High tack vinyls are a great solution for those hard-to-stick surfaces. There are many products available depending on your needs. These media are ideal for those unique surfaces that regular vinyl just won’t stick to because they may have a “low energy” surface.
What’s a low energy surface, you say? Basically, it’s the tendancy of a surface to repel, rather than attract an adhesive. Conversely, high energy surfaces are easier to adhere to. These include solid substrates such as metals and glasses. Low energy surfaces are harder to stick to and thus require a special adhesive to bond to them.
Polypropylene and polyethylene are low energy surfaces. These include products such as kayaks, ATVs, coolers, and port-a-johns. For maximum adhesion, an adhesive must thoroughly “wet out” the surface to be bonded. The adhesive you choose will be the most important part of the equation.
High tack films can also be good for rough or textured surfaces, but these particular films tend to be much thinner (2 mil) in order to conform to the uneventness of those surfaces. Advantage also has films for low energy surfaces that are for reasonably flat surfaces and come in thicknesses around 3.5 to 4 mil. Determining the right vinyl for your application will aslo depend on how long you need the media to last. Films in this category range in durability up to 5 to 7 years.
Contact your local Advantage branch office for more information on high tack films such as Orajet 3105HT or 3951HT.
Advantage Sign Supply is excited to announce the addition of the CET Color Xpress 500 line of wide-format UV digital printers to its product offering. Advantage will assist CET Color in its efforts to bring affordable options for digital, UV flatbed to small and medium sign shops and digital service bureaus.
According to Steve Kloosterman, Product Management & Marketing Director of Advantage Sign Supply, “CET Color is a growing force in the UV wide-format digital printing market. We have been tracking CET’s progress in developing what we believe to be a very unique product offering with their true flatbed printer. CET also shares with us a common philosophy of providing high quality products coupled with a commitment to excellent service and top tier technical support. CET Color will assist us in providing innovative print solutions to companies while lowering their cost of ownership.”
The CET Color Xpress 500 is a true flatbed UV printer, offering 4-8 print heads with optional white ink and 480 sf/hr max print speed. The Xpress 500 can print on virtually any substrate up to 4″ thick with a max. media size of 49″ x 99″. It is also field upgradable with the ability to add additional color channels.
About CET Color
CET Color has gained the attention of the digital wide-format market by making it possible for small-to-medium size digital service bureaus and sign companies to join the big league of large-format printers with impressive but affordable UV printer and router solutions. From true flatbeds to roll-to-roll to hybrids, CET Color is focused on supplying you with quality products to accelerate your business. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, and serving the U.S., Canadian, and Latin American markets.
For more information on the CET Color Xpress 500 UV printer, contact your Advantage Sign Supply sales representative for full details.
Product Features:
The 13oz banner (1000x 1000) Matte and Gloss products are the same material as our Optima wide format banner products.
13oz Double Sided satin finish is also the same product as our wide format product.
The 8oz mesh banner is new and has been tested on solvent, UV, and Latex printers and have achieved excellent results using stock profiles. The mesh banner comes in 126” and 196” widths with no liner.
The 9oz banner material is currently only available in 196” widths and features a matte white printed surface and a black block out reverse side. This material is designed for customers printing billboards specifically. The 9oz material is lighter weight improving material handling for billboard graphics installers. The black blockout layer provides opacity for applications over existing graphics.
Optima
Advantage Sign Supply, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the SEAL 54 EL laminator to its product line. Ideal for low production environments, the 54 EL offers uncomplicated operation and an entry-level price.
“For customers needing a cold laminator for PSA applications, Seal’s 54 EL offers solid, time tested uniframe construction at an excellent entry level price.” says Steve Kloosterman, Advantage Sign Supply’s Director of Product Development.
