A 3D printed channel letter is a built-up letter whose body is printed, returns and all, straight from a CorelDRAW or DXF file, then finished with a face and LEDs. SG letter printers print returns up to 130 mm deep, in up to four colours, on 800 or 1200 mm beds. Every photo here is real SG work, captioned with how the letter is lit and what the face is.
Visit our Edgware showroom, by appointment, and see a letter printed.
— 01Lit and unlit
The same two letters twice: on the bed as they were printed, then finished and lit. They are printed face-down, so on the bed they read backwards.
See a machine print at our Edgware showroom, by appointment.
— 02The gallery
Face, halo, side and edge lighting, on printed, liquid-acrylic and effect faces. Filter by how the letter is lit.
Want to see one made? Book a demo, or send us a message on WhatsApp.
— 03Applications
Retail, hospitality and corporate signs, made in your own workshop: fascias, logos, receptions and one-off shapes.
Shopfronts and retail
Printed in your own workshop, letters can print overnight, unattended, and a change of size or colour is your call, not a supplier's.
MachineSG-S 3D ULTRA: returns up to 100 mm, up to three colours in one print
Restaurants, cafés and bars
A script logo goes through the same steps as a block capital: draw it in CorelDRAW, slice it in INC, print it.
MachineSG-S 3D ULTRA: lit fascia letters and script logos with returns up to 100 mm, in up to three colours
Interiors
Indoors, letters and logos can be lit or unlit, and the face can do the work: a sparkle or stars effect, a mirror, a printed colour.
MachineSG-S 3D L2S PRO: deeper returns, up to 130 mm, for halo and feature pieces
Logos and shapes
A logo, a symbol or a shape goes through the same steps as a letter. Bigger than the bed? It is printed in sections and joined.
MachineSG-S 3D L2S PRO: four colours in one print
Quoting a fascia, a feature logo or a reception sign? Talk it through with us.
— 04Faces
Print the face in the same run, or fit sheet acrylic or an infinity mirror after the print.
Printed in the same run as the returns, in up to three colours, or four on the L2S and L2S PRO.
Poured into the printed letter and UV-cured on the machine, on the three Pro models. On the PRO ULTRA, in a single or double layer.
Which face for your job? Ask us, or book a demo at our Edgware showroom.
— 05Questions
The same ways as fabricated letters: face-lit through the face, halo-lit from the back onto the wall, side-lit through translucent returns, or edge-lit along the rim. The LEDs go in after the print. The gallery on this page shows each one.
Three: a face printed in the same run as the returns; sheet acrylic; or an infinity mirror. Sheet acrylic and infinity mirror are fitted after the print.
They are printed face-down, so on the bed you see them mirrored. Turned over, they read the right way round.
Up to 100 mm on the SG-S 3D ULTRA and PRO ULTRA, and up to 130 mm on the SG-S 3D L1S, L1S PRO, L2S and L2S PRO.
Up to three in one print, and up to four on the SG-S 3D L2S and L2S PRO.
Yes. The beds are 800 × 800 mm or 1200 × 1200 mm. Bigger letters and logos are printed in sections and joined.
Yes. Book a demo at our showroom at 17 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, London HA8 5LD. Visits are by appointment.
We sell the printers. If you need letters made and fitted for your own shop, Sign Group, the sign company we are part of, makes and fits them.
Need letters for your shop rather than a machine? Sign Group makes and fits them.
Talk to us
Book a demo at our Edgware showroom, or send us a message on WhatsApp. We'll help you pick the right machine, not the most expensive one.