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Four Routes Through the SGZ Range
Setting up an etching line, engraving uncoated plate, choosing between zinc and magnesium, and buying direct from the factory.
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Four Routes Through the SGZ Range
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Coated Plate Etching Line
A coated plate etching line has four parts that have to agree with each other: the plate, the developer, the additive and the bath. SGZ supplies all...
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CNC Engraving With Uncoated Plate
Not every plate buyer etches. Engraving shops cut the metal directly, and what they need from a plate supplier is flatness, a predictable thickness...
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Zinc or Magnesium Plate Selection
Zinc and magnesium do the same job and are bought for different reasons. This is the comparison SGZ gives buyers who are moving between the two,...
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Direct Supply and Distribution
SGZ sells direct. It has stated publicly that it has never authorised any person or company as a marketing agent, that it uses only two email...
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Solutions Questions
Which solution page applies to me?
Read the etching line page if you expose and etch plate, the CNC engraving page if you cut metal directly, the zinc or magnesium page if you are choosing between the two metals, and the direct supply page before you place a first order.
Can SGZ quote a whole line rather than single items?
Yes. Send the plate sizes and the volume and SGZ will quote plate, chemistry and machine together.
Does SGZ sell through distributors?
SGZ stated in March 2011 that it has never authorised any person or company as a marketing agent, and sells direct.
Can I see the process before buying?
SGZ publishes complete etching videos for its zinc and magnesium plate, and opened a magnesium etching demonstration workshop in December 2016.
Tell SGZ What You Are Producing
Name the metal, the sheet size and the volume and SGZ will point you at the right plate, additive and machine.