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Context

What are the printing substrates?

Materials frequently used on signage market, their properties and applications.

Materials leading brands.

Substrates for Superjet.

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What This Presentation Gives You

Knowledge about materials used by our customers.

Knowledge about customer applications and why they use a specific material for certain applications.

In the bottom line: better communication with customers, understanding their needs and problems.

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Introduction

Substrates with paper liner (top cover)

Corrugated (fluted) carton

Compressed carton

Foam board

Plastic substrates

Polycarbonate

Foam PVC

Acrylic

Polypropylene

Aluminum Composite Materials

Polystyrene

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Carton

What is liner? Types of liner.

What is flute?

Most popular flutes for FB6700 (E, B, C, EB, BC). Thickness depends on flute type.

Compressed (non fluted) cartons.

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Main Features of Carton

Cheap

Easy to fabricate and mount

Light weight

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Main Applications of Carton

Packaging

POP

Trade show booths, 3 dimensional shapes

Displays

Exhibits

Presentations

Models and prototypes

Signs

Theater pops

Window displays

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Foam Board

Foam board consists of polystyrene/polyurethane foam bonded between various high quality papers.

It is available in a wide range of sheets size and thickness.

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Made from Kapa Block

Examples

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Main Features of Foam Board

Easy to fabricate and mount

Light weight

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Main Applications of Foam Board

Picture framing and mounting

POP

Displays

Exhibits

Presentations

Models and prototypes

Signs

Theater pops

Window displays

Trade show booths, 3 dimensional shapes

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Plastics In the Beginning

The first product called Celluloid was created as the first commercial plastic. (1868)

The first photographic film was Celluloid (1882).

In the 1920’s, the big progress in development took place with the introduction of Vinyl and Nylon.

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Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate sheets are as transparent as glass, but 200 times stronger while weighing 50% less. They provide the answer to virtually every covering and glazing application.

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Multi Wall Polycarbonate

Multi wall polycarbonate sheets combine the superior characteristics of polycarbonate with the advantages offered by multi-wall design. This yields a light, strong, insulating, and attractive sheet for varied roofing, cladding, glazing, and other applications.

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Main Applications

Safety glazing

Protective shields

Bus stops and telephone booths

Roofs for building

Stadium roofing

Skylights

Transparent sound absorbing barriers for highways

Street advertisement lighting boxes

Can be transparent or opaque

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Foamed PVC

Foamed PVC sheets are ideal for indoor and outdoor use in advertising, construction, and industry. PALIGHT sheets feature lightweight, durable, and versatile surfaces, which can be painted, printed, laminated, embossed, engraved, or milled.

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Main Features of Foamed PVC

Half the weight of rigid PVC

Same thickness at lower cost

Good mechanical properties

Easily worked with conventional tools

Low water absorption

High chemical resistance

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Main Applications of Foamed PVC

Advertising – signs, displays, and exhibition boards.

Construction – models, interior decoration.Air conditioning ducts, etc.

Industry- control cabinets and panels, structures for corrosive environments, etc.

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Acrylic Materials

Came to the market in 1936.

Acrylic is an extruded high quality acrylic sheet. Acrylic is more transparent than glass. Its inherent UV resistance makes it ideal for outdoor applications. Acrylic sheet can easily be formed, shaped, sawed, routed, and drilled.

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Main Features of Acrylic

Transparent – above 90% light transmission

Inherently UV resistant

Stronger than glass

Light weight

Easily formed and fabricated

Easy to mount

Good chemical resistance

Good thermal insulation

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Main Applications of Acrylic

Glazing

Signs

Light fixtures

P.O.P. displays

Fabrications

Thermoforming

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Polypropylene

Corrugated twin-wall sheets, made from a polypropylene copolymer resin

Lightweight

Strong

Durable material

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Main Features of Polypropylene

Durable and long-lasting, yet flexible

FDA approved material for the food industry

Flame retardant

Resistant to water and dampness

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Main Applications of Polypropylene

Retail, real estate, yard signs

P.O.P. Displays

Trade displays

Greenhouses

Mail boxes

Toys

Packaging for food

Decorator panels

Awnings

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ACM (Aluminum Composite Materials)

This is a lightweight but rigid and durable aluminum composite material (ACM) — two strong sheets of .012" aluminum bonded to a thermoplastic core.

The surface is coated with polyester.

This weather-resistant material is ideal for a wide range of signage and exhibit/display applications.

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Main Features of ACM

Easy to fabricate and install

Versatile, complementary designs

Durable, rigid material

High weight to strength ratio

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Main Applications of ACM

Interior and exterior signage

Exhibit/display

Point-of-purchase displays

Awnings

Store fixture applications

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Main Applications of Polystyrene

Insulation

ID cards

Decals

Signage

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Polystyrene (ABS)

ABS is an amorphous resin. It is manufactured by combining three different compounds: acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene.

There are different grades for injection molding, extrusion, blow molding , foam molding, and thermoforming.

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Main Features of Polystyrene

Good tensile strength

Dimensional stability

Surface hardness

Rigidity

Heat, chemical, and abrasive resistance

Good impact strength

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Main Applications of Polystyrene

Different goods – TV and computer monitors, automotive trims, electrical enclosures

Toys

Packaging for cosmetics, food, consumer appliance

Signage

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A Lot of Brands on the Market

Foam PVC – Komatex, Sintra, Forex, Palight, Celtec

Foam board – Kapa, Bienfang, Fome-Cor, Gatofoam

Acrylic – Perspex, Optix, Implex, Plexiglas

Polypropylene –Coroplast, Polygal, Corex

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Substrates - Self Adhesive Vinyl

Vinyl is a layered, plastic-based substrate, constructed as follows:

Paper or fabric is covered with a thin layer of silicon, onto which an adhesive is applied.

A layer of PVC is added; all are heat-fused.

Advantages:

The PVC surface is water resistant, very flexible and strong.

Dryness and humidity do not affect the vinyl’s flatness.

Disadvantages:

The PVC surface can be a problem when printing with water-based ink (surface tension).

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Substrates - Self Adhesive Vinyl

Paper/fabric/Plastic

PVC

Adhesive

Silicon

Image

structure