Product Glossary

Product glossary

4SI

Snap-In Retainer for ESP-4 Products.

Architectural

Products that work together as a system to provide a standalone signage solution with everything from mounting legs to connectors and trim.

Bleed Trim

For Flex Face signage, it covers the return of the frame, providing a seamless transition between the frame and the vinyl face.

Changeable Copy

Signage allowing users to alter displayed copy with movable letters.

CLRW (Channel Letter Raceway)

Used for mounting channel letters, providing a safe environment for wiring, hardware, and power supplies.

Corner Angle

Used to align Excellart frame pieces.

Custom Miter

An angled cut made across the face, or width, of an extrusion, typically less than 45 degrees.

DF (Double Face)

Signage with two faces.

Divider Bar

Divides cabinet face.

Extrusion

Process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile by pushing material through a die of the desired cross-section.

F

F-shape retainer (adds 5/8” to cabinet depth per side).

FCO (Flat Cut Out)

Typically cut from acrylic or aluminum, affixed to the outward facing surface of a rigid face.

FF

Larger F-shaped retainer (adds 1 5/8” to cabinet depth per side)

FF2

Largest F-shaped retainer (adds 2” to cabinet depth per side)

Flex Clip

Used to tension flex face material to the frame.

Flex Face

Flexible vinyl material for digitally printed logos and designs, tensioned to a frame system. Pros include versatility, wind resistance, light weight, and seamlessness.

Flex Frame

Frame designed for flex face material.

Frame

The main structure in creating a sign cabinet

Hinged Frame

Incorporates a hinged shape in the profile, allowing retainers to be hinged open.

IDS

Internal retainer system component series.

Integrated Frame

Flex face frames that integrate structure to the profile, allowing standalone use or as a structural member for double face flex frames.

Kerf

The space left in a material equal to the width of a saw blade.

Kerf-Cutting

The process where frames are partially cut, leaving kerfs, allowing flexibility in shaping.

LF

Narrowest retainer (adds 7/16” to cabinet depth per side).

Mill Finish

This is the description of the surface texture (or finish) of metal after the extrusion die process.

Miter or Reverse Miter

An angled cut made across the face, or width, of an extrusion, typically ranging from 0 to 45 degrees.

OD (Outer Dimension)

Is the x & y dimension of the sign frame.

Perimeter

The continuous line forming the boundary of the sign frame.

Piano Hinge

A low profile hinge system.

Push-Thrus

Typically acrylic letters pushed through a rigid face sign material and illuminated from behind.

Raceway

Used as a signage component to house and conceal wires, power supplies, and other electrical components.

Radius

Refers to the arc size of a corner, measured as the distance from the center point of a circle to the outside circumference.

Retainer Gusset

Used to align Excellart retainer pieces.

Rigid Face

Materials like expanded PVC, Polycarbonate, and aluminum used for rigid face signs. Pros include dimensional designs, ease of handling, and the ability to incorporate various design features.

SF (Single Face)

Signage with one face. Internal retainer system component series.

Splice Plate

Braces a seam on two adjoining pieces.

Standard Frame

Standard components that mate together with flat and square surfaces.

Standard Trim

Trim for Flex Face signage covering the return and a few inches on each side of the vinyl face.

Tension Bar

A textured bar that is wrapped by the flex face of a sign and then inserted into a flex clip in order to tension the sign face.

WM (Wall Mount)

Framing solution which mounts to a wall.

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