| 摘要 |
An article of manufacture (160) in the form of a sign or label comprises a disclosed embodiment, produced in accordance with an example method. A substrate (170) is provided which forms a substantially planar surface area having a desired shape, thickness and size. A design layer (173) is formed through the use of inks (172) applied to the substrate (170) in a pre-determined pattern. When the inks (172) are applied to the substrate (170), no ink (172) is applied on one or more edges formed around the periphery of the sign (160) for an edge bare border (130) Also, a mounting hole (168) is provided, and an opening bare border (132) is formed around the mounting hole (168). An encapsulant (176) is then applied over the inks (172) so as to provide a protective cover Also, the encapsulant (176) is applied to the edge bare border (130) and the opening bare border (132) so that the encapsulant (176) fully covers not only the inks (172), but also all borders, thereby forming edge encapsulation borders (130) and an opening encapsulation border (132), and the sign (160) is therefore fully encapsulated. |
