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Cast Plaques MODEL F-9 Brass with mirror polished Times Bold lettering and painted background. A.R.K. Ramos plaques are second to none. We ve been producing quality castings for over sixty years. Our cast plaques are available in aluminum, brass, bronze and white bronze. Etched plaques are available in aluminum, brass, bronze and stainless steel. We offer a full line of standard features for you to choose from as well as many custom options. The products you see on these pages are a small sample of what can be produced. We can work from your computer files or our art department can do all the design; you decide. Send us your specifications for a quote on your job. MODEL G-08 Cast bronze plate with Times Roman letters, single line border, pebble background, and BR- nish with rosette mounting. MODEL B-08 Cast bronze logo tree cut to shape, with satin nish face and dark edges. MODEL A-01 Aluminum with custom lettering and logo, raised 517 border and A - nish. MODEL H-08 Multi color painted aluminum cast plaque with raised details and textured background. ADA Signage MODEL H-94, E-94, F-94 ADA plates in aluminum, magnesium and bronze. We offer a full line of ADA compliant signage for interior or exterior applications in aluminum, magnesium, brass and bronze. Many stock patterns are available or we can make custom signage to meet your particular specification. A wide variety of stock colors are available or we can match your custom colors upon request. Page 2
Cast Plaques 10 14 00/ARK BuyLine 4925 MODEL N - 05 Bronze with single line border, patina nished leatherette background and satin nished raised areas. MODEL C-07 Bronze with raised letters and border, BR- nish and raised bas relief portrait. MODEL K-05 Bronze with sculptured bas relief portrait, Times Roman letter style, single line border and BR- nish. Introducing Perfect Impression Perfect Impression plaques feature the revolutionary new pattern process from A.R.K. Ramos that allows you to create stunning pictorials in cast metals at an economical cost. This revolutionary new process allows the designer to create beautiful multi-dimensional works of art at a fraction of the cost of bas relief castings. You supply the photos and we do everything else. Our artists can create beautiful collages or use a single photo to depict the story behind your project. This new process gives you slightly lower relief than a true sculpted piece, but allows you much more relief than the conventional etched portrait. Page 3
Cast Plaques MODEL B-06 Bronze with double line border, raised and recessed text with BR- 00 nish. MODEL B-07 Aluminum with raised text and borders, 510 border and A - 00 nish. MODEL C-06 Full round lost wax statues & busts are available. Contact our sales department for quotations. MODEL A-07 Aluminum with raised details, multi color paint and contour outline shape. Etched & Engraved Plates The design possibilities are endless with these unique graphic products. Available in a wide variety of finishes, metals, and sizes. Etched materials include aluminum, brass, bronze, magnesium, zinc, and stainless steel. All these products are available in a wide variety of thicknesses to help fit your needs. (Recommended for interior use only.) MODEL A-97 Routed brass with recessed dark lled letters, bevel border and satin nish. MODEL F-06 Bronze engraved low relief plates. Also available in aluminum. Perfect by themselves or attached to cast plaques. Now also available in color. Page 4
