Pharmacy Cross: characteristics and description

As for visitors, and for pharmacy owners, the green cross over the entrance to this specialized store seems familiar . It would be good to know the origins of the use of this symbol, the advantages and peculiarities of applying this or that kind of such sign, the options for its self-assembly.

Why the cross is used

Familiar pharmacy cross (a photo of its various variations you will find in the article below) was chosen as a symbol of the Association of French Pharmacists in 1919. In 1984 he became already a sign of the National Order of Pharmacists of France. The union does not force the use of this cross by all pharmacy stores, but the markets selling products that are not connected with pharmaceuticals are not eligible to exploit this symbol.

Following the example of France, the pharmacy cross was used by European, Indian drug stores. But the Austrian and German pharmacies put the red letter "A" in their signboards. The green cross, therefore, is not an identification sign, on which it is possible to determine the pharmacy item in any part of the world. Somewhere used by the caduceus, somewhere - a stupa and a pestle, somewhere - a snake-wrapped bowl. In our country, by the way, until recently, pharmacy owners everywhere used the last sign, it can be found on shop windows and signs even now.

Why is the symbol green?

The form of the symbol copies exactly the Red Cross - the emblem of the International Humanitarian Committee, formed in Geneva in 1864. It was the identification mark of the points where the wounded were guaranteed medical assistance to victims of military conflicts. The symbol "caught on", pharmacy stores continued to use it and in peacetime, allocating them to their shop windows.

However, in 1913 the French government imposed a ban on the exploitation of the red cross for commercial purposes. Then the pharmacy cross made the pharmacists green. The choice is not accidental, because it is the color of rebirth, new life, health. Green - "potion" (at the time of the birth of medicine widely used for the treatment of herbal infusions and decoctions, which have a characteristic greenish tinge).

LED Pharmacy Cross

Each of the companies that sells something or provides services, aspire to maximize attracting the positive attention of consumers. Pharmacy points are not an exception, they also use means of advertising and promotion on a par with everyone.

If the buyer will be LED and simple pharmacy crosses, then there is more probability that he will pay attention to the first because of its brightness, unusual, colorful. After all, the perception of man is such that first of all it "seizes" from what is seen something moving, dynamic.

The modern LED chemist's cross, in comparison with a stationary signboard, has a number of unconditional advantages:

1. Long service life (up to 10 years), together with an acceptable price.
2. Resistant to the negative effects of weather conditions.
3. Keep brightness in direct sunlight.
4. Wide viewing angle (depending on the design).
5. Uninterrupted operation at a humidity of 10% to 90%.
6. The ability to operate at a temperature range of -40 to +50 degrees Celsius.
7. Auto power on / off.

In addition, some manufacturing companies can supply an LED pharmacy cross (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk and other major Russian cities, in particular, are full of such offers) with additional functionality:

• Non-standard fastening of the object on poles, roofs, signboards;
• Add a built-in temperature indicator, electronic clock and other information;
• The development of the animation track according to the wishes of the customer;
• Making a symbol according to individual parameters;
• Embedding the pharmacy cross in another signboard;
• The choice of the color of the case proceeding from the firm style of the pharmacy;
• Fast production and assembly of products.

Types of LED pharmacy crosses

Light pharmacy cross has several varieties.

By number of working surfaces:

• unilateral;
• Two-sided.

By type of LED:

1. Monochrome. LEDs of the same shade are used, can be either one-sided or two-sided. Such advertising signs are capable of broadcasting text, images or video. The owner of the pharmacy chooses the color of the cross on the basis of his corporate design.
2. Full color. The use of several colors in the signboard, which, according to the producers, increases the opportunity to get the attention of the buyer by 15%. Multicolored pharmacy cross also has great opportunities in broadcasting media files.

In size - the standard parameters of such signs are as follows:

• 900x900 mm;
• 700x700 mm;
• 500x500 mm.

The device of the LED cross

The most common types of LEDs for such signs are green, red and white. They are installed both open and with additional protective application of a layer of acrylic glass.

The body of the product can be made of:

• Plastic and PVC;
• Powder painted aluminum profile;
• Composite material.

The enclosure houses a sealed transformer, a controller that controls the LED.

Pharmacy cross own hands

For a green cross with parameters 1000x1000 mm with a "thermometer" you need:

1. Modules P10 green glow size 320x160 mm - 20 pcs. (Ten on each side of the cross). Proceeding from this, the dimensions of the cross are obtained by the modules 960x960 mm. 40 mm - on the insert "running line".
2. Four power supplies of 200 watts each (one unit for five modules).
3. Controller. You can use both specialized for this kind of signage, and less expensive - BX-5UL, BX-5U0.
4. The most suitable material for the outer frame will be a black composite (thickness 3 mm). To work with it you will need a router - a manual or a machine tool. Double-sided profile for the thermometer is much easier to process - it can be formed with a hacksaw for metal.
5. The inner case of the advertising device is a square pipe 25x25 mm. Modules are fixed to the frame using self-tapping screws.

Lay out the zones in the program and on the cross follows approximately this way.

From the very beginning of its history, the green pharmacy cross was used to attract attention. In our time, the most effective version of this version is the LED version, which has a lot of variations and types of performance.