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Four Reasons to Add Precision Concrete Engraving to Your Business Portfolio

xw2fpAusnQ — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:47:39 +0000

Home of the portable CNC concrete engraver. The CNC Pro engraves concrete, metal, stone, ceramic, wood and much more.

Reason #1: CNC Pro ownership brings long-term income on existing surfaces. With Red Art Technologies’ portable concrete engraving machine the world becomes your canvas. Every finished concrete surface has the potential of bringing in revenue to both the property owner and CNC Pro operator. In fact; we’ve calculated this for you. Take a 2000 square foot finished plaza. Now imagine that 20% of that plaza is engraved with donor names. Depending on the engraving detail, a square foot engraved will fetch $500-$1000. That’s between $200,000 and $400,000 of potential revenue for the engraver. Factor in the cost of diamond bits at $30/piece and 20-40 hours total, you’re looking at over 90% profit. Conversely, for the business or school, they can sell donor names next to poems, art, logos and other elements. Each time a new donor or advertiser purchases a square foot, yard or section, the CNC Pro operator receives additional work.

#2: You will make a meaningful impact in your community. Engraved surfaces last a lifetime, and like the hieroglyphs of Egypt, have the potential of lasting through the ages. With the included PC and software, owners can take any piece of art, or message, and replicate it onto virtually any surface. Any size can be engraved using a method known as tiling. Spread your message, beautify a historic arts district or blast support for your team throughout your community. Messaging and branding are key to making any business stand out. With the CNC Pro, you will be “the person” to make it happen.

3. It’s an untapped market. While the technology that runs the CNC Pro has been in production for over 60 years, its application outside of machine shops and aeronautical manufacturing is new. We’ve taken the CNC and unleashed it. By designing a rigid and portable framing system, the CNC is no longer tethered to a deck. The engraving deck is literally the surface it sits on. It can even go vertical onto walls and other surfaces. Currently, there is under 200 CNC Pro owners worldwide, but between them, they have logged over 30,000 hours netting an estimated $10,000,000 in sales. Remember reason #1, I’ll let you do the math. Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material.

4. It’s cool. Simply put CNC technology is really really cool. Owning the CNC Pro is like having a manufacturing facility in your own garage. With up to .006” precision, this machine can get down to the details. The CNC Pro is built to last, milled out of solid high quality aluminum and backed by a 1 year warranty and support, you can’t go wrong. It includes a self paced training program, access to an owner’s group where other operators share their ideas and work. The concrete engraving machine has many applications. Some owners also engrave: Wood, stone, tile, HDPE, glass and brick. The applications are endless.

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Precision Concrete Engraving: “Decisions, Decisions”

xw2fpAusnQ — Tue, 19 May 2020 01:22:00 +0000

Home of the portable CNC concrete engraver. The CNC Pro engraves concrete, metal, stone, ceramic, wood and much more.

Sitting in this CNC Pro owner’s office hangs a picture of a dog in between two fire hydrants, with the title “Decisions, decisions”. A wise teacher once said, “Our decisions whether good or bad are determined by how we make them, not by what the consequences are.” Some decisions are more important than others, like who you are going to marry, or not marry. A business owner cannot always make correct decisions, but their decision-making has to be done with integrity; and with the best possible information on hand.

Over the last 5 years Red Art Technologies has seen an increase in demand for our concrete engraving system. With sales in the first quarter meeting and exceeding those from entire previous years, we are excited about the future and the prospect it brings.

Together with industry leading information developers, we have created a proven, self-paced training program that equips users with the knowledge and the confidence necessary to get started in the concrete engraving business. We are pleased to announce plans to illustrate step-by-step instructions on how to build your business using digital marketing methods that build over time and render results. Keywords, quality images and phrases, including those regarding a business’ region and services can make any business stand out from the rest and increase its online standing.

We’ve all seen the benefits of signage everywhere we go. At the super market, home supply store, pharmacy, etc. When it comes letting people know important information, floor signage is king. Before the CNC Pro, the only option was stamping, hand engraving or sandblasting (which is no longer OSHA approved). Stamping requires that a mold be fabricated, then placed on a prepared surface at precisely the right time, once the surface sets, there’s no going back. As for hand engraving, being on your hands and knees, isn’t ideal. On the other hand, precision CNC surface engraving brings surfaces to life with logos, text and designs.

The World is Our Canvas

Concrete is everywhere, with this comes endless possibilities for safety signage, self-expression, art, education and advertising. Schools, universities and non-profits see the benefits of maximizing their existing surfaces by offering fundraising opportunities that recognize donors.

