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Illuminated Letters Signage
TURN-KEY
Sign Design, Sign Manufacturing,
Sign Installation, and Sign Service
North Texas' (DFW's) Largest Custom Sign Builder
We sell our signs FACTORY-DIRECT, WHOLESALE to the public, INSTALLED.
Signs Manufacturing has been building illuminated letter signs since 1979!
On this website discover how Signs Manufacturing makes each illuminated letter sign to last; including the use of CNC manufacturing, rust-proof metal, high-end automotive paint, high-impact plastics, and most importantly, sophisticated protective coatings. All our signs include these many hidden features, critically important to you but often ignored by competitors to lower their cost. We even add self-cleaning properties.
The Signs Manufacturing Your-Location Sales Team's Personalized Service
No matter what types of signs you are interested in, our sales team, consisting of 11 highly-trained individuals, is at your beck and call.
Let us meet with you in your office, or at your new signs location, or home, or anywhere.
You will probably have a firm quotation, not a non-binding "estimate" like most competitors provide, for what you want during our meeting; certainly no more than a day later.
We can design and build your next sign while maintaining Social Distancing guidelines
Our showroom is open (by appointment) and sanitized so you can safely review the different options available for your new signage.
Also, we have many options to help design your new look, from collaborating remotely (from your own home bridged to our design team) to designing with you in our Projection Room, which is large enough to maintain Social Distancing.
Are You a "Visual" Person?
It is difficult to picture what a sign is going to look like. What do you picture when we say "triple-layer multi-colored lighting with a textured backplate?"
Our showroom is designed to solve that problem. Most people are visual ... they need to see something firsthand to understand what it is and whether it has value to them. Seeing is believing!
Visit our Showroom to see for yourself.
Don't buy your sign from a drawing, a slick website, or photo-shopped pictures,
when you can actually see and side-by-side compare Real signs and designs.
Visit Our Unique Sign Lighting Laboratory and Demonstration Showroom
Unique in the entire sign industry, Signs Manufacturing™ built an 85' by 50' (over 4,000 sq ft) indoor sign lighting laboratory for testing the longevity, visibility, and effectiveness of all the lighted signs we manufacture. The Laboratory is open to the public, for FREE.
We invite you to also observe all other types of signage, viewing them up close as well as from a distance, under varying light conditions (and stay out of the weather while doing so!)
- Illuminated letter signs, both neon and LED lighted.
- SolarBrite™ LED illuminated letter lighting 5 times brighter than the LEDs used by everyone else (Sloan, JT, or JS LEDs.)
- Letterlites™ illuminated letter signs.
- Twinkling Letterlites™ illuminated letter signs.
- SpectraLites™ Color-changing illuminated letter signs.
- Reverse
illuminated letter signs.
- Cloud signs.
- Illuminated letter signs with backplates.
- Raceways and wireways.
- Cabinet signs, fluorescent, HID, or LED lighted.
- Computer-controlled full-color, programmable, building lighting.
- SpectraLites™ Color-changing lighting.
- Neon and LED building accent lighting.
- Neon color selection.
- Brighter Signs™ neon.
- LED color selection.
- Pinlights™ signs.
- Pylon signs.
- Pole signs.
- Masonry Monument signs.
- Computer-controlled full-color, programmable, building lighting.
Storefront Lighting.- Facade Lighting.
- Neon and LED building accent lighting.
- Wall-wash back-lighting for all types of signs.
- Routed sign faces for all types of signs.
- Digitally printed and cut vinyl decorated sign faces for all types of signs.
- Acrylic-faced signs.
- Lexan®-faced signs.
- Flex-faced cabinet signs.
- Push-thru lettering.
- Pin-mounted letters.
- Acrylic and Lexan color selection.
- Vinyl color selection
- PMS color selection.
- Paint color selection (32,807 colors.)
- nine (9) different Full-color LED Display signs, each with a varied resolution
- Monochrome LED Message Center sign
- 4-thousand-shade single-color LED Message Center sign
- Fully self-contained, self-powered portable LED Sign trailer
- Economical fixed-message Full-color LED Message Center sign
- NEW WindowVision™ - the latest concept in storefront marketing.
- Grand Opening Package
- ...and more.
