Signage & Fabrication
Smartsourcing for
sign companies.
Estimation, CNC programming, CAD and production artwork — skilled talent that plugs into your shop and moves more jobs through the floor. Built by people who know substrates, augmented by AI.
Signage smartsourcing is outsourced sign-shop work — estimating, CNC programming, CAD and production artwork — delivered by sign-trade specialists augmented by AI, with a human signing off every file before it reaches your floor.
A shop floor that scales
More capacity, without
more headcount.
Our services
Our world of
signage smartsourcing.
Hire one capability or a whole pod. Each is delivered by sign-trade specialists, augmented by AI, and signed off by a person.
Estimation & Take-Offs
- Accurate material take-offs from drawings
- Fully costed estimates for confident bidding
- Labour, hardware and substrate quantities
- Bid packages and project planning support
- Turned around in days, not weeks
CNC Programming
- Precision CNC programs for your machines
- Optimised for efficiency and accuracy
- Nested files to minimise material waste
- Router, laser and plasma toolpaths
- Smooth, production-ready workflows
CAD 2D / 3D
- Detailed 2D production drawings
- 3D models that translate concepts to build
- Fabrication and shop drawings
- Permit and council-ready elevations
- Drafted to your standards and title blocks
Data Processing
- Structured data handling and entry
- Validation to ensure accuracy
- File conversion and clean-up
- Survey and site-data processing
- Usable, organised output every time
Permits & Compliance
- Council- and permit-ready drawings
- Sign elevations and site plans
- Code and zoning checks
- Submission-ready documentation
- Fewer rejections, faster approvals
Graphic Designing
- Creative, brand-matched visual designs
- Sign concepts and mockups
- Print- and cut-ready production artwork
- Site proofs on real photos for approval
- Designs that strengthen the brand
Not sure which mix?
Tell us the jobs backing up in your shop — estimating, CNC, CAD or artwork. We’ll scope the right blend of specialists and quote it clearly.
Talk to us →Why Tandem
Built by people who
know the shop floor.
Shop-floor literate
We speak substrates, vinyl, CNC and install — not just design software. Files come back ready to run.
Approval-ready proofs
Mockups your client signs off first time, so you spend less time on revisions and more on production.
Machine-ready files
Cut, print and CNC files set up for your printers and routers, nested to save material.
Roles you can hire
Pick a specialist,
or a whole pod.
Each one is augmented by AI and owned by a person who signs off your work.
How it works
From first call to first output.
Tell us the work
Share the jobs, volume and your machines and tools. We scope it in a short call — no obligation.
We match a specialist
You get a sign-trade person matched to your toolchain and machines, augmented by AI.
You approve the output
Work comes to you for sign-off. A human owns every file before it hits the floor.
Scale as you go
Add capacity for a busy run, flex down between — month to month, no lock-in.
FAQ
Signage & Fabrication, answered.
Do you set files up for our machines?
Can you do permit / council drawings?
What about brand matching?
Which regions do you support?
How much does outsourced sign estimating cost?
How fast is turnaround?
How does the human sign-off work?
Can you match our standards and title blocks?
Get started
Ready to move more jobs through your shop?
Tell us the work. We’ll come back with a clear, no-jargon quote — usually within one business day.