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On The Road To AIA Minneapolis

Attention: Architects and Designers! Encompass Sign will be attending The 2016 AIA Convention and Products Exposition in Minneapolis, MN.

2016 marks the first year Encompass Sign Systems will exhibit at AIA Minneapolis. We are excited to meet many of architects located in our backyard.
 
From November 8-11, we will be at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Hall D. Come and see us at Booth #347.

What can you expect to see from us?

This awesome booth, of course!

This awesome booth, of course!

We will be showcasing unique sign designs from our 101400 Studio collection. 101400 Studio is built for architects, designers, and sign companies looking to easily port over ready-made sign designs, detailed drawings, and custom specifications into their sign plans. Every element of the 101400 Studio collection is mindfully designed, incorporating Encompass Sign exclusive products into one comprehensive spec. Choose from Fire Safety signs, new-age ADA Room signs, and scalable directories from our Workshop 2 Collection.

We will also be showcasing our latest work, featuring our new product line LUMA-press. Made with a photoluminescent material, we employ a proprietary technology combined with a thermoformed tactile element to create the LUMA-press.

More of our latest work can be viewed on our Gallery page, or stop by our shop in Golden Valley to experience the quality of our signs!

We encourage you to connect with our Encompass Team to learn how these new design-rich technologies can help you achieve the desired look for your clients!  Contact Phil or Isabelle at:

855-672-2201

About Encompass Sign Systems

Encompass Sign Systems specializes in thermoformed tactile signs and leading-edge directional and wayfinding systems. We provide designers and architects to with highly scalable wholesale signage that have limitless branding capabilities and unsurpassed durability.

Check out some of our sign capabilities and finished products by visiting our gallery pages.

 

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A Gold Timex to Photopolymer ADA Signage!

Thanks for your service to industry for the last 25 years. Photopolymer signs have been the predominant choice of designers for tactile ADA signage for a quarter of a century. Thankfully, at the inception of ADA legislation in the late 80’s and early 90’s photopolymer signs provided a standard process and uniform look for ADA signage. 

Without photopolymer ADA signs, designers in the 90’s would have chosen sub-standard, ineffective and random sign designs for their building environments. 

Before Beanie Babies, the World Wide Web, and before anyone understood the importance of branding…. photopolymer signs made it easier to outfit a building with ADA signs.  Even after the Japanese tsunami forced core prices to double, photopolymer signs remained the only good choice for designers. Thankfully, new technology has finally evolved. 

Thermoformed ADA signs give designers the creative latitude and durability that designers need to meet their client’s branding needs, at an appealing price point.  It’s no surprise that according to Dodge Analytics, “Thermoformed ADA signs” saw an increase of 237% in Specifications in 2016. Thermoformed signs are now universally acknowledged in Specs as an “approved equal” to photopolymer signs and that’s a big win for ADA thermoforming manufacturers. Those who really know about the differences between photopolymer ADA signs and thermoformed ADA signs are knocking clients off their feet with new ideas never available until now.

Photopolymer signs are still plenty viable.  There are over 3,000 sign-makers that still maintain their relationship with the two surviving raw material photopolymer providers. Machinery needed to produce these signs still exists and is almost free to get started; it’s the raw photopolymer material price increases to watch out for...  While Father Time and new technology may have caught up to photopolymers signs, their contribution and service to the industry over the last 25 years certainly must be treasured!   

To learn how to use this new thermoforming ADA technology and provide your design team a new design tool belt, durability and scalable branding offering, follow this link http://www.encompasssign.com/gallery/ or simply contact us 855-672-2201

Adam Halverson, Chief Strategist : adamh@encompasssign.com

About Encompass Sign Systems

Encompass Sign Systems specializes in thermoformed tactile signs and leading-edge directional and wayfinding systems. We provide designers and architects with highly scalable wholesale signage that have limitless branding capabilities and unsurpassed durability.