One such example is the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They took an existing concrete plaza in front of their science center and turned it into a giant Periodic Table of Elements. Each element is engraved with a sponsor’s name. Other applications include engraving boulders, walls, walkways, driveways, patios and entries.

I invite you to take in as much information possible regarding our product and ask yourself, “Why should I not buy this machine?” Make your decision with integrity and, if you’re “lucky” like me, ask your better half the same question. Don’t be like the dog in the poster stuck between two fire hydrants.

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Decorative Concrete Engraving

xw2fpAusnQ — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:08:37 +0000

Home of the portable CNC concrete engraver. The CNC Pro engraves concrete, metal, stone, ceramic, wood and much more.

Engraving Cured Concrete

Since the Stone Age mankind has been using tools to make life a little easier. Now we’re not talking about clubbing a lover across the head although that might be one of the first uses of the club. We’re talking about technology and how it relates to the concrete industry as a whole. Whoever has the latest effective innovation and knows how to use it, wins the day. Technology exists to make our lives easier. When the first computers were created, they took up entire rooms, they performed limited tasks, but did them very well. Only an elect few could handle them or even understand how to program them. Eventually, computers became smaller and smaller, more affordable and easier to use. Eventually they broke free of wires and we have the amazing world of mobile devices that we enjoy today.

CNC (computer numerically controlled) machines have also followed this same progression. Originally invented during the space program, CNC has been used by scientists and technologists across the world to fabricate precise parts, engrave microscopic conduits for circuit boards and much more. In the concrete world we’ve heard of the 3D concrete printer, with its ability to create large-scale 3D printed objects out of concrete. These innovations are wondrous and open new doors to possibilities.

Red Art Technologies has taken CNC to the next level, by making it portable. Our portable concrete engraving system is built to be picked up and placed directly onto the engraving surface, whether it’s horizontal or vertical. No other engraving system can do this. This is a game changer as far as mobility, scalability and application. By making concrete engraving mobile, Red Art Technologies has opened up the possibility of individuals, businesses and governments to maximize their existing surfaces with designs, logos, donor recognition, etc.

Making the portable concrete printing / engraving system user friendly.

Over the last 5 years Henry Ashworth and the Red Art Technologies team has spent countless hours developing an engraving system that is:

Safe
Environmentally Friendly
Easy to Operate
Mobile
Durable

These principals have shaped and evolved the CNC Pro into the machine it is today. When someone purchases a CNC Pro, they are also joining a brotherhood of fellow engravers, contractors, entrepreneurs and business owners who are willing to share their ideas, engravings and support. Red Art Technologies has also produced self-paced training materials for all CNC Pro owners, to help them hit the ground running with their new concrete engraving machine. Some owners already are familiar with the decorative concrete market, while others are venturing out into starting their own portable concrete engraving business. In any case Red Art Technologies has provided the steps they need to familiarize themselves with the market and get their name out there.

Honestly, our biggest hurdle has been letting people know that this is even possible. Up until this point the only option for engraving/etching into existing surfaces has been sand blasting. This process is messy and not environmentally friendly. That’s why much of the concrete world has turned away from it exploring other possibilities such as stamping. Stamping is great, we can even use our machine to create custom stamps, but once the concrete cures, what’s next? We’re here to announce that the days of working with cured concrete are here again. Forget the sand, forget the mess, simply place the machine onto the surface you want to be engraved, and hit “go”. There’s really not much more to it than that.

Okay, you might not be technically savvy. Doesn’t matter, the Red Art Team, fellow engravers will help you along the way. IF YOU CAN CLICK A MOUSE YOU CAN OPERATE THIS MACHINE. We’ve built the machine for everyone. Concrete is everywhere, why not offer your clients the ability to have their logo, text, phrase or design engraved onto their floor, patio or workspace.

What if I screw up?

Great question! In most cases, we only engrave .08 inches into the concrete surface, this allows for enough depth for an inlay while showing contrast and exposing the aggregate below. This also means that a total screw-up-job can be easily erased with a grinder. Take off the surface and start over.

Safety Signage

2020 is the year of safety for Red Art Technologies. We hope to deliver virtually indestructible safety signage to factory floors, walkways, hospitals, theme parks and much more. Tell the insurance guy that your safety is written in stone (literally). By embedding signage into concrete or stone, it makes it immune to wear and tear. Beyond that, you can also engrave QR codes for factory automation that are critical to production. You’ll hear us say it over and over again, the possibilities are endless.

Come see us at the 2020 World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada February 4-7. We will be happy to show you how our portable decorative concrete engraving system can work for you.

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