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Engraving

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Engraving, in it's basic form involves machining a layer of the surface material away to permanently mark or indent numbers, text and graphics. This can be achieved on a verity of surfaces. Engraving is one of the most durable forms of producing labels and is ideal for lettered or numbered surfaces. It is also widely used where harsh environments would mean that standard printing could eventually be removed by constant abrasion.

The types of product produced by engraving include:- light switches, door/office nameplates, valve discs, dials, fire alarm zone panels, control panels, identity markings, jig templates and stencils, as well as many others for industry, retail and commercial use.

The materials commonly used involve a multi-layer sandwich of different colours so that engraving the top layer away reveals the different coloured layer beneath. The two main types are 'Traffolite', a highly chemical resistant laminate and 'Gravoply' a softer and more flexible laminate. Other materials include Brass, Aluminium, Bronze, Mild Steel, Stainless Steel, Imitation Brass and Aluminium.