Encompass Sign Sytems will be attending AIA Minneapolis November 8th through November 10th. Come check us out at Booth 347
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Over the years, directional signage that is exposed to environmental conditions and the human touch can become worn down, faded and in dire need of replacement.
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Encompass Sign Systems co-hosted Sign Manufacutring Day October 7th, 2016
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Planning an interior signage project is a process that requires collaboration among building owners, designers, architects and sign makers.
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Encompass Sign News: 3M Mini Trade Show event hosted by SEGD MSP at the 3M Innovation Center September 14th, 2016
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Wayfinding sign systems create an effortless experience for end users. In order to achieve this, designers must integrate signs into an environment seamlessly.
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Every public building must have a certain set of tactile signs in place that comply with the ADA guidelines.
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We would like to thank you for all the wonderful, thought provoking, innovating conversations we had with each and every one of you.
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A primary concern for designers and manufactures is meeting the necessary requirements put forth by ADA.
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For some, wayfinding signs are simply a means to an end, a way in which travelers get from point A to point B in a building.
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Two of the major choices that architects and designers have when it comes to their ADA and braille signs are photopolymer and thermoformed signs.
Read MoreA 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.
