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NEWS
Recycled Kraft fibreboard
Pedal faster for charity
delivers benefits
As a member of The Pickwick Bicycle difference to the lives of those young
Club, Plaspro’s Roger Whitten has people at a time when they, and their
gluing, sanding and drying mixed with many people and athletes families, most need an escape from
time, had medium density who have spent hours on the saddle the day-to-day problems that serious
fibre board (MDF) been raising money for worthy causes. illness brings with it.
used. X-Board offered big This year, rather than just The Foundation is dedicated to
cost-savings to the shop applauding them for their efforts, giving ‘Special Days’ to seriously ill
fitter, whilst reducing the Roger got involved and has decided to young adults aged between 16 and
environmental footprint of ride from London to Paris to raise 40. Examples include: beauty
the project through its entire money for The Willows Foundation. treatment; trips to health farms, pop
lifecycle. All support is greatly appreciated. concerts, football matches and
Additionally, down light It’s 500kms and any donation will be theatres; and weekend breaks.
slots were CNC pre-cut, greatly appreciated. To donate, go to Roger thanks readers in advance for
saving additional on-site www.justgiving.com/rogerwhitten. their support.
installation time. The shop The Willow Foundation is for young
A major retail chain store in South fitter, initially sceptical, was surprised adults living with life limiting and life www.willowfoundation.org.uk
Africa recently constructed ten at the professional outcome of the threatening conditions. The www.plaspro.co.uk
bulkheads, each 7m long, using eight project, and is now thinking outside Foundation is committed