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Edge Lit Signs Guide – Glass, Acrylic & Custom Signage

MegaLED designs and manufactures custom edge lit signs in both glass and acrylic for architectural, retail, hospitality and commercial applications. Our signs are made to order, slimline, fully finished and supplied complete with the appropriate LED lighting, drivers, cabling and fixings for straightforward installation.

Because we manufacture a wide range of edge lit signage systems in-house, we can advise objectively on the best material, lighting method and construction for your project — from simple illuminated door signs and wayfinding to bespoke branded displays and larger architectural signage.

Many of our latest projects are bespoke designs that never appear on the website. If you’re planning an edge lit sign, arrange a meeting or workshop visit to see recent projects, material samples and current design options.

Overview of our unique edgelit signage designs:

Edge Lit Glass Signage

Brite-Fix – Original Edge Lighting System by MegaLED, award winning, developed 2002 based on original design concept based on minimalist module placements (not full width profiles).
NANO – Wall and slot mounted edgelit signs, seamless picture frame concept inspired by “IMAC”.
Edge-Line – Latest super slimline glass signage system for wall mounted signage.

EdgeLit Acrylic Signage

ABlade – Where the Brite-Fix design reality is transposed onto acrylic signs and MegaLED get super creative with their original sign panel decorations.

Custom Edgelit Signs, Decoration Options

Prior to purchase a MegaLED sign design specialist will run through all your decoration options for your edge lit sign. For more particular decoration jobs and for discerning customers we will often make a prototype (or segment of your sign) for your first phase approval prior to manufacture and supply of the finished article.

Quality Control

MegaLED edge-lit signs are produced to the highest standards in the industry and are digitally photographed for client approval prior to shipment. Clients are also invited to our workshop and factory in Enfield, North London
to further understand our manufacturing facilities and complete bespoke product approvals in person.

Have a particular illuminated sign design requirement?
Please don’t hesitate to call us today on: +44 (0) 208 432 0995

Glass Edgelit Signage Panels

Glass signs in edge lighting applications are typically etched, sandblasted or sandcarved, but may also be additionally decorated with vinyl or flat cut shapes. We sometimes do glass screen printing for high volume work. We also produce high resolution half-tone photographic stencils, these are ideal for etching “fussy” fine-line artwork and recreating duotone bitmap images.

Acrylic Edgelit Signage Panels

Acrylic signs in edge lighting applications are typically CNC engraved, they can also be sandblasted and laser engraved. Acrylic signs can be 3D ” V Cut” or V carved to produce interesting depth to the sign engraving. Flat cut shapes on the face of the edgelit signs and panels are often an interesting option for our acrylic edgelit signs – offering more depth, contrast and impact.

Glass or Acrylic Edge Lit Signs?

Our glass custom edge lit signs are typically about twice the weight of acrylic edge lit signs. This means that acrylic edge lit signs are usually specified for retail hanging and suspended signage whereas both glass and acrylic signs are specified for wall-mounted signage. In general for architectural applications glass is usually favoured. It is more durable and resistant to surface panel scratches which are a big consideration when making edge lit signage products. Also, custom edge lit glass signs have a much higher perceived value or ”quality look & feel”.

Maintenance, Cleaning and Handling of Edge Lit Signage – Care is Required!

All MegaLED custom edge lit signs are designed and fully tested, they are essentially ”maintenance-free”. Periodically however to protect your investment edge lit signs, especially acrylic ones, must be handled and cleaned with utmost care. No waxy cleaners such as ”Mr Sheen” should be used and when installing the signs cotton lint-free gloves should be worn. When cleaning only the correct clean and non-contaminated cloths must be used. MegaLED always supply suitable cleaning fluids for glass and acrylic and also provide suitable micro-fibre cloths for cleaning with every edge lit sign purchase.

Custom EdgeLit Signage – Applications & Examples of use:

Edge Lit Signage lighting options.

We offer hue-specific and special LED lighting colours, RGB and sign lighting animation options:

Monocromatic EdgeLit Signs – All edge lit product designs offered by MegaLED.
Dual-Mix and Fixed colour Monocromatic blends: Brite-Fix and Ablade designs offered by MegaLED.
RGB and RGBW Colour changing Edgelit signs – Ablade and Edge-Line Edge Lit Sign Series.
Animated, chased and pulsed – special order custom signage is designed by MegaLED to order.

EdgeLit Signs common uses or applications

Edgelit exhibition signs.
Edgelit hotel signs.
Edgelit retail signage.

Edge Lit Sign Enquiry Procedure:

For all your custom edge lit sign enquiries, please use our enquiry form

Please try to upload vector artwork (ai,dxf or corel) or a low res jpeg/bitmap or pdf.

Clearly state sizes and quantities per model.

We will then contact you to discuss the options or provide a quotation based on the
information provided.