Bradley Nameplate — an SGIA member for 35 years — manufactures nameplates, signage and other products fabricated from plastics, films and thin metals. A substantial part of the business focuses on instrument panel overlays, typically fabricated using thin polycarbonate. There is an increasing demand in this market for panels with small, fine features, such as arrays of ventilation holes. These small features cannot be readily produced in polycarbonate of this thickness using traditional means, such as a die cutter, a router or a knife cutter. This article explores how Bradley Nameplate has implemented …