Laser Etched Name Plates in Gold / Silver Material
Acrylic Name Plates To Showcase Your Brand
Write your name in Gold (Even Silver & Copper)
- Gold & Silver metal name plaques bearing your name/custom text
- Low-cost yet rich-looking solution for office and commercial indoors
- Product made of light-weight plastic sheets with a metallic coat on top
- Gold, silver, copper, bronze, and other variants available
- Light-weight and easy to paste on wood and glass panels.
- Metal Name Plates starting from ₹6 per square inch
Shipping: Across India, MOQ applicable.
Pricing: Metal Name Plates starting from ₹6 per square inch
Gold / Silver Laser Etched Plates – Detailed Description
Color digital prints on white paper or vinyl look great for most commercial advertising jobs. But they might not be appropriate for certain interior decoration applications where a much richer and premium look is required.
For example, the nameplates on the office cabins of a corporate office can be created out of ordinary white sticker paper. But this will look too low end. An ordinary print on white paper can be used to impart information about a museum exhibit. But this print too, will look tacky and cheap, not quite reflecting the feel of being in a museum.
What’s needed in both the above cases are gold or silver metal plates with the information etched on them. A product that’s commonly referred to as a ‘metal engraved name plate’.
Metal engraved nameplates are also called gold /silver engraved nameplates, owing to the metallic sheen they possess. With text and logos etched on their surface, they look jaw-droppingly beautiful and will easily enhance your office interiors.
But traditional engraving and acid etching methods for metal sheets are too expensive and time-consuming. Moreover, acid etching works out to be too expensive for short order runs and jobs having small quantities. Enter, metallic laser engraving sheets.
Applications of Laser Engraving ABS Sheets
This laser engraving sheet mentioned above is also referred to as ‘laser ply’ and ‘laser engraving ABS sheets’ in the printing industry. At Orchid Digitals we stock metallic ABS sheets in various metallic finishes like gold, silver, bronze, copper, etc. You can read more about this material in the next section.
As a matter of fact, apart from gold and silver ply, we can make classy looking nameplates from black/white acrylic and even reflective mirror acrylic, as shown in the image below.
Our customers use these gorgeous looking metallic sheets for the following applications:
- Beautiful looking personalized metal nameplates mounted on cabin doors of corporate offices
- Information panels fixed in front of exhibits, murals, paintings, and other large displays in a museum
- Direction plates for hotels, malls, and large offices
- Gold/silver engraved metallic name/room number plates for hotel rooms
- Winner’s names etched on the pedestal of large trophies
- Company names and logos for pasting on high-end presentation folders, files, diaries, hotel menus, etc.
- Company logo cutouts having a metallic finish for pasting on products
- Jaali/pattern designs for interior decoration applications
- Ganpati icon cutouts for wedding cards and invites
- High-end product labels and product tags
Metallic Laser Ply – The Material Used to Create Gold and Silver Metallic Etched Plates
Strictly speaking, laser engraving metallic sheets are not entirely made of metal. They are actually composed of two layers laminated together. The lower layer is made of a 3 mm thick, deep black coloured, smooth and flat sheet of plastic. This sheet is coated with a metal foil on top. This foil comes in a variety of colours like gold, silver, bronze, copper, etc.
More importantly, this metallic foil is shiny, reflective, has a brush finish and in short absolutely beautiful to look at. So when you look at the sheet from the front, you see a rich looking metallic panel. And when you look at the panel edge wise, you can see the lower layer of black plastic.
The benefits of plastic based laser engraving sheets over metal are as follows –
- Laser engraving sheets look like highly polished metal plates.
- But since they are made of composite plastic they are extremely lightweight. Small plates made out of this material can be easily stuck on smooth surfaces or drilled on rough walls.
- Moreover, as we will see in the following paragraph, they can be easily cut into various shapes and etched with highly intricate designs.
- Laser engraved ABS plates are significantly cheaper than anodised metal plates but have the same rich and shiny look
- This material is maintenance free. It does not rust or degrade over time. Just wipe it with a wet cloth and it becomes as good as new.
- Short order runs / jobs of small size and quantity can be commissioned on laser ply. This may not be possible on actual metal sheet plates which require multiple steps in production like stencil cutting, acid etching, etc.
