Materials
From bespoke signs to large-scale production, our carefully selected materials and scalable processes ensure durable, high-quality solutions for any project.
Aluminium
Our Billund factory has a long tradition of using aluminium in our products. The superb properties of aluminium in terms of flexibility, lightweight and strength make it the perfect material for almost any sign, large or small. The recycling potential for aluminium is infinite. We have sheets from 0.75 – 5 mm [0.029 – 0.197] in stock and many of our profiles.
ACM
Aluminium composite material (ACM) is a sandwich construction consisting of two different materials.
The core is black UV-stabilised polyethylene (PE) – top layers are coated aluminium in 0.2 mm [0.008″]. Modulex Billund has other surfaces such as white, steel, brushed and black in stock.
Glass
Modulex has four product families, which include glass panels. These panels are all made from tempered glass.
Foamalux
Foamed PVC is a cheap, lightweight, white plastic material. It can be used as a sign plate both indoor and temporarily outdoor. Modulex Billund offers 2, 3, 5 and 10 mm [0.079″, 0.118″, 0.197″ and 0.394″] in the assortment.
Print Media
The market for print media and vinyl graphics is enormous. With multiple brands offering a diverse range of products with various purposes and qualities. The Billund factory has chosen a set of “standard” print media and vinyl graphics covering most common situations. We offer a binder showing the look and feel of these “standard” media – if interested, ask for the “orange binder”.
Acrylic
Acrylic is a plastic material with outstanding strength, stiffness, and optical clarity. We use acrylic in some of our paper flex products and use it in our illuminated signs due to its high capacity to transmit light internally. We also offer acrylic logos and letters.
Design Vinyl
Our Billund factory offers design vinyl and a range of decoration foils that can be used to decorate spaces and renovate interiors. Thermoformable vinyl can be used to cover any surface and add a touch of taste.
Our design vinyl can create stylish and durable surfaces in brand-new interiors, but it can also be used to upcycle old interiors by giving them a new look as an alternative to disposal or renovation.
We are carrying out quality control through tests depending on the material used. There are four main tests for painted aluminum:
Surface Test
Modulex’s surface treatment for painted products consists of two elements: a pretreatment for optimum paint adhesion, followed by the paint. By utilising an environmentally friendly technique, a painted surface of uniformly high quality is achieved. This process improves the lifetime and gives maximum protection against colour fading and different weather conditions.
Blend Test
The 1 mm [0.039] thick aluminium plate is bent over a cone – one end has a small radius, and the other has a large radius. The smaller the radius, the more potent effect on the paint and consequently it will crack, meaning that the metal will become visible. For a positive result, the paint should not crack where the radius exceeds 2.25 mm [0.088]. (The test is per the following standards: DS/ISO 2408, 1976).
Ball Test
This test is similar to that of the bending test but with a different deformation of the metal. The metal is punched to stretch the paint. A ball-shaped weight falls on the panel from a height of 70 cm [27.559]. The metal is stretched where the balls hit, and the paint becomes mat. For a positive result, the paint should not crack, meaning that the metal must not become visible. (The test is per the following standard: ISO/TR 6272, 1979).
Scratch Test
With a special grid cutter (a small “rake”) two cuts are made at right angles to each other. The paint is divided into small, separate fields. The more inadequate the adhesion, the more frayed the edges of the fields become. The edges are inspected with a magnifying glass, and the result is compared with a set of reference sketches. If the sample does not correspond to the two optimum sketches, the test has failed (The test is per the following standard: DN/ISO 6860).
Technologies
Texting
Our 40-year experience and state-of-the-art technologies enable us to provide a wide range of set colours and digital impressions.
Tactile Print
At our Billund factory, we invested in the newest technology for tactile printing dedicated to braille and tactile UV-printing machines. These print small drop sizes resulting in high contrast with no visible stray points and the possibility of printing tiny, raised details with free colour choice. A special primer ink offers excellent adhesion to most types of materials. The ink provides shock-resistant and hard tactile and braille graphics, which is essential when shipped worldwide.
UV-Print
Today our most used texting technology is UV-print which uses ultra-violet lights to dry out or cure ink as it is printed in all our signs. All our UV-print CMYK colours are Greenguard Gold certified inks, which means that they have strictly low VOC emissions. This process ensures that the inks used in our environmental graphic solutions and our printed signs are safe and acceptable for school and healthcare facilities where people, particularly children and sensitive adults, spend extended time.
Eco Print
Eco-print eliminates oil-based or latex chemicals. It requires less thinner, and a smaller quantity to mix and use, and the leftover dries into an acrylic puck that is hard instead of having liquid, hazardous waste. All our eco-solvent printers are running on Greenguard Gold Certified Inks, which means they have strictly low VOC emissions. This process ensures that the inks used in our environmental graphic solutions and our printed signs are safe and acceptable for use in schools and healthcare facilities where people, particularly children and sensitive adults, spend extended time.
Vinyl Cutting
The more than 40-year-old tradition and craftsmanship of cutting and weaving pre-coloured vinyl graphics to be applied on signs, windows, and walls are still strong. The technology has refined over the years. Nowadays, it’s natural that the knife of the machine standing in Billund is following precisely the graphic lines created by a designer somewhere in the world—this was not how it started more than 40 years ago.
