Signpost - Buy Local and Support the Australian Economy

Traffic Signposts, Parking Signposts and Community Signposts

OneSteel is the only vertically integrated signpost manufacturer in Australia with the tube being rolled, drilled and powder coated at its Tubecolor® Manufacturing Facility based in Kwinana WA. Testing is conducted to ensure compliance with Main Roads Specification 601. Posts can also be manufactured to suit the specific requirements of local government councils and estate developers.

There are five reasons to buy local traffic signposts, parking signposts and community signposts:

1. Continuity of Supply;

2. Responsive;

3. Broad Product Range;

4. Superior Paint Adhesion;

5. Consistent Quality.

Continuity of Supply

Sign manufacturers, local government councils and property developers like to support the local economy by choosing signposts which are produced by OneSteel, a reputable and proven Australian manufacturer. OneSteel is an ASX Listed Top 100 Company and Australia's largest precision tube manufacturer. OneSteel's Tube Operations were established in 1939

Responsive

OneSteel is the only vertically integrated signpost manufacturer in Australia with tube being rolled, drilled and powder coated at its Tubecolor® Manufacturing Facility based in Kwinana WA.

Hence, sign manufacturers, local government councils and property developers don't need to get their steel from one source and then send it to another third party powder coater and fabricator. Using the Tubecolor® Manufacturing Facility streamlines the supply chain, reducing transportation complexities, minimising the amount of product handling and reducing damage and wastage.

Furthermore, locally made signposts have a smaller mimimum order quantity and a shorter lead time when compared to imported products thus enabling end users to reduce their stock holding costs.

Broad Product Range

OneSteel signposts are available in a galvanised finish or can be powder coated to Golden Yellow to suit Main Roads Specification 601. Alternatively, any required colour can be applied to suit the individual requirements of local government councils and property developers.

Common products are 76x38x2.0 RHS, 75x50x2.0 RHS and 50NB CHS, although other sizes are available upon enquiry.

Superior Paint Adhesion

Due to OneSteel's exclusive 6-stage pre-treatment process, top quality polyester powders tend to adhere better to the tube surface.

The Tubecolor® Manufacturing Facility applies more powder than the Australian Standard AS4506 requirement of 60 microns for service condition category 4 (tropical - exterior) and category 5 (severe - exterior).

Better adhesion of a thicker coating of quality polyester powders means that OneSteel's signposts are more resistant to fading, peeling, chipping and cracking

Consistent Quality

A number of quality assurance tests are prescribed by OneSteel's exclusive technical specifications TS30 and TS50, which exceed the requirements of Australian Standards. These tests provide sign manufacturers, local government councils and property developers with peace of mind because they are assured of receiving product of a consistently high quality.

Tensile tests ensure that signposts are of a consistent strength. Other mechanical tests include the flare test where the tube is expanded over a cone or pyramid shaped drift expander until metal failure with no evidence of radial fracture of the weld zone.

Dimension tests are conducted so that 76x38x2.0, for an example, does not vary more than +-0.3mm on the outside diameter, +- 0.2mm on the thickness and +-1.0mm to 6.0mm on the cut length depending on the size of the signpost.

The Tubecolor® Manufacturing Facility's powder coating process is monitored and checked at every hour of production to ensure that it exceeds the Australian Standard AS4506 for a minimum coating thickness of 60 microns for service condition category 4 (tropical - exterior) and category 5 (severe - exterior). The effectiveness of the curing process is tested by placing a drop of a special solvent (propylene glycol methyl ether acetate or similar) on the powder coating surface, waiting 30 seconds and then testing with a finger nail for softening. Slight softening of the surface is permissible but severe softening or dissolution of the coating indicates under-curing and shall be cause for rejection.

Adhesion tests are conducted to determine how well the powder coated film adheres to the tube when subjected to multiple blade cuts into the tube substrate. Finally, samples are placed into a pressure cooker, as per BS1746, to ensure that the powder coated film does not blister.

These quality assurance procedures outlined in the exclusive technical specifications TS30 and TS50 allow OneSteel to check the requirements outlined in the Main Roads Specification 601 Signs, Document 04/10118 Issue 22/08/07. A letter is available on request, which outlines how the requirements of Main Roads Specification 601 Signs, Document 04/10118 Issue 22/08/07 are checked via compliance with TS30, TS50 and other quality assurance procedures.