Rigid%20Plastic%20Materials%20for%20Signage%20Industry

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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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Examples
Made from Kapa Block
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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 1920s, 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 vinyls
  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