Will your Sodium Vapor or Metal Halide parking lot lights affect the colors of your sign at night? How visible will your pylon sign's border neon be during the day? Should you consider PinLights™, LetterLites™, SpectraLites™, or Trembler™ signs? Brighter Signs™ neon or SolarBrite™ LED lighting for illuminated letter signs? Fluorescent or HID lighting for your monument sign? Do Daylight or Cool White fluorescents make your sign's colors look best? What are the differences between a flex-faced, a Lexan™, and an acrylic-faced sign cabinet?
How will shadows affect my sign's readability during the day? Should the wall behind my sign be light or dark colored? Would a different type of sign look better on my brick wall? Should I consider a routed sign face with push-through letters?
Don't buy your sign from a drawing, a slick website, or photo-shopped pictures, when you can actually see and side-by-side compare Real signs and designs.
Live Showroom Demonstrations of Products that Improve Your Signs
- Sunsational™ Engineering
- NASA's Ceramic Vacuum Microsphere Coating
- Solarguard™ Protective Coatings
- Signlux™ Paint Systems
- Solar Finishes™ Bright Reflective White
- Lumabrite™
- Vandal-Resistant Coatings
- Flexible Sign Face Installation Methods
- Lighting Options
No one else can offer you this unique opportunity. Be sure to take advantage.
Your business will be better because you do.
If you don't visit it could cost you thousands in sales every year.
Can you afford not to?
"I almost made a huge mistake by not listening to you and visiting your showroom prior to buying my sign. I thought I knew what I wanted, after listening to so many salespeople...boy, was I wrong. My vision of the sign did not jibe with what it would really turn out to be, even after viewing so many drawings. It was obvious the moment I entered the showroom. If I had stuck to my guns my sign would have been a disaster. I would have wasted a lot of money."
Summary -
Illuminated Letter Signs In a Nutshell
The Special Features and Benefits of Signs Manufacturing Corporation's Illuminated Letters
Lasting Quality - Your Sign will ALWAYS look good to potential customers
- Thick welded aluminium letters - No rust and the sign will last forever. Virtually Hail-proof.
- Computer-generated cutting and install patterns - Perfect look and installation, not handmade, much more impressive.
- Signlux Paint Systems™ Automotive+ paints and 2 part primer system
Special Features and Benefits of doing business with Signs Manufacturing™
- Guaranteed Highest Quality...Guaranteed Lowest Price™ - We manufacture the best signs, for the lowest price.
- The Largest Custom Sign Company in the D/FW Metroplex - We can handle your needs. With about 200 custom signs in construction all the time we have the facilities and people to solve problems and get the job done; creatively. No one else comes close - no matter what they say!
- We Actually Manufacture the Signs, Locally - Single-source responsibility. No middlemen.
- Turn-Key™ Full-Service Sign Company - We manufacture, install, and service all signs; ours and others. Seven cranes/bucket trucks to 80' reach. Seven installation/service crews.
- Sign Showroom -
ImageKrafters™
Design Consultants and The Design Tank™Showroom Specials
Sometimes it really pays to shop.
As an additional enticement to coax you into our showroom, and also smooth our manufacturing flow, we periodically have limited Specials only available "in-store;" even unannounced to our sales team.
They are based on opportunities in our production scheduling. If we tell our salespeople in advance they collectively sell too many, causing other problems!
Specials are always for a specific type of custom-built sign with a large variety of available options, but a very limited quantity, and first-come-first-served.
Guaranteed Highest Quality...Guaranteed Lowest Price™
Signs Manufacturing™ sign company also guarantees that our price will be the lowest price you can obtain on the products described in this website; now or anytime during the next 90 days.
If you are offered a lower price by someone else we will match that lower price PLUS give you 10% of the difference.
"Fifteen years ago you made a lighted sign for me. It STILL looks new, but finally needs electrical service..."
Lawrence Badger, M.D.
Sign Cost Information
We sell our signs FACTORY-DIRECT, WHOLESALE to the public.
There is a "Pricing" tab to the left, with a "Cost" tab, that lists general budget pricing for
illuminated letters.
Use our Payment Plan Calculator™ to estimate YOUR lease cost, and our Sign Cost Calculator™ to estimate your after-tax cash-purchase sign cost. They are located on our "Cost" page. Or, ask our salesperson to run the numbers for you.
When you go there notice how dealing directly with the manufacturer can potentially save you additional dollars in sales/use taxes!
But, please, contact us to develop an exact plan to meet your particular needs - for free (see our "Design Center" page!)
