How Would My Sign Shop Benefit From a CNC Router?

Sign shops can benefit greatly from the practical benefits of CNC Routers. Bundled with the right software, a CNC router can be used to do any or all of the following:

1. Cut channel letter faces and backs
2. Cut routed signs from wood, high density urethane foam, and other materials.
3. Cut letters from foam, acrylic, pvc, aluminum, brass, etc.

The average sign shop typically does not have $60,000 to spend on a CNC router and software. The truth is, a complete CNC router solution can be found for a sign shop between $18,000 and $25,000.

The most a reasonable sign shop owner would want to pay for a CNC router system, even if he wanted all the bells and whistles would be $45,000 or so. However, a system like this would be more than most would ever use. Most people would simply be throwing away between $15,000 and $20,000.

A system for around $25,000 would include signmaking software, the machine, a vacuum hold-down system, and everything else needed to go into the sign business with a CNC router.

Below are a couple photos of items cut using a CNC Router.

Plastic Part cut on CNC Router

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Routed Sign cut on CNC Router
Made from HDU (High-Density Urethane Foam)

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The Letter "R" Routed from HDU (shown unpainted)

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