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Seal
Advantage Sign Supply releases the Mimaki UJF-3042. Advantage will also be conducting a Midwest UJF-3042 road show in conjunction with Mimaki, in an effort to raise awareness of this unique printer’s capabilities. A demo version of this product will be installed at the Grand Rapids Michigan office of Advantage Sign Supply. Please contact us with any questions or product demonstration request. Call: (877) 237-4464.
Official Mimaki Press Release:
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Mimaki, UJF-3042 LED Flatbed, UV LED Technology
Opti-Solve Clear Film
Product Overview:
Opti-Solve Clear film is ideal for customers who wish to have one Clear film solution in their shop that can be used on a multitude of printing technologies, including Eco-Solvent, Solvent and UV curable printing.
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Optima, Solvent Printing, UV Curable Printing
November 10, 2010 Interview with Bill Betz about his CAT UV printer
The first thing you notice when you walk into Wild Bill and Associates is the feeling that you’ve joined the family. Bill Betz operates his sign company with his wife Marcia, sons Kevin and Erik, and daughters Tracy and Jan. Everyone has a role to play in the company, some of them part time, most full time. Bill’s grandfather started the company in 1928, his father took over, then Bill, and now Bill’s kids. Bill is a sign painter and pin striper who has moved into digital.
The second thing that strikes you is the color scheme of the printing room. Bill has decorated his room to match the printer, following Gerber’s “Green” motif. The room is green, the printer is green, and the prints themselves are environmentally green. No VOCs, low energy consumption, and no ozone emission from Gerber’s patent pending Cold Fire Cure lamps.
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Customer Testimonial, Gerber, UV LED Technology
Opti-Solve Economy Photo Paper (7 mil)
Product Overview:
Opti-Solve Economy Photo Paper is a unique product that has an “E” surface, similar to slightly textured surfaces created for silver halide photo prints. Opti-Solve Economy Photo Paper has a proprietary ink receptive coating which produces photo quality, quick drying images and is universally compatible with Latex, Eco-Solvent, True Solvent, and UV Curable inkjet printers.
Features:
- True Photo Quality Reproduction
- Satin “E” Surface Texture
- Coating controls the inkjet dot gain
- Compatible with Thermal or Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Laminating Films
Applications:
The gloss level is satin, perfect for portraits and other graphics where high color gamut and a low glare finish is required.
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Optima, Photo Paper
Advantage Sign Supply is pleased to announce the addition of Triangle Inx ink cartridges to its product line. Triangle cartridges offer Advantage customers substantial savings over OEM inks and feature a number of benefits to end users including:
- Save up to 30% over OEM inks
- Same color standards as OEM inks
- Larger color gamut versus OEM and other brands
Triangle ink cartridges are available for a number of popular wide format printers including Mimaki JV33 and CJV solvent printers, Roland VersaCamm and SolJet eco-solvent printers, HP 9/10000 solvent printers, and HP 5000/5500 aqueous printers.
Triangle inks are a cost effective alternative to OEM cartridges. They offer the same color standards as OEM inks, but at a lower cost—up to 30%! Because Triangle inks
feature a wide color gamut, customers can use their existing media profiles.
More information on Triangle ink cartridges can be found at advantagesignsupply.com or by calling 1-877-237-4464.
Triangle ink
Advantage Sign Supply, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the HP Designjet L25500 printer to its wide format product line. Ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications, the L25500 uses innovative latex printing technology for vivid, durable prints.
“The Designjet L2550 offers our customers a printing solution that addresses the very real concern of print environment air quality, with a printer that does not emit harmful solvent VOC’s, while preserving the ability to print on a wide range of media.” says Steve Kloosterman, Director of Product Development. “ these unique features will help many shop owners expand their business, and protect the health of their employees”.
The Designjet L255000 prints on a wide range of media including vinyl, banner, fabric and paper. Great for indoor and outdoor applications such as vehicle wraps, wall murals, event banners, and POP posters, the L25500 offers a variety of ways for users to reach new markets.
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DesignJet L2550, Latex Ink Printer
