JM Coat produces a range of products specifically designed for this very specialised end-use and has been a leading supplier to this market for many years, in different parts of the world.
The products include materials for embossed plates which demand extreme ductility in the base metal, as well as for the multilayer systems common in parts of Asian.
Typical license plate types:
• Pre-treated aluminium to accept retro-reflective film for subsequent embossing and overprinting.
• White coated material for embossing and overprinting.
• White coated base sheet for embossing and black coated thin gauge sheet for perforating and bonding to the base aluminium in producing a composite plate.
Material specifications
The alloy and temper requirements are related to whether the plate is to be embossed. If this is the case, the material is typically 1050 or 1200 in thicker gauges around 1.0 – 1.2 mm, temper H42
In the laminated license plate, the thinner coated aluminium is typically 3105, 0.30 mm thick.
