Brass Nameplates

Brass is an excellent choice of metal for making nameplates. Brass plate is corrosion resistant, will weather naturally to give an "antique" or weathered appearance, or with a lacquer applied can be made to look bright, stylish and golden.

Nothing but Brass - the background is etched leaving raised text and border.

Applications for Brass Name Plates

Nameplates such as the "Simmons" example shown below are used for branding of indoor and outdoor furniture and other items. Brass complements wood very nicely, and many wooden products bear brass plates with the makers name on them. Award Plaques, signs for doors and on buildings, commemorative plaques and asset tags are other examples.

Pressed Oval Brass Plate features etched background and paint filled logo.

Because brass weathers naturally, and has good resistance to corrosion by sea salt, it is often found in marine applications, and in harsh industrial applications, such as rating plates for boilers, engines and machinery.

Brass Name Plate Decoration

The decoration processes used for brass nameplates are similar to those use for Aluminium or Stainless Steel. Brass can be surface screen printed, but is more commonly screen printed and then etched and paint filled, then pressed to a shape. The etching process can produce a decorative effect which leaves images and text legible, graphics can be either etched into the metal plates, or the background can be etched to leave the graphics and text raised. (The "S" and shiny surfaces of the "Simmons" example are raised).

Brass Nameplates can be decorated on both sides for items such as valve tags, and can have multiple colours etched and paint filled onto them.

Further finishing of the plates can include applying sequential serialised number, sequential printed barcodes, and numbers which can be diamond scratch engraved or stamped into the brass.

Rating Plate - Etched and paintfilled 3.0mm brass, guillotined to size with holes pressed for mounting.

Pressed Metal Shapes

Permark hold a large range of standard press tool shapes such as rectangles, circles and ovals, with and without mounting holes that be used to press shapes from brass. Gauges that are pressed are typically between 0.5mm to 3.0mm or more. To find out more about what shapes and sizes of press tools Permark carry, contact one of their sales team.

If a specific shape is required that cannot be accommodated by stock press tools, or other methods of cutting, custom made press tools to suit client specific designs can be manufactured.

Mounting Brass Nameplates

Brass nameplates can be mounted onto wood using brass pins. Holes can be pressed into the nameplates in any location to accommodate screws or rivets. Adhesive backing can be applied, and specified to suit the medium the plate will be adhered to. In some instances, plates are mounting directly onto the equipment they are intended for by welding.



Contact one of the Permark team today to see samples, or request a no obligation quote .