What this is
ACM is what most exterior signage panels are made of in Australia. Two thin aluminium skins bonded to a polyethylene core, painted-on finish in a stocked range of colours. It's rigid, weatherable, doesn't warp like single-skin metal, and the price-to-finish ratio is hard to beat.
We route ACM for signage shops, shop-fitters and fabricators doing illuminated and non-illuminated signs, cladding details, way-finding panels and architectural detail work. Plain rectangular cuts come off fast; routed shapes — logos, lettering, custom outlines — take longer but still hold a clean machined edge.
The big-ticket capability with ACM is V-grooving, which is a separate page on its own. By routing a V-groove on the back face of the panel we leave a thin painted skin on the front, which then folds cleanly to give a finished three-dimensional return — the basis of folded sign cans, fascias and architectural reveals. For that work, see the V-groove ACM Folding page.
We stock ACM in common signage colours by request; supply your own brand-specific or speciality finishes if needed. Confirm colour, gauge and quantity on the quote request and we'll work from your file. For supplied material, send the supplier's spec sheet.