3M Commercial Graphics announces its most budget-friendly addition to its product line—3M Scotchcal Graphic Film Series IJ10 and Series IJ11. Dynamic enough for inkjet printing with UV, solvent, eco solvent and latex inks, Scotchcal graphic film series IJ10 and series IJ11 provide users with an economy solution.

The films come in 50-meter (164-foot) rolls offering users an extra 63 square feet as compared to typical 50-yard rolls. Perfect for permanent adhesive applications such as interior and exterior signage, decals and P.O.P. graphics, film series IJ10 and series IJ11 are 3.1-mil vinyl products with a clear (film IJ10) or gray-colored (film IJ11) permanent, pressure-sensitive adhesive. Available in gloss and matte finishes, the films have a heavier liner than most comparable competitor products to help the material resist buckling – even through the rigors of digital latex printing. For added versatility, film IJ10-114 is a clear product that can be used as both a digitally printable clear film and an overlaminate.

“Customers have come to know us for premium products, but we also understand their need for basic, low-cost solutions,” said Adam Larson, marketing supervisor, 3M Commercial Graphics. “Now, in addition to our premium and intermediate products, film series IJ10 and series IJ11 round out 3M’s offerings with options for even the most frugal needs. So whether customers want all the bells and whistles, or just the basics, 3M has the solution.”

MACtac Graphic Products introduces its new line of sustainable digital print media and overlaminate series  IMAGin Verde VM1229P and PERMACOLOR Verde VL1000 series. IMAGin Verde VM1229P is a 100 percent chlorine- and phthalate-free film designed for indoor or medium-term outdoor advertising and promotional applications on flat or slightly curved surfaces. PERMACOLOR Verde VL1000 series overlaminates are a family of intermediate pressure-sensitive adhesive coated, clear overlaminating films available in gloss, matte and lustre finishes.

IMAGin Verde VM1229P is intended for use in a variety of applications including indoor and outdoor signage, point-of-purchase (POP) displays, product identification labels, bumper stickers, short-term OEM decals and window graphics.

“With the introduction of IMAGin Verde VM1229P and PERMACOLOR Verde VL1000 overlaminates, MACtac is able to offer more environmentally friendly products to our customers,” stated Mary Ann Kucera, marketing manager, MACtac Graphic Products. “In addition, these products offer a greener alternative to vinyl wide-format media and laminates and satisfy end users looking to use more sustainable materials.”

MACtac’s IMAGin Verde VM1229P is a 3.1-mil gloss white, topcoated polypropylene film. Featuring an 86# kraft liner, it offers a permanent, grey, acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive for excellent hiding power. IMAGin Verde VM1229P is intended for wide-format, eco-solvent, solvent-based, latex and UV-cured inkjet printing.

PERMACOLOR Verde overlaminates VL1000 are 3.1-mil polypropylene films coated on one side with a clear acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. Featuring a 60# coated kraft liner, PERMACOLOR Verde overlaminates VL1000 are designed for indoor or short-term outdoor applications and available in a variety of surface finishes.

PERMACOLOR Verde overlaminates VL1000 can be laminated to photographic prints, transparencies and digital images including solvent and eco-solvent and water-based inkjet prints to impart protection from abrasion, moisture and other potentially damaging effects in both indoor and outdoor environments.

The full line of MACtac Graphic Products: IMAGin, PERMACOLOR, MACmark and REBEL provides a pressure-sensitive solution for every signage need. Whatever technology–wide-format digital printing, mounting and laminating, CAS or screen printing–MACtac has you covered.

New IMAGin ROODLE RO628 enables vinyl wall graphics to go to the edge for the production of removable wall graphics. As a specialty adhesive from MACtac Graphic Products, the borderless media advances the possibilities for wall vinyl graphics.

