5 years
- 3D-printed
- Service life
- 1–3 years
| Method | Service life |
|---|---|
| Die-cast | 10–15 years |
| Etched | 5–8 years |
| Inlaid beads | 2–5 years |
| 3D-printed | 1–3 years |
Which method we recommend depends on expected foot traffic and budget.
100 firm passes with a dry cloth — the dots must not loosen, chip or deform.
Scratched at the dot edges, with no lifting or flaking.
Read by touch: the dots must read clearly, without slipping or feeling sharp.
Pressed hard, with no denting.
−20°C to 60°C with humidity and UV exposure — no warping, cracking or delamination.
03Questions2 items
Do your braille and ADA signs meet accessibility codes in our market?
Yes — we design and produce to each market's own regulations. For the US, that means meeting the ADA's requirements for functional signage: glare-free surfaces, raised tactile characters, correct character size and spacing, proper case, correctly shaped braille, compliant mounting position and height, and the required accessible symbols. We apply the equivalent local standard for other markets, including China's GB accessibility code.
How is braille durability tested before a sign ships?
Five checks: a friction test (100 firm passes with a dry cloth — dots shouldn't loosen, chip, or deform), a nail-scratch test at the dot edges (no lifting or flaking), a blind touch-clarity test (dots should read clearly, not slip or feel sharp), a firm-press test (no denting), and environmental cycling from -20°C to 60°C with humidity and UV exposure (no warping, cracking, or delamination). Which method we recommend — die-cast, etched, inlaid beads, or 3D-printed — depends on expected foot traffic and budget.
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