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Engraved plates

A company plate, an entrance sign, a marking meant to last without maintenance. Engraving does not fade or peel — but it also does not change.

Engraving is chosen when a sign has to survive years without any maintenance: company plates at entrances, practice signs, institutional lettering. The letter is cut into the material, so there is no layer to peel — only the fill changes, and that is renewed without replacing the plate.

Material follows position. Brass and stainless take the outdoors and patinate in their own way; aluminium is lighter and cheaper but wants a more careful edge finish; acrylic and two-layer sheet are for interiors, where an exact colour and a calm surface matter. For external plates we always assume the sign gets washed and touched.

Engraved plates — example of delivered work

What this covers

Entrance company plates

Name, activity and opening hours, sized to the entrance rather than to a catalogue.

Stainless and brass

Brushed or polished, with lettering filled in a colour that holds contrast.

Two-layer sheet

Engraving reveals a second colour beneath — the cleanest way to run small text.

Acrylic on standoffs

For interiors where the plate should sit off the wall and cast a shadow.

Concealed fixings

No visible screws, with a template for exact positioning.

Series for institutions

A consistent look across dozens of doors, held to one master sample.

Where we delivered it

Metohijska 30

Building marking with a brass plate carrying the street number and name, mounted on brickwork.

NOVA

Floor boards with apartment layout and door markings, produced in brass with engraved…

Frequently asked questions

The lettering cannot — that is why changing content goes on a carrier with an insert. Engraving is for what stays the same: a company name, a number, a room label.

It does, and that is a property, not a fault. Where it should stay bright, a protective lacquer plus regular care is specified; where it should age well, it is left bare.

A single plate usually a few working days; a series depends on quantity and material. The lead time is quoted once the artwork is agreed.

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