Our professional staff will usually have exact quotations, and exact scale drawings of your signs installed on your building or property ready for you the same day we meet with you. (Much faster than the 2 1/2 week average in our industry.)
If you are planning for the future, please bookmark our website as a "Favorite" so you can find us when you are ready.
Click our "Customers & Photos" tab on our "About Us" page to view a partial list of our customers, photos of their signs, and comments.
"Look at that sign, it's like made out of plastic!" - Jon Taffer, Host of Bar Rescue
"If they put that little effort into their sign, I'd hate to see what they put in their food." - Nick Liberato, Celebrity Chef and Owner/Operator of Calidelphia Catering
"...but look at that sign, it only faces one way! They're turning their back on 13,000 cars every day!" - Jon Taffer, Host of Bar Rescue
Why Buy Factory-Direct from a State-Licensed Company?
Why not buy from a Sign Dealer (also called a Sign Broker, Car Wrap company or a Sign Store?)
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Would you give a car dealer $10,000 and tell him to buy you the best car
he can for the money, sight unseen (or from a drawing?) Don't you think you would get the car that made
him
the most?
Do you think you could meet your needs asking for the cheapest car he can buy?
Why would a sign dealer (Car Wrap company or sign store) be any different? Remember, they are merely buying a sign from a manufacturer to resell to you, usually to resemble a drawing, making the most money they can.
You need to know ALL of the details on how your sign will be manufactured, and how it will be installed. It needs to meet YOUR needs, not the seller's profit goals. What is he telling the manufacturer you don't need?
Believing "...a sign is a sign" gets you a Yugo instead of a Cadillac.
Remember the Yugo? They didn't last very long, either.
Also, most sign dealers, Car Wrap companies and sign stores cannot legally install or service an electric sign. Ask to see their license.
Ask to see a manufacturer's license also. A few are not licensed to do electrical work, either, they also have to hire other companies to install the signs they make.
Now, who provides the warranty? The manufacturer, the installer, the salesman, anyone? If the sign was installed illegally do you think they'll honor their warranty? Did they REALLY obtain your City sign permit? Is the sign even safe?
As a large, both UL and ETL listed manufacturer, our name is on all our signs. Just like you, we can't afford to have a bad sign destroy our business. We have to care. Particularly with our 5 Year $0 Cost Warranty and Lifetime Guarantees.
Construction
The people at Signs Manufacturing™ are proud that we were the first (and remain the most) automated illuminated letter production facility IN THE WORLD.
Letters manufactured by Signs Manufacturing™ are
precision patterned by computer-controlled
programmable cutters/plotters.
Installation patterns are prepared by computer also.
They are printed full-size on paper to insure that
letters and words are properly spaced 
from one-another
when they are installed.
Metal letter backs, and plastic letter faces are cut using a computer-controlled router, insuring precision letters, which fit together perfectly.
Signs Manufacturing™ commissioned the development of a computer-controlled precision letter-forming machine; insuring that the sides of a metal letter EXACTLY match the computer-cut backs and faces, and that all bends are plumb. We were the first company IN THE WORLD to automate illuminated letter production!
The
advantage to our customer is a better made AND a
better looking product.
Virtually all of our metal and plastic cutting and forming equipment is computer controlled, insuring that the signs we make are precise.
Channel letter bases will be constructed of .063 or heavier aluminium (#3003, H14 - not "soft" aluminium like some companies use) for strength and to totally eliminate the potential for rusting.
Because hydraulic machines, not human hands, form our
letters, we can use harder aluminium, creating a
superior wind and hail resistant product.
These letters will be welded together; not screwed, stapled, or pop-riveted, to insure structural integrity. Many municipalities, and landlords, require welded letters.
All seams will be caulked to eliminate light leaks.
Drain holes will be added, as required by the National Electric Code, to eliminate the potential for water damage to the electrical components.
When deciding on letter colors consider which direction the sign will face.
Shadows from building elements and the letters/raceways themselves can dramatically affect the daytime readability of a illuminated letter sign unless you incorporate LetterLites™ faces.
For signs facing East, South or West consider using a backplate in a contrasting color, or LetterLites™ faces to break the effects of shadows.
We will help you with this important design decision, given the opportunity.
Tabs to other components of a illuminated letter sign are listed down the left side of this page.
Be sure to select the Sign Buyer's Check List tab to the left. This is a tool for your use to insure that quotations you receive are for the same sign! Insist that your bidders check-mark each line, then sign the document when they give you their quote.