How are Metallic Finish Name Plates Engraved / Etched?
Laser engraving plates, as the name suggests, are specially optimized for use with laser etching and cutting machines. Laser machines use a high powered laser beam to cut and etch a variety of materials like paper, wood, plastic, acrylics, rubber sheets, etc. For those seeking in-depth information on the same we have a very detailed page about laser engraving and cutting here.
Metallic laser engraving sheets are actually a combination of a gold / silver leaf coated on top of a plastic sheet. This sheet has a thickness of 2 / 3 mm and can easily be cut by laser machines. This enables us to fabricate rectangular panels and plates out of this material. We can also cut laser engraving sheets into non-linear shapes like company logos.
Cutting involves firing the laser beam through and through the material. But at a lower power setting, this same laser machine can be used to etch the surface of the laser engraving ABS sheet. Etching involves scratching the surface of a material to reveal a different color from beneath.
Laser ply sheets are a combination of two different materials having different colors. The ply/layer on top is a shiny metal foil. The layer beneath is a deep, black colored sheet of hard plastic. So when we scratch off the thin metal foil on top, a dark black color shows up from beneath. And using a tightly focused laser beam to scratch off the top surface is exactly what a laser engraver does.
The computer file/artwork containing the text and line art is loaded onto the digital laser machine. The machine then fires a laser beam to burn away the metal coat on top. And this reveals the deep black layer beneath, in the form of the fonts in the art file. What we get is black colored text etched into a gold or silver metal plate. And hence, the name laser-cut metal nameplate.
How Are These Laser-Cut Metal Name Plates Installed?
Laser engraved metal plates are 2-3 mm thick and pretty light in weight. You can use two-sided tape to paste them onto any smooth surfaces like glass partitions or wooden office doors. In fact, we apply two-sided tape on the plate on request to make it very easy for you to install the plates. Alternatively, These plates can also be drilled and fitted with screws on walls. For large-sized plates, we can even increase the thickness from 2 mm to 5 mm and more. This plate with increased thickness will cost extra.
What Kind of Files / Artwork Are Required for Creating Personalised Metallic Finish Name Plates?
When we laser-etch a job on metallic plates we get the traditional engraved look and feel. Lasers trace out a path on the objects they are fired upon. This path could be in the shape of fonts or line art. Hence laser engraving can only reproduce text and line diagrams in a single color. You cannot use engraving methods to reproduce images, color photos, or bitmaps.
That is why for laser engraving purposes we need the artwork in a vector format. Bitmap files like .jpgs, .tiffs, .gifs, .pngs, etc. will not work. The text has to be typed and laid out in a vector software like CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator. Both these softwares have the facility of exporting the files in .eps format with which we can then work to process the job.
FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions
Gold and silver colours are the fastest moving. We also stock copper tinted plates.
2 inches high X 6 inches wide
3 inches high X 8 inches wide
4 inches high X 12 inches wide
6 inches high X 18 inches wide
We can make a custom sized gold/silver plated panels. Do write to us to let us know your needs.
The nameplate is typically 1.5 mm thick
We can increase the thickness of the plate by adding in another sheet of acrylic beneath. Do let us know the thickness you prefer.
For our clients in Pune, we provide on-site installation services as well. The same will cost extra.
The name plates have a two sided film on the back side. This film has a very strong glue enabling you to paste the plate on the door.
You can simply paste the nameplate on any smooth surface. The plate has a sticker back to enable this. If the base surface is rough, you can even drill the plate to the wall.
No. This is because this product needs no specialized skills for fitting.
We can fabricate an etched panel having a maximum size of 2 feet X 4 feet
Your design/logo will be etched using a laser engraver. Hence the artwork needs to be in the form of a vector file.
Two examples of vector-based software are Corel Draw and Adobe Illustrator. Their file formats are referred to as .cdr and .ai, respectively. Other vector files like .eps and .svg files will work just as well. Bitmap file formats like .jpg, .tiff, .png .psd do not really help.
Make sure that the file is in a vector format. Also ensure that the fonts within are all converted to curves.