Plaque 10 10141400/ARK BuyLine 4925 Available LETTERSTYLES STANDARD BORDERS Shown at right is only a sampling of our available letterstyles. We have many more to choose from or we can work from your vector art. A.R.K. Ramos standard rosettes available in 1 ORNATE BORDERS MOUNTINGS Rosettes/Expansion Bolts for Masonry Walls Rosettes/Wood Screws for Wood Walls Rosettes/Toggle Bolts for Hollow Walls Concealed Studs for Masonry Walls Oval Head Wood Screws for Wood Walls TEXTURES FINISHES BR 400 BR 500 BR 600 AL 100 AL 00 AL 00 Satin bronze raised areas with dark oxidized background Satin bronze raised areas with painted background Satin bronze raised areas with sandblasted bronze background Satin aluminum raised areas with sandblasted aluminum background Satin aluminum raised areas with gun metal gray background Satin aluminum raised areas with painted background Page 5
Standard Cast Letters A.R.K. RAMOS letters are known through the industry as the very best. We take special pride in our finishing to produce letters that ensure an image of prestige and credibility for our customers. Cast letters are available in aluminum, brass, bronze and white bronze in a full range of standard finishes. Custom finishes are also available. We offer a full line of standard cast styles shown on the following pages. Our capabilities do not stop there. We can cast custom letters, logos and graphics from your artwork or from our extensive creative files. Contact your sales representative for answers to any questions you may have. NO. 501 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 5/16 1/2 3/4 11/4 111/16 2 21/2 21/2 33/8 31/2 31/2 4 4 3/8 3/8 3/8 1 11/4 11/2 2 2 21/4 2 2 2 2 NO. 50 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 1/4 1/2 5/8 7/8 11/4 11/2 13/4 2 21/8 21/4 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 5/8 1 1 1 1 1 NO. 50 H 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 7/8 13/16 13/4 2 21/4 23/8 21/2 31/4 3/8 1 11/4 11/2 11/8 11/4 13/8 13/8 NO. 504 H 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 5/16-1/8 1/2-3/16 5/8-1/4 1-3/8 11/4-1/2 11/2-1/2 13/4--5/8 21/4-1 21/2-11/8 25/8-11/4 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 3/4 3/4 1 1 1 11/2 NO. 505 H 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 5/8-3/16 11/4-3/8 2-1/2 21/2-5/8 3-3/4 4-1 41/4-11/8 41/4-11/2 5-11/2 6-2 3/8 3/8 5/8 1 1 1 1 1 1 11/2 NO. 506 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 1/8 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 1 1 11/2 11/2 2 NO. 507 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 18 3/16 5/16 1/4 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 7/8 7/8 3/4 3/4 1 11/2 11/2 2 2 2 3 Page 6
10 10141400/ARK BuyLine 4925 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 1/2 5/8 3/4 1 11/4 11/2 13/4 2 1/2 1/2 1/2 3/4 1 1 1 1 NO. 508 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 3/8 7/16 11/16 7/8 1 11/4 13/8 13/4 2 21/2 3/8 3/8 5/8 3/4 1 1 11/8 13/8 11/2 15/8 NO. 510 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1/4 1/4 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 7/8 1 3/4 3/4 11/8 11/2 2 21/4 25/8 3 NO. 511 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 15 1/4 5/16 3/8 1/2 7/16 1/2 1/2 5/8 3/4 1 11/8 11/2 11/2 11/2 17/8 21/8 NO. 51 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 1/2-1/4 5/8-3/8 7/8-1/2 11/8-5/8 13/8-11/16 11/2-3/4 2-7/8 21/4-1 25/8-11/4 27/8-11/2 3/8 5/8 5/8 3/4 3/4 7/8 7/8 1 1 1 ARCHITECTURAL NO. 514 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 9/32 3/8 15/32 9/16 3/4 15/16 11/8 15/16 11/2 9/16 3/4 15/16 11/8 11/2 17/8 21/4 21/8 3 NO. 515 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 9/16-7/32 3/4-1/4 7/8-3/8 11/4-1/2 15/8-5/8 13/4-3/4 21/8-7/8 21/2-1 25/8-11/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 1 1 1 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 9/16 13/16 11/8 13/8 15/8 2 21/4 3/8 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 1 1 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1 NO. 516 NO. 517 Page 7