IMAGin ROODLE RO628 is a robust removable vinyl with a thick facestock that eliminates the need for a laminate for handling. It is ideal for wall murals, posters, point-of-purchase (POP) displays, removable decals and other large graphics on smooth, flat surfaces.

“We’re pleased to introduce an easy to install vinyl wall media which is great for borderless graphics,” said Mary Ann Kucera, marketing manager, MACtac Graphic Products. “IMAGin ROODLE removes the limitations associated with some vinyl wall graphics and opens the door to a wide range of possibilities.”

A specialty wall vinyl, IMAGin ROODLE RO628 is a 6.0-mil matte white, semi-rigid calendered PVC film. It features an aggressive removable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive and a 90# SuperFlat polyethylene-coated kraft liner. It is also designed for wide-format , eco-solvent, solvent-based, latex, UV-cured inkjet, screen printing and off-set printers using UV inks or plastic/oxidizing inks.

IMAGin ROODLE RO628 has an outdoor durability of up to three years. In addition, it can be cleanly removed from most surfaces up to two years after application.

The full line of MACtac Graphic Products: IMAGin, PERMACOLOR, MACmark and REBEL provides a pressure-sensitive solution for every signage need. Whatever technology “wide-format digital printing, mounting and laminating, CAS or screen printing” MACtac has you covered.

Helping printers and installers conquer their graphics application challenges, MACtac Graphic Products has added REBEL RB599H to its line of versatile screen and digital print media.

REBEL RB599H features a high-gloss, clear facestock for borderless graphics and an aggressive high-tack adhesive designed for excellent bonding to low-surface energy and other difficult-to-stick-to substrates, such as polyethylene, vinyl, arena dasherboards and a selection of graphic art boards.

“Our REBEL product line is the most versatile in the industry,” said Mary Ann Kucera, marketing manager, MACtac Graphic Products. “With the addition of REBEL RB599H and its clear, no-decal look and aggressive adhesive strength, MACtac is offering printers even more print flexibility and consistent high performance for a wide range of applications.”

REBEL RB599H is a 4.0-mil flexible, clear gloss, PVC film designed for medium- to long-term outdoor advertising and promotion on flat or slightly-curved surfaces. It can be screen or wide-format printed for indoor and outdoor signage, graphics, point-of-purchase (POP) displays and decals. REBEL RB599H is coated on one side with an aggressive clear, acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive and features a 90# SuperFlat C2S polycoated liner for excellent layflat.

REBEL RB599H features an outdoor durability of five years and indoor durability of up to seven years.

The full line of MACtac Graphic Products: IMAGin, PERMACOLOR, MACmark and REBEL, provides a pressure-sensitive solution for every signage need. Whatever technology–wide-format digital printing, mounting and laminating, CAS or screen printing–MACtac has you covered.

MACtac Graphic Products has expanded its wall graphics media offering with the addition of DecoArt, an interior pressure-sensitive product line. DecoArt DecoSatin DA012, a fabric-based product first to launch in the DecoArt line, is specifically intended for wide-format printing of pressure-sensitive wall graphics, wall murals and custom wall coverings.

DecoArt DecoSatin DA012 can be used in a variety of interior locations, ranging from hotels, conference centers and reception areas to stores and waiting areas. In addition, it has a durability of five to seven years indoors and up to a year outdoors. DecoSatin is backed by MACtac’s Open Image Warranty which guarantees the quality and longevity warranted in registered applications.

“Because DecoArt DecoSatin was designed with wide-format printers in mind, it prints vibrant colors beautifully, installs easily, and just as important, removes without the need for steam or wallpaper ‘claws’,” said Mary Ann Kucera, marketing manager, MACtac Graphic Products. “The product line enables customers to create custom designs for both short-run print jobs and longer run jobs like multiple hotel rooms.”