Free Factory Tour
Come and see the array of equipment and tools, and the facility dedicated to making good signs.
Contact a sales consultant to arrange a plant tour.
State Licensed Sign Installation and Sign Service
We are a full-service sign company. We provide sign site surveys, sign permits, sign installation and sign maintenance services for electrical and non-electrical signs for our customers as well as other sign companies. We provide this work in Dallas, Fort Worth (DFW), and ALL of North Texas and Northeast Texas.
State Sign and Electrical License Numbers: TECL17503, TSCL18015, TSCL18016.
Our technicians are also
Quality Certified Signs™ professionals.
ZIP Codes 75001 thru 76958.
Area Codes 214, 254, 430, 469, 682, 817, 903, 940, and 972.
Serving Collin, Cook, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Titus, Van Zandt, Wood, and Wise Counties in Texas.
We also have signs in 43 different states, and 6 other nations.
If you would like to save some money by installing the sign yourself be sure to visit our EZ Install Signs section.
If you know all the details of the sign you wish to purchase, and desire to
buy it right now, click the following link to go to our online
Channel Letter Sign Purchase
Page.
Please stop by and see all of these products displayed in our unique Sign Lighting Laboratory and Display Showroom.
Why are "Listed" Signs Critical to You?
Virtually ALL cities, as well as the State of Texas, adopt the National Electric Code as law.
The National Electric Code (NEC) requires that for electrical, structural, and installation safety all electrical signs be "Listed" (tested and labelled with an appropriate Listing Mark.)
Certification (testing and labeling) organizations acceptable in the USA to test to the multitude of Standards signs are required to meet are determined by OSHA.
For you the Listing Mark is insurance. It means that the sign has been tested to insure that it is structurally and electrically safe, and will be installed properly. You benefit from the knowledge that it is not solely us telling you that our signs are safe, this is what the testing laboratories and the US Government says also.
W
ill your sign be tested and approved for safe use in a Wet (Outdoor) location? Not if it's not Listed!
If the sign you are purchasing does not have a ETL or UL Listing Mark label the sign is probably not legal to install, anywhere in Texas. There are a few local city ordinance exceptions.
Buy carefully.
For more detailed information on "listing and labeling" click on the "Labeled & Listed" tab in the Knowledge Tree™ tab in the left column.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are channel letter signs?
Channel letter signage is the most popular type of sign for businesses. Individual letters, frequently internally lighted, that can fit your business name and logo.
How do channel letter signs differ from other types of business signs?
Other signs for a business or an organization tend to have large acrylic faces with vinyl graphics on them. The entire face lights up. But channel lettering can look much more inviting, personal, less "commercial". Check out some examples HERE.
Are LEDs or neon better for lighting my signage?
Signs Manufacturing can provide the best recommendation for your business because we provide both; neon is made in-house! LEDs have become dramatically more common in signage over the last 20 years. But neon still has that glamour and glow that LEDs have not been able to match. So, it depends on your sign. Ask our Sign Expert to give you a recommendation ... sometimes we can use both!
What fonts, colors, sizes and styles are available in channel letter signs to match my brand?
Limitless. Letters can be custom painted to match anything. Faces can have printed vinyl graphics on them for any color or design. All channel lettering is made to fit your style so the sky's the limit!
How much do channel letters signs typically cost, and what factors influence the price?
A channel letter sign is the least expensive and, in many cases, one of the best looking signs for a building. Signs Manufacturing's automated fabrication process keeps prices low while turning out the best product in the industry. Prices are affected by how big the sign is, how much lighting is in it (if any), and in some cases the levels of complexity. Signs Manufacturing's Sign Experts can provide a fast quote to get your signage moving forward.
How long can I expect my channel letter sign to last?
That's going to depend wildly on the manufacturer. A Signs Manufacturing channel letter sign, with our Solarguard™, Solarbrite™ LED internal lighting, Grid Wiring System™ and superior paint finishes can last well over 20 years. However, in most cases you'll see signage deteriorate significantly after 6-8 years with most companies. Quality in means quality out, and many sign companies build signs to be cheap, not to last. Ask our Sign Expert to explain all the things we do to make your sign last longer.
Literature
We believe we are the only sign company that offers informative literature on signage, our "Sign Buyer's Guide" series.
Our most popular Guides are:
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