Standard Cast Letters OTHER STYLES NOW AVAILABLE INCLUDE: Helvetica Italic University Roman Bold New Century Schoolbook Joanna MT Semibold (Official font for Homeland Security) NO. 518 NO. 5 5 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1/2-1/4 3/4-3/8 1-1/2 11/2-3/4 2-1 21/2-11/4 3-13/4 31/8-17/8 31/2-2 3/8 3/8 1/2 1/2 3/4 3/4 1 1 11/4 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890& 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 1/2-1/4 3/4-3/8 11/2 11/4-11/16 11/2-3/4 2-1 21/2-11/4 3-13/4 31/8-17/8 31/2-2 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 3/4 3/4 7/8 1 11/4 NO. 519 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 9/16 7/8 1 11/2 2 23/4 3 1/4 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 7/8 1 NO. 5 0 4 6 9 12 15 111/16-13/16 21/4-15/16 31/4-17/8 41/2-23/4 61/4-31/8 1/2 3/4 1 11/4 11/2 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890& NO. 5 1 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 11/16 15/16 17/8 21/2 31/8 33/4 43/8 5 55/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 5/8 1 1 1 11/4 11/2 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890& NO. 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 24 3/8 9/16 3/4 1 11/8 11/2 15/8 13/4 21/4 25/8 27/8 3 31/4 41/2 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 5/8 5/8 3/4 1 1 1 11/4 11/2 2 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890& NO. 5 4 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 5/16 7/16 9/16 7/8 11/8 17/16 13/4 2 25/16 29/16 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 5/8 1 1 1 11/4 11/2 Page 8
HALO BACKLIGHTING Larger letters can be fitted with our exclusive Soft-Glo backlighting system or our LED backlighting system. Both systems are extremely efficient low voltage systems which are easy to install. Contact your sales representative for more information. 10 10141400/ARK BuyLine 4925 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 5/16 7/16 9/16 13/16 11/8 13/8 15/8 17/8 23/16 21/2 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 1 1 11/4 11/2 NO. 5 6 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 1/4-1/8 7/16-3/16 1/2-1/4 7/8-3/8 11/16-1/2 13/8-5/8 15/8-3/4 17/8-1 21/8-1 27/16-11/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 3/4 1 1 1 1 11/2 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 5/16-1/8 1/2-3/16 5/8-1/4 1-3/8 11/4-1/2 11/2-5/8 2-3/4 21/4-7/8 21/2-1 3-11/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 3/4 3/4 1 1 1 11/2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 11/16-1/8 15/16-3/16 11/2-3/8 17/8-1/2 23/8-5/8 27/8-3/4 33/8-15/16 37/8-11/8 4-11/4 3/8 3/8 1/2 3/4 3/4 1 1 1 11/2 NO. 5 7 NO. 5 8 NO. 5 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1/4-1/8 3/8-3/16 1/2-1/4 3/4-3/8 1-1/2 11/4-5/8 11/2-3/4 13/4-7/8 2-1 1/43/8 3/8 3/8 1/2 1/2 1/2 3/4 1 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 7/8-7/16 11/8-5/8 13/4-15/16 25/16-11/4 27/8-11/2 37/16-17/8 41/8-23/16 49/16-27/16 53/16-213/16 3/8 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 1 1 11/2 11/2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 9/16-3/16 3/4-1/4 11/16-7/16 17/16-9/16 113/16-9/16 23/16-9/16 21/2-11/16 27/8-7/8 31/4-1 3/8 3/8 1/2 3/4 3/4 1 1 1 11/2 NO. 5 0 NO. 5 OPTIMA SEMIBOLD UPPER & lower case NO. 5 4 GAR AMOND Page 9
Precision Cut Letters Aluminum, brass, bronze or stainless steel precision cut metal graphics provide an unlimited variety of choices. Available in many different thicknesses, styles, and finishes; cut plate letters offer unmatched versatility. Ideal for small, ornate letter forms and graphics, where special patterns for casting are cost prohibitive. Cut metals are the perfect choice for mirror polished finishes. MODEL A-06 Aluminum with multi color paint nish on custom graphics and borders. MODEL R-05 Router cut plate logo with multi color nish. Reverse Channel Letters LED Lighting Now Available A.R.K. Ramos reverse channel letters are second to none. Available in aluminum, stainless steel, brass, and copper. These letters are the perfect choice where custom castings are cost prohibitive. Larger letters can be fitted with Soft-Glo, our low voltage incandescent, or our LED halo lighting system. Stainless letters are available mirror polished on both face and edges or satin finished face and edges. Titanium (gold) finishes are also available in mirror or satin. Page 10
