Braille Dispenser Kit

Engraving technology specialist Gravograph now offers a new Braille option for most of its machines.

The engraving kit’s ergonomic interface has transcription codes from more than 80 countries and uses a system which inserts balls into cavities to create a raised surface.

Engraving machines already in service can be easily upgraded.
Over the past two three years, a number of disability laws have been adopted in Europe. They require public places (stations, hospitals, hotels, universities, councils, etc) to have the means of communication for the blind, hence the need for identifying signage in Braille. Most new buildings have to meet this requirement, while existing buildings have until 2015 to conform-depending on the country.

While products currently on the market offer a plain font conversion, Gravograph has developed the Gravostyle 5 Braille interface. This interface can retranscribe all existing Braille symbols and thus the whole of the message, while understanding parentheses and all the help symbols used by the blind, like roman numerals.
The engraving software currently integrates transcribing codes from 80 countries and Gravograph are developing another version of Gravostyle 5 Braille that will integrate Asian and Arabic characters.

Whatever type of material is used-metallic or acrylic-the Gravostyle 5 Braille system will insert the balls into the sockets under pressure. To do this, a ball bearing distributor is fixed on the head of the machine. A range of specific GRAVOTAC products, to create 3D letters and logos are also available.