Star Signs

Product(s) What do they make?

Signs. All varieties. From huge stadium signs to doorway markers.

Market(s) for whom do they make it?

Businesses that require visibility of location to the public. Businesses that need signs for wayfinding.
Universities. Sports Teams. Individuals.

Materials.

Aluminum, plastic, glue, rivets, vinyl, auto paint, photo sensitive plastic, steel, rubber.

Forming Technologies.

CNC, hand cut, hand formed, hand assembled, photo-sensitive plastic.

Cutting Technologies.

CNC Router, Hand Cut with power tools, hand cut blade, laser cutter.

Joining Technologies.

Glue, solder, rivets, screws.

Finishing Technologies.

Auto Paint. Sealing Caulk. Covered in Vinyl. 

Overall Impressions/Epiphanies.

Always impressed at what an unassuming warehouse actually contains. Just looking at the building, one probably wouldn't expect them to make signs for such big name clients. The quality of work and the scale of projects they take on are very impressive.

Reuter Organ

Product(s) What do they make?

Pipe Organs, from start to finish.

Market(s) for whom do they make it?

Churches, universities, private citizens.

Materials.

Poplar, Oak, Walnut, Aluminum, Copper, Lead/Tin mix for smaller pipes, cow bone, goat skin, sheep skin, kangaroo skin, steel, zinc.

Forming Technologies.

CNC, hand cut, hand formed, glue press, sheet metal maker, hand assembled.

Cutting Technologies.

CNC Router, Hand Cut with power tools, hand cut blade.

Joining Technologies.

Glue, solder, springs, screws.

Finishing Technologies.

Blow torch on copper pipe, paint on zinc, laquer over finished pipes, wood stain, polished cow bone, wood/bone veneer on keys.

Overall Impressions/Epiphanies.

It’s amazing that something as elaborate as their finished product comes from that little warehouse/shop. I’m also surprised they have a bladder to hold the air, I figured it would just be a reservoir or accumulator with a pressure regulating valve. It was an impressive place and operation.