The minimum billing amount for this product is INR 2000
No. This is because this product requires no specialized skills for fitting.
We are pretty fast! And most jobs are processed in 1-2 days (not counting weekends and holidays). You also need to budget for extra time if the material is being couriered to you.
An estimated date of arrival will be conveyed to you once we mail across the Estimate (see next point).
Here is the process we follow:
Step1. Mail us your job
Step 2. We gather all the details necessary to execute the same
Step 3. We then send you a Estimate / Proforma Invoice with costs and specifications
Step 4: The estimate will also contain a QR code. All you need to do is scan the same for making the payments
Step 5: Once the payments get credited to our account, we start of the job
Step 6: If we are shipping the material to you, you will get a separate email containing the Tracking Number / ID for tracking the delivery of the goods
This product can be shipped across India.
What Is the Cost of Laser Engraved Metal Plate Jobs?
As the name ‘personalized metal name plate’ suggests, the size of the finished job varies from person to person, and their requirements.
Here are some examples:
- A nameplate 3 inches high and 8 inches wide.
- A logo cutout may be a circle of 2 inches in diameter.
- A large information plate in a museum could measure 2 feet (24 inches) X 3 feet (36 inches).
Here are the rates applicable for getting your custom metal name plate engraved at Orchid Digitals. You just need to give us the engraving file in the format mentioned above.
3 inches X 6 inches
Small sized name plates to beautify your office
- Gold / silver plates
- With your name / designation / logo engraved on the same in black
- 1.5mm thick plate
- Very strong 3M™ brand two sided tape beneath the plate
- Plates have a premium looking brush finish
- Can be directly pasted on any smooth surface. Eg: Walls, glass, wood, laminates, granite, etc.
- Can also be nailed to any rough surface
- Example Costing: ₹1800.00 for 20 plates*
4 inches X 8 inches
Small sized name plates to beautify your office
- Gold / silver plates
- With your name / designation / logo engraved on the same in black
- 1.5mm thick plate
- Very strong 3M™ brand two sided tape beneath the plate
- Plates have a premium looking brush finish
- Can be directly pasted on any smooth surface. Eg: Walls, glass, wood, laminates, granite, etc.
- Can also be nailed to any rough surface
- Example Costing: ₹3200.00 for 20 plates*
6 inches X 12 inches
Small sized name plates to beautify your office
- Gold / silver plates
- With your name / designation / logo engraved on the same in black
- 1.5mm thick plate
- Very strong 3M™ brand two sided tape beneath the plate
- Plates have a premium looking brush finish
- Can be directly pasted on any smooth surface. Eg: Walls, glass, wood, laminates, granite, etc.
- Can also be nailed to any rough surface
- Example Costing: ₹7200.00 for 20 plates*
Plates fabricated as per your custom dimensions
Ideal for a name boards, lobby board, departments directory
- Gold / silver plates
- With your content engraved on the same in black
- 3mm thick plate
- ‘+ Stud cap and riser on 4 corners to enable installation on walls.
- Plates have a premium looking brush finish
- Can also be drill fitted on any smooth / rough surface
- Example Costing: ₹2592.00 for a board of width 18 inches X height 24 inches*
Pricing Notes — Name Plates
How the Cost of Your Name Plate Is Worked Out
Here’s how the pricing plays out on an actual order — say, a name plate job measuring 4 inches in height and 8 inches in width, at a rate of ₹ 6 per square inch.
| Height | 4 in |
| Width | 8 in |
| Rate | ₹ 6.00 / sq in |
| Job Cost | ₹ 192.00 |
| GST (18%) | ₹ 34.56 |
| Total Payable | ₹ 226.56 |
4 in × 8 in × ₹ 6.00 = ₹ 192.00 + 18% GST
Please Note
18% GST is applicable on the rates quoted above.
Minimum order quantity for this product is 500 square inches.
These plates are 2 mm thick plastic sheets with a thin metal foil on top.
Need a larger size or more thickness? Let us know and we’ll get back to you with the cost.
Shipping & Delivery
- Laser engraved metallic finish plates can be delivered anywhere in India.
- Delivery charges are extra and will be communicated to you once we receive the exact delivery address.
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