
Compared to other light sources such as fluorescent lights and halogen lamps, LEDs (light-emitting diodes) conserve both energy and resources, are longer lasting, and do not contain mercury or other industrial waste products. As extremely environmentally-friendly light sources, we find LEDs in widespread use, such as in cellular phones and traffic lights.
Our department seeks to promote the future spread of LEDs as environmentally-conscious alternatives to fluorescent and neon lights used throughout the sign industry. Utilizing LEDs, we aim to defy the conventional wisdom of the industry by creating signs that are amazingly thin and lightweight.
Our ultra-thin light-emitting panel sign, only 3mm thick, use a light guide plate made from acrylic resin.
(The light guide plate is a mechanism in which LED light is directed from the end of the light-emitting panel into the panel interior, using a diffuser plate to illuminate the light-emitting surface.)
In order to enhance the durability of the LED module, a unique heat-dissipation mechanism prevents the accumulation of heat generated by the LED components.
Moreover, there are no harmful effects on equipment such as automated ticket gates due to electromagnetic interference from the device.
Utilizing our company's unique metal processing technology, a slim frame with exceptional design sense is produced. The frame is made of extruded aluminum and is formed by integrating the supporting sections of the light-emitting panel with its structural members. The frame's composition combines excellent heat dissipation properties with the ability to endure wind speeds of 40m, and can be manufactured in any desired size.
Using color management technology cultivated by our own large-scale digital printing business, the color properties of the display surface's printable section can be controlled to provide colors equivalent to those of current fluorescent lights. In this manner, colors are easily recognizable.
Until now, fluorescent lights used in signs needed to be between 150 and 200mm thick in order to eliminate shadows resulting from the emitted light. However, with our ultra-thin light-emitting panels and frames manufactured with our unique metal processing technology, we have succeeded in producing guidance signs a mere 28 mm thick, thinner than any yet seen. This greatly increases the amount of open space in the areas where they are installed.
