Screenprinted Aluminum Plaque on Ebony Piano Finish

A screenprinted aluminum plaque on ebony piano finish is a recognition award built from a printed aluminum plate mounted on a black, high-gloss lacquered wood board. Buyers order it for employee service anniversaries, donor and sponsor recognition, and sales achievement awards, where a logo needs to read in ink color rather than in etched metal tone. The gloss black board frames the plate, so the artwork stays the focal point at arm's length or on a wall.

Screen printing lays ink on top of the aluminum plate, so the artwork shows in your chosen ink color, while engraving cuts the metal and shows the design in the plate's own tone. A screen printed plate holds solid shapes, block text and clean logo outlines well, but the imprint runs one color, so a multi-color or gradient logo has to be reduced to one solid color first. Engraving suits text-heavy plates with long citations; a printed plate suits brand marks people recognize by color.

Yes. The plaque carries a 1 color, 1 location imprint on the aluminum plate, so every element prints in the same single ink color. Supply artwork as vector line art so thin strokes and small type hold their edges at print size, and flatten any gradients or drop shadows before you send the file. A logo, an award title and a date can all appear inside that single imprint area as long as they arrive as one artwork file.

Production runs 5 working days from artwork approval, not from the day the order is placed. Build in extra days for the proof round at the start and for transit at the end when you are working back from a banquet date. Rush service is not published for this plaque, so ask us first if your event falls inside two weeks.

Ebony piano finish plaques are ordered most often for employee service anniversaries, retirement presentations, sales achievement awards, donor and sponsor recognition, safety milestone programs and youth sports banquets. The black gloss board reads as formal, so buyers pick it for stage and banquet presentations rather than casual handouts. Because the plate prints one fixed artwork across the run, award programs that give the same title to several recipients each year fit this plaque best.

Wipe the piano finish board and the aluminum plate with a soft, dry or barely damp cloth, then dry the surface right away. Avoid ammonia glass cleaners, alcohol wipes and abrasive pads, because screen printed ink sits on the surface of the plate and scrubbing can dull or lift it. Keep the plaque out of direct sunlight and off damp walls, since gloss lacquer shows scratches and wood swells with moisture.

No safety or environmental certifications are published for this plaque. The plaque pairs an aluminum plate with a lacquered wood board and serves as a display award, with no food, drink or skin contact use. Tell us before you order if your organization needs Proposition 65 or REACH documentation, and we will request it from the manufacturer.

Per-unit pricing is quoted rather than published for this plaque, and two factors move it most: order quantity against the 12-unit minimum, and which of the four board sizes you choose. The 7 inch by 9 inch board sits at the low end and the 10.5 inch by 13 inch board at the high end, and the per-unit price drops as quantity rises above the minimum. Send us your size, quantity and artwork, and we will return exact per-unit pricing along with any setup charge that applies.