Metal Letter 10 10141400/ARK BuyLine 4925 METAL LETTER FINISHES F-1 F-1B F- F-4 F-6L F-6M F-6D F-6B Satin Aluminum, Matte Edge (F-2 Painted Edge) F-6G Mirror Polished Face, Matte edge F-7 BRONZE Painted Face and Edge F-8 BRONZE Clear Anodized Face, Matte edge F-7B BRONZE Light Bronze 311 Duranodic F-10 BRONZE Medium Bronze 312 Duranodic F-7 BRASS Dark Bronze 313 Duranodic F-8 BRASS Black Anodized F-7B BRASS Letter finishes shown are only representations. Painted letters are available in colors shown below or in custom color matches by request. Gold Anodized Satin Bronze Face, Dark Edge Oxidized Face and Edge Mirror Polished Face, Dark Edge US-10, Light Oxide Face, Dark Edge Satin Brass Face, Dark Edge Oxidized Face and Edge Mirror Polished Face, Dark Edge PAINTED COLOR SELECTIONS Colors shown are representations and are not meant for exact color matches. Ivory Pale Yellow Light Yellow Orange International Orange Vermillion Tartar Dark Red Maroon Rich Brown Dark Blue Bright Blue Light Blue Pale Blue Turquoise Forest Green Emerald Green Light Green Medium Green Dark Green Light Gray Dark Gray 311 Light Bronze 312 Med. Bronze 313 Dark Bronze MOUNTINGS FM-4 FM-4A PM-1 PM-1A PM-2 Flush mount with threaded studs set in adhesive. BM-3 Same as FM-4 bolted from the rear (no adhesive). BM-3A Projected mount with collars and threaded studs set in adhesive. BM-3B Same as PM-1 bolted from the rear (no adhesive). Projected mount with brackets (minimum 2 projection). FABRICATED LETTERS Advise thickness of wall surface for FM-4A and PM-1A mounts. Advise projection lengths on PM-1, PM-1A, and PM-2 mounts. Free standing channel or bar mount Double back bar mount Single back bar mount. Letters are adaptable to any stud-style mounting shown. Page 11
2010 Is going green making you see red? All of our cast products are now manufactured using either entirely or partially recycled alloys. We look forward to helping your project go green! At A.R.K. Ramos we are LEED compliant; so any frustration over the LEED spec initiative is eliminated when you choose us as a preferred vendor. Up front, we can provide the paperwork you might require to meet your end customers green demands. T h e mul t i- leve l c a s t b r o n ze s e al s h own ab ove i s a s t unnin g e x amp le o f t h e gran d p r e s e n c e a b r o n ze c a s t in g c an o f f e r. Fini s h e d in mul t ip l e s h a d e s o f b r o n z e ox i d a t i o n an d s a t in b r o n z e t hi s p i e c e r e all y s h ows i t s d e p t h. T hi s s e al m e a s ur e s 8 0 in di am e t e r an d ove r 4 d e e p a t t h e c e nt e r s e c t i o n. Manufactured for Casteel and Associates, Inc. of Dallas, Texas. A.R.K. RAMOS SIGNAGE SYSTEMS A.R.K. was founded in 1946 by three men; Adams, Ramos and Karrant. The company operated primarily as an industrial casting foundry until the 1950 s. In 1960, Max Ramos bought the company in whole and thus began what is known today as A.R.K. Ramos Architectural Signage Systems. Over the past sixty plus years A.R.K. Ramos has become one of the premier signage manufacturers in the United States. We re a family owned business specializing in cast plaques and letters. With an unmatched customer service attitude, A.R.K. Ramos is proud of its heritage and looks forward to many more years of serving its customers. 1321 SOUTH WALKER (73109) P.O. BOX 26388 (73126) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (405) 235-5505 (FAX) (405) 232-8516 800-725-7266 w w w.arkramos.com member member member member LIMITED LIFETIME Warranty Copyright A.R.K.Ramos 2009 Printed in U.S.A.