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Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division, a leading provider of digital media, screen print and cut vinyl products to the sign and graphics industry, announced today the release of two new digital overlaminates. Avery DOL 1370 Luster and Avery DOL 1380 Matte Cast overlaminates are 1.3 mil, highly conformable and the newest additions to the ultimate cast product family.
“Avery Dennison is committed to providing optimized digital products for a wide range of applications and printer technology platforms,” said Lance Hutt, Global Manager of Digital Products at Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division. “With these latest additions of ultra-conformable, 1.3 mil overlaminates, we have the right solution for a myriad of longer-term indoor and outdoor applications for solvent, eco-solvent and UV-curable ink platforms.”
The DOL 1360 Gloss, DOL 1370 Luster and DOL 1380 Matte overlaminates product line provides excellent protection against mechanical damage and UV-light exposure and are ideal for a wide variety of applications including vehicle and fleet wraps as well as indoor and outdoor architectural graphics. “These products do not silver or mottle and the Luster and Matte products are ideal for applications like indoor wall murals where glare can be an issue,” stated Hutt.
The line of DOL 1300 overlaminates can be coupled with Avery Graphics MPI films providing guaranteed performance over complex curves, rivets and corrugations with the Avery Graphics Integrated Components System (ICS) Performance Guarantee.
Features of the DOL 1300 overlaminate product line include:
♣ Excellent adhesion to UV-curable ink jet prints: eliminates the negative “silvering” effect of many overlaminates.
♣ Outstanding resistance to abrasion, scratching and UV-light: protects graphics, limiting damage from exposure for up to 4-years.
♣ Permanent adhesive, ensuring compatibility with solvent, eco-solvent and UV-curable inks.
The DOL ultimate cast overlaminate product line is available in a variety of roll sizes including: 48” and 54” x 25 yards; and, 48”, 54” and 60” x 50 yards. The Avery Graphics ICS Performance Guarantee is written assurance that Avery Graphics products perform exactly how they should from production through application and for the life of the graphic.
Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division today introduced two new Easy ApplyTM Technology calendered products in its digital media portfolio– MPI 2903 Gloss Easy Apply and MPI 2923 Matte Easy Apply– that provide high quality graphics for a wide variety of indoor and outdoor applications.
“Avery calendered MPI Easy Apply films are the right choice for POP/trade show graphics and indoor or outdoor signage applications,” said Lance Hutt, Global Digital Product Manager for Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division. “Calendered pressure-sensitive films are one of the largest and fastest-growing digital product segments in the signage and graphics industry. The new Avery films feature Avery Dennison Easy Apply Technology, gray adhesive and digitally optimized face films.“
MPI 2903 Gloss Easy Apply and MPI 2923 Matte Easy Apply provide:
Easy Apply Technology that helps installers eliminate wrinkles and bubbles through air egress channels Digitally optimized face film that makes images really pop Support by the industry’s largest free online ICC Color Profile library
Solvent adhesive that deliver exceptional permanent adhesion performance on a wide variety of substrates Opacity through a gray adhesive Calendered MPI Easy Apply films are ideal for floor, POP and window graphics, as well as wall and indoor/outdoor signage. The high opacity of the films allows them to cover existing graphics.
MPI 2903 Gloss Easy Apply and MPI 2923 Matte Easy Apply are available in three widths – 60”, 54” and 30” – and custom configurations are also available. The Avery Graphics ICS Performance Guarantee is written assurance that Avery Graphics products perform exactly how they should, from production through application and for the life of the graphic.
Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division North America announced the release of the 2009 Color Selector and the launch of the new, redesigned Avery Graphics Web site for sign shops and designers that is easy-to-use with updated product information, new cross referencing tools and a section on the Company’s eco friendly products and sustainability initiatives.
The new Web site, www.averygraphics.com <http://www.averygraphics.com> , is an easy-to-use resource with the latest information on Avery Graphics new digital media and screen & cut products, Avery Dennison reflective films and Fasson offset sheets and labels. It features improved navigation, updated product information and naming, and new cross-reference tools with both new and old product names. Avery Dennison, a leading provider of digital media, screen print and cut vinyl products to the sign and graphics industry, offers the widest selection of free ICC profiles in the industry which are updated and available on the Web site. Read the rest of this entry »
MACtac has rejuvenated its Permacolor brand of overlaminate and mounting films. The company has added ColorGard for image enhancement and adhesion with optimum color consistency; PrintCover, a solution for short-term graphics; and, ColorTrans, the for transparent mounting film needs. Read the rest of this entry »
Creating and applying stunning graphics for windows and internally illuminated signs is nothing short of reality with the introduction of three new window films from MACtac Graphic Products.
Continuing the growth of its application friendly, industry-leading IMAGin B-free wide-format digital media products, MACtac’s new IMAGin B-free Window Films are reverse printable for indoor and outdoor applications and feature MACtac’s smooth, proprietary, omni-directional bubble-free adhesive technology, offering installation ease while eliminating wet application and visible adhesive patterns. Read the rest of this entry »
The Commercial Graphics Division of diversified technology company 3M has introduced a new warranty service for its graphic films and overlaminates to meet the high quality standards of the European image graphics market. Performance Guarantee adds value for graphics converters by assuring quality, durability and longevity of 3M media used in combination with the printer manufacturers’ original inks. It is available for a wide range of piezo print platforms for varying interior, exterior large-format digital print applications, including fleet signage.
“Having been tried, tested and found highly valuable in the US graphics market, the 3M Performance Guarantee will now provide European converters with the peace of mind that they will generate reliable and lasting impressions for their end customers,” said Rainer Schlösser, European Market Development Manager, 3M’s Commercial Graphics Division. “We’ve designed and engineered our media to work consistently with piezo print platforms and have put them put though rigorous physical diagnostic tests to ensure they conform to 3M’s strict product specifications.”
As a result of comprehensive testing, approved 3M films and overlaminates are guaranteed to be free of media induced artifacts that can cause misprints and are guaranteed to adhere to recommended substrates.
“Vinyls, adhesives, liners, overlaminates, clearcoats and premasks all have different chemistries that must work together for a given application,” said Schlösser. “When chemistry or environmental changes occur, physical properties can change. That is why we take great care and pride in the development and execution of our testing and confidently stand behind our graphic films with the creation of the Performance Guarantee.”
The typical qualification process of printers and inks with 3M films and overlaminates takes four to five months but varies according to the material combinations and applications as detailed on 3M’s web site. To qualify for the Performance Guarantee, the graphics must be installed according to 3M recommendations. The warranty service covers the replacement cost of 3M materials only and does not cover image fade, cracking, peeling or any other performance issues.
Spandex is offering new lines of its ImagePerfect cast and polymeric films for large-format inkjet printers that use solvent, eco-solvent and UV-cured inks. The new products offer an adhesive system that delivers an “ultra smooth” print surface when applied to vinyl.
With speed and application process security so important to vinyl applications, Spandex may have hit on a sweet spot for European vinyl installers looking to boost productivity.
