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
We make three families of non-illuminated metal signs: etched or engraved plaques in brass, bronze, copper, aluminum or stainless; ADA signs with raised tactile text and braille; and freestanding table signs.
Braille signs and tactile signs mark rooms, spaces and features, built from solid material so they won't chip or crack.
Etched and engraved metal plaques
A bronze or brass plaque carries complex patterns, portraits in relief and fine type, transferred onto the metal by etching or engraving — real materials that need little maintenance over the years. Plaques are made for memorials, dedications, donor recognition, building openings and commemorations, in brass, bronze, copper, aluminum or stainless steel. Up to 1000 × 2000mm is made in one piece; larger plaques are spliced. For lettering mounted straight to a wall, see metal letters.
ADA and braille signs
An ADA braille sign combines raised tactile characters with braille — or uses flat characters where the sign is visual only — on a glare-free surface in brushed or anodized aluminum, stainless, acrylic or ACP. Layouts follow the standard you specify: for the US, the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, with sans-serif all-caps type, high-contrast color pairs and a 54in mounting height.
Braille is applied one of four ways, chosen by foot traffic and budget: die-cast (10–15 years), etched (5–8 years), inlaid beads (2–5 years) or 3D-printed (1–3 years). Before shipping, signs go through friction, nail-scratch, touch-clarity, press and temperature-cycling checks.
Where ADA signs are used
Tactile and braille signs mark restroom doors, room entrances and lifts, and are usually ordered as one set for the whole building. For restroom sets for hotels, offices and restaurants, see ADA restroom signs.
Table signs
Table signs are small freestanding plates — a reserved table sign, a desk name plate, a check-in sign — etched, engraved or printed on brass or stainless steel, 1–2mm thick, on a folded tent or L-stand, in brushed, polished or gold-plated finishes.
01Specifications
3 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 details
4 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.
03Questions
2 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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