• Neon, LED, Lighting

  anybody know a supplier of aluminium lightbox profiles??

  Posted by Phillip Patterson on 7 September 2011 at 10:33

  Hi all,

  we are looking at manufacturing lightbox’s hence the need of profiles/channels for lightboxes. is there a supplier out there for this??

  thank you

  Phil

  Robert Lambie replied 14 years ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  Robert Kulawik

  Member

  7 September 2011 at 12:11

  Hi Phil,

  Give AMARI PLASTICS a call and ask for UNIVERSAL extruded alu profiles (if you go to universal site there’s plenty of info on making boxes and profile kinds), or search for nova-aluminium.com . Did not use the latter but think it might be a more cost effective option.
  Robert

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  Kevin Flowers

  Member

  7 September 2011 at 16:52

  Hi
  Novatrim is now supplied by Amari & Novatrim will direct you to an Amari dealer for raw components but will sell you light boxes etc direct. Have you looked into the insurance issues with supplying pre-made light boxes getting cover as a manufacturer can have you jumping through a lot of hoops it is not the same as building & using for yourself.

  Kev

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  Phillip Patterson

  Member

  12 September 2011 at 13:59

  Thanx for your replies.

  I called Amari and only problem is with that cost I can get them made and fitted, including the graphics!!

  any other folks out there that supply profiles?? surely theres gotta be a few!

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  Gary Gray

  Member

  2 October 2011 at 16:10

  Hi Phil

  Insight signs in Glasgow supply them at pretty reasonable prices

  Ask for Richard

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  Robert Lambie

  Member

  2 October 2011 at 18:56

  unless you are doing a high volume of light boxes, workshop kitted out to cut/build etc qualified electrical staff, ide personally buy them in.

  we began making our boxes in-house a good while back… no its not rocket science, even the electrics etc are simple to assemble. but realistically look at the saving on your average sized shop front sign? we only had one guy that was qualified to build boxes and when we had a few in, it would eat every minute of his week up one something we could have ordered, got on with work elsewhere whilst waiting on delivery.

  Material costs and labour…
  you will need to stock extrusions.
  gear trays, wiring and tubes.
  have proper cutting and assembly equipment.
  even sheet material like acrylic…

  dont get me wrong, if you have the volume of work and expertise then go for it… theres just a fair bit to take into consideration before delving into this sort of thing.

  Might also be worth seeing how your insurance will cover you should something go wrong further down the line.

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