Routing

5 × 10 ft sheets

Shapes, holes, cutouts to your DXF

Printing

98.4 × 51.2 in

CMYK UV, laminated for outdoor

Thickness

3 mm · 6 mm

Signage-grade polyethylene core

Turnaround

1-day quote

Ships 5–10 business days after approval and payment

Printed signs & wayfinding, indoor and out

Facility maps, directional and informational signs, warehouse aisle and zone signs, site and parking signs, and large wall graphics, routed to shape with mounting holes. Outdoor signs are laminated over the print.

Exhibit & trade-show panels

Light, flat, full-color panels for booths and demo stands, with standoff holes and product cutouts routed in the same program.

Equipment & machine panels

Cover panels, back panels and printed instruction panels that need to stay flat across a large span without the weight of solid aluminum plate.

Routed blanks for sign shops

Shapes, radiused corners and mounting holes cut to your file, unprinted, ready for your vinyl or your exterior print. Blind-shipped on request.

Building cladding

Exterior wall cladding is a code-governed assembly. Standard polyethylene-core ACM cannot pass the NFPA 285 fire test, which in the U.S. effectively bars it from walls above 40 ft and from wall assemblies with foam plastic insulation at almost any height. That work belongs to a cladding manufacturer with fire-rated core panels and tested assemblies.

Laser cutting

A CO₂ laser will not cut through aluminum skins. Every ACM part here is cut on the CNC router.

What is ACM?

Aluminum composite material: two thin painted aluminum skins bonded to a solid polyethylene core. It is flat, stiff, light and printable, and it routes cleanly on a CNC router. Dibond is one manufacturer’s brand of it.

Can you print a full 4 × 8 ACM sheet?

Yes. The flatbed prints 98.4 × 51.2 in, so a 48 × 96 in panel prints in one pass with no tiling or seam, then routes to shape on a router that takes sheets up to 5 × 10 ft.

Can printed ACM go outdoors?

Yes, laminated. Mimaki specifies a laminate or overcoat for this ink outdoors, so every printed ACM panel headed outdoors is laminated over the print before it ships. Routed, unprinted blanks are also available for your own vinyl or print.

Can ACM be used as building cladding?

Not the signage-grade ACM we stock. Exterior wall cladding is governed by the building code, and standard polyethylene-core ACM cannot pass the NFPA 285 fire test required for many wall assemblies, including walls over 40 ft. Cladding should come from a manufacturer supplying fire-rated core panels and tested assemblies.

Can ACM be laser cut?

Not on a CO₂ laser: the aluminum skins reflect the beam. We cut every ACM part on the CNC router, which also lets us chamfer edges and route holes in the same program.

Which thickness should I use?

3 mm for most signs, panels and cabinet-door boards; 6 mm when the panel spans a large area unsupported, carries weight such as tools, or stands on edge in a display.

Do you take purchase orders?

Businesses pay by card or ACH when the order is placed; a W-9 is available on request. Government agencies and schools can order on a purchase order with net terms on orders of $3,000 or more.