DecoArt DecoSatin DA012 is a white woven polyester textile that is coated with a clear, repositionable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. DecoSatin meets ANSI / NFPA - Class A and IBC - Class A specifications for flame spread and smoke density. The product is intended to be used with wide-format, eco-solvent, solvent-based, latex-based and ultraviolet (UV)-cured inkjet printers. Stability and smooth feeding characteristics through the inkjet printers are provided by a protected 86# polycoated release liner.

The full line of MACtac Graphic Products: IMAGin, PERMACOLOR, MACmark and REBEL provides a pressure-sensitive solution for every signage need. Whatever technology–wide-format digital printing, mounting and laminating, CAS or screen printing–MACtac has you covered.

Bringing exciting textures to a broad range of high-profile wide-format and screen print graphic applications, MACtac Graphic Products introduces its new line of six premium textured laminate films PERMACOLOR PermaFlex DecoLam. The new overlaminate series adds depth and eye-catching effects, making ordinary graphics extraordinary.

Ideal for indoor and outdoor use on colored vinyl, graphics or other compatible flat or slightly curved substrates, PERMACOLOR PermaFlex DecoLam is designed for decorative finishes for high-profile applications such as furnishings, point-of-purchase (POP) displays, decals and signage, as well as wall graphics for the interior design, hotel décor and architectural graphics markets.

“Printers and installers looking to add a unique effect to high-end graphics now have a solution with our new PERMACOLOR PermaFlex DecoLam overlaminate series,” said Mary Ann Kucera, marketing manager, MACtac Graphic Products. “Consistent image quality and durability are easily achieved with this new laminate series specially designed for upscale applications. This premium laminate series is popular with our European customers and we are seeing excitement from our North American customers who have tried samples.”

High-performance vinyl PERMACOLOR PermaFlex DecoLam ranges in thickness from 4.0- to 4.7-mil with an outdoor durability of up to five years. It features a high-tack permanent adhesive with an 85# White Clay Coated Kraft (CCK) liner.

The overlaminate series is available in a variety of finishes including fine and coarse wood grain, brushed metal, carbon clear, flock and leather, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. With the use of an application tape, PERMACOLOR PermaFlex DecoLam can also be used in cut vinyl applications.

The full line of MACtac Graphic Products: IMAGin, PERMACOLOR, MACmark and REBEL provides a pressure-sensitive solution for every signage need. Whatever technology—wide-format digital printing, mounting and laminating, CAS or screen printing MACtac has you covered.

3M Commercial Graphics is giving its Facebook fans the power to choose the next color and finish for its Scotchprint brand Wrap Film Series 1080. The Wrap Battle: 1080 contest begins today and asks fans to vote for their favorite color to give them a chance to win a roll of the film.

On the Facebook page, www.facebook.com/3MGraphics, fans can choose their preferred color/finish combination, and can then share their choice with their Facebook friends. Voters in the U.S. can also fill out an entry form to be entered into a contest to receive a free roll of the winning film.

Voters can choose from nine new color/finish combinations:

·     Gloss Red Metallic

·     Brushed Black Metallic

·     Carbon Fiber Blue

·     Carbon Fiber Gold

·     Carbon Fiber Red

·     Matte Pink

·     Matte Blue

·      Matte Red

·      Matte Orange

Voting will close on Monday, November 7, and the winning product will be announced on the Facebook page and via Twitter (@3MGraphics) on Wednesday, November 9. The winning product will become available for sale in January 2012.

Car enthusiasts have embraced Scotchprint brand wrap film series 1080 from 3M thanks to its variety of finishes, textures and colors, which help users create a cool and distinctive look. Film series 1080 is a long-term, removable, dual-cast film that offers graphics installers the same convenient installation features found on Controltac brand graphic films with Comply brand adhesive from 3M. The film is slideable and repositionable, with a pressure-activated adhesive and non-visible air release channels to allow virtually bubble-free applications. The film is also backed by the industry leading MCS Warranty from 3M, bringing peace of mind to discriminating users who require optimum performance.

For more information, visit 3mgraphics.com/1080.