Channel letters are the most common type of illuminated building signs. From simple designs to custom halo-lit stainless steel letters, MichiganSignShops.com is fully prepared to handle your project. Like most experienced fabricators, we learned years ago how to build these signs by hand with very little technology needed. This gave us the skillset and knowledge base to be able to build any type of project. We have heavily invested in our industries state-of-the-art automated channel letter equipment, and are proud to be the one of the only franchised sign location in the world to have the Accu-Bend system. Like the cell phone changed the communication industry, automating channel letter manufacturing allows us the abilities to quickly build unique signs for a new business or project manage nationwide roll-outs for signage.

 From fantastic fabrication to impeccable installation!

Channel letters are typically built with metal backs and sides, an acrylic face to light well at night, and one of two forms of lighting on the inside. Neon is the “old school” solution, eventually requiring servicework and part replacement. Sign-A-Rama of Metro Detroit has embraced the new lighting solution that LED’s have brought to our industry. After years of research and testing, we have chosen the GE Tetra LED line (General Electric) as our primary solution for lighting all of our channel letters. With over 100,000 hours of guaranteed lighting, and an average electric savings of 15% per year to our clients, we are confident that LED lighting is the best solution available today.

We have built hundreds of channel letter signs installed in Metro Detroit and all over the country. From Main Street Auctions in Madison Heights, Sylvan Learning Center in Livonia, to Kelly Services in Troy, we are proud to have helped many businesses solidify their place in Michigan. We also service many large companies and franchise groups on a nationwide level. Biggby Coffee, MathMonkey, EmbroidMe, and DuctPro are a few of our valued national sign accounts.

The parts to channel letters are simple... yet produce a VERY effective storefront sign for your business!

Acrylic face
 - red, white, yellow, clear, and much more!
 - we even have a special solution, black during the day & white at night!
 - full color digital print onto translucent vinyl

Edgecap
 - glued to the acrylic face, and then mounted to the sides (returns)
 - multiple colors, usually chosen to compliment the acrylic face colors
 - premium colors, chrome gold and silver, brushed metal are available to "jazz" up your sign

Return
 - these are the sides of the channel letters
 - produced out of .032 aluminum coil
 - channel letter returns come standard in numerous colors (red, black, white, blue, green etc.)
 - premium channel letter coil solutions like brushed silver and duronodic bronze are available!

Raceway
 - is the custom fabricated metal tracking that channel letters are mounted to so that the install requires fewer holes in the wall
 - we expertly paint the raceway to match the wall color so that it is barely even noticed
 - all electrical wiring is housed inside the raceway, allowing us to protect the wiring and conceal everything
 - we install a switch on the outside so that the sign can be turned on and off by the local fire department in case of an emergency

LED lighting
 - LED's are the state of the art solution for lighting our electric channel letter signs.
 - Our LED's are all low-voltage, using less than 10% of the energy consumption of old school neon.
 - Because it is low-voltage, the wiring is simpler and typically will not have any shorts or electrical issues allowing for a long worry-free life for your sign
 - We use JT LED's and GE Tetra's exclusively, they offer a great warranty and have proven to be extremely durable
 - Our LED's are guaranteed to last for 10,000 hours! That is over TEN YEARS of being continuously left on! (dont forget we always set timers to shut off your sign for approximately 18 hours a day!

We are the only sign company in Michigan that LOVES giving tours of our fabrication facility to each and every customer. We LOVE giving sign shop tours! Please stop by our Madison Heights facility and check out how we build top notch channel letters with impeccable quality!