ENGRAVE SPEC · BY ENGRAVE EXPRESS · ONLINE PLAQUE DESIGNER

Design your engraved plaque

Choose a product, 1.6 mm two-ply laminate colour and fixing method. Start with a guided template or switch to the advanced editor.

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For the best experience, we recommend building your plaque on a laptop or desktop computer. Guided editing and review also work on phones and tablets.

Step 1 of 4 · Choose your plaque type and production settings.

1. Product, material, size and fixing

Product

Changing the product automatically loads its matching professional template. Reload only when you want to discard edits and start that template again.

Price: £12 per plaque for every product and size available in this designer.

Laminate colour Use

1.6 mm steel/silver two-ply engraving laminate · black engraved text.

Preset

Width (mm) Height (mm)

Fixing holes

Hole diameter and positions are fixed by Engrave Express and cannot be moved by the customer.

2. Machinery identification details

Destination market

Great Britain: UKCA or CE may be accepted depending on the product sector and route. Check current sector guidance.

Product sector

Manufacturer legal name Manufacturer postal address

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Model / type Serial / batch

Year of manufacture Approved/notified body number, if required

Machine designation / function

Applicable product law permits a conformity mark below the normal 5 mm checker minimum

3. Upload logo

Upload approved logo or symbol SVG is best. Use this for an authorised Wheelmark, Red Ensign, approval logo or other product-specific artwork.

Choose this when the plaque does not require a company logo. It removes the logo placeholder from the proof.

Compliance and equipment symbol library

The library contains more than 140 symbols. Start with recommendations for the selected plaque and market, or search the complete bank.

Find a symbol Category

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Official and generic artwork are labelled separately.

CE, UKCA and UKNI assets use controlled proportions and automated checks. Monochrome equipment pictograms may not replace a statutory coloured safety sign where colour, shape or an exact standardised original is required.

Selected object

Select an item on the plaque.

120 × 70 mmLive preview

Fit

Ready

Review and add to basket

Check the proof carefully. The exact SVG, proof and editable design will be saved with this basket item.

Guest checkout: your name, email, telephone and UK delivery address will be collected securely by Stripe after you review the basket.

Quantity Your reference or equipment name

This helps you recognise the order. Leave it blank and the designer will create a reference automatically.

Additional instructions

Price summary

Unit price£12.00

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Total including postage£12.00

Current online plaque price with free standard UK postage included. Contact us before ordering work needing specialist artwork preparation.

Final proof summary

Design checks

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I have checked all spelling, numbers, dimensions and the position of every item. I confirm I am authorised to supply and reproduce all text, logos and symbols used on this plaque.

LightBurn cut layer

The SVG always includes a separate red plate outline and separate red fixing-hole circles. Assign red objects to a Line/Cut layer in LightBurn.

Add a reminder to outline text before production Load saved design JSON

The basket stores the exact-size SVG, a customer proof and the editable design. Payment and UK delivery details are completed securely at checkout. Current dispatch target: 5–10 working days after payment and artwork approval.

Illustrator output

The SVG uses the exact plate dimensions in millimetres. Inspect uploaded raster images and convert text to outlines before engraving where your production workflow requires it.

Government guidance

Normal CE/UKCA/UKNI artwork is checked at 5 mm high unless a product-specific exception is selected. WEEE and specialist marks require a manual sector check.

Great Britain guidance · Northern Ireland guidance