Screenprinted Aluminum Plaque on Mahogany-Finished Wood

A screenprinted aluminum plaque on wood is a wall-mounted recognition award that pairs a printed metal plate with a finished wood board. Organizations order it to mark service milestones, honor donors and sponsors, and dedicate rooms, equipment, or buildings. The flat printed plate keeps the honoree name and the awarding group's mark readable from several feet away.

Screen printing lays ink on the surface of the aluminum plate, while engraving cuts the design into the metal, so the two differ in finish rather than in how the board mounts or wears. Screen printing reproduces a solid logo shape and clean type in one ink color, and every piece in the run matches exactly. Engraving leaves a recessed line that catches raking light and needs its own setup, which makes it slower to change between names.

Order the 9" x 12" or 10.5" x 13" board when the plate has to carry a logo, a name, a title, and a dated recognition line. The 7" x 9" and 8" x 10" sizes hold a logo with two or three short lines and suit a desk shelf or a tight wall grouping. All four sizes use the same print process, so only the type size and the line count change with the board.

No. The imprint runs one ink color in one location, so a multi-color logo must be converted to a single-color version before it goes to press. Send vector artwork so the logo edges and small type stay sharp at the printed size. Production begins after you approve that artwork.

Production takes 5 working days from artwork approval. The clock starts at approval and not at the time the order is placed, so a slow art sign-off moves the ship date by the same number of days. Transit time is separate from production time. Give us your in-hands date and we will confirm it before the order runs.

Wood and aluminum plaques are ordered most often for employee service anniversaries, retirement recognition, sales and safety milestones, donor and sponsor thank-yous, board member farewells, and building or room dedications. Schools, churches, fire departments, and manufacturers choose them because a wall-mounted award stays visible for years. The layout also suits sponsor walls, where every piece repeats one design with a single name changed.

Wipe the aluminum plate with a soft dry cloth, or one barely dampened with water. The printed ink sits on top of the metal, so abrasive pads, scouring powder, and solvent cleaners such as acetone or ammonia will lift it. Keep the plaque out of direct sunlight and off damp walls, because UV dulls a mahogany finish and humidity swells wood.

The board is walnut with a mahogany finish, and the plate mounted to it is aluminum. No safety or environmental certification is published for this plaque, and it is a wall display item rather than a food-contact or child-use product. Tell us if your purchasing file needs a materials statement and we will request one before the order runs.

Per-unit cost is quoted by size and quantity, because the four board sizes price separately and the unit price falls as the run grows. The 7" x 9" board sits at the low end of the range and the 10.5" x 13" board at the high end. One screen covers the single-color, single-location imprint, so a larger run spreads that setup across more pieces. Send your size and quantity for a firm per-unit figure.