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Glass Etch Vinyl - Modern and Practical Window Covering

Windows are in. If you haven't noticed, modern architecture is all about open spaces and natural lighting. With advances in window technology, buildings are now being built with a lot more glass without compromising the heating and cooling of interior spaces. With the added windows, there has also been a rise in the use of glass etch vinyl. Glass etch vinyl is an affordable and effective way to increase privacy for an office or personal space, add a decorative look, or even advertise or promote your brand on a window without sacrificing natural light. When installed properly, glass etch vinyl can appear as though it is etched directly into the glass effectively giving your windows a high-end look without the high-end cost.

Over the years, Royal has produced and installed glass etch vinyl on hundreds of windows in Edmonton and throughout Alberta. From a single window as an added touch to compliment the decor of a room, to entire office buildings where a little more privacy is needed, Royal can do it all.

Below are some photos of glass etch vinyl installations Royal has done over the past couple of years.

The residents of Southwinds Condominiums wanted a little added privacy for their gym. Here's what we did for them:

One of the windows in the new staff gym here at Royal features glass etch vinyl that not only offers privacy, but also gives an encouraging message:

ATCO's new buildings throughout Alberta feature a lot of glass. Offices within the buildings required some added privacy. Here's what we did for them:

Add a design feature to your windows:

Incorporate your company logo:

Interested in trying your own glass etch vinyl install? Pick up the material from us and watch the instructional video we put together below.

 

Posted on November 6, 2013 - 12:46pm by Stefan.

Laser Engraving Metal: An Inside Look

Over the years, Royal Rubber Stamp & Sign Co. has engraved plaques, plates and hundreds of thousands of tags for our customers in Edmonton and beyond. From one single award plaque, to over 200,000 deep engraved industrial tags (on one order), there is not much we haven't done. The methods we have used to mark metals in the past have in their own way been both effective, yet limiting. There is rotary engraving, which is effective but can be a little slow and has limitations in terms of artwork. ProPen is extremely fast but only produces an industrial look (we wouldn't want to use this for a plaque commemorating little Billy's first goal in hockey). Then there is laser engraving. Being limited to only stainless steel and having to use a toxic chemical to burn the engraving into the metal were huge drawbacks to the laser method. Enter the FiberMark laser from Epilog. This fantastic piece of machinery now allows us to mark directly to almost any metal you can think of. Whether it is a decorative plate for an award plaque or hundreds of steel tags to mark machine parts, we can do it! We can easily personalize almost any type of metal with a logo, picture, or even a barcode.

Now the fun! Our production manager, Jim, was kind of enough to allow me to place his iPhone inside the FiberMark laser to film close-up video of the machine running. Yes, Jim was a little nervous about what might happen to his precious iPhone but the end result is pretty cool! (especially since his iPhone made it through unscathed) Check out the videos below to see for yourself!

Laser Engraving Brass. (For decorative plates):

Laser Engraving Steel (Tools, plates, etc.):

Laser Engraving an iPad (Personalize for clients, gifts, etc.):

 

Laser Engraving in the Dark (We did this just for fun. My personal favourite of all the videos):

If you'd like to see more videos from Royal, make sure to bookmark our YouTube page. We'll be posting more videos in the coming weeks!

What we can mark with our new FiberMark laser:

Posted on October 8, 2013 - 2:35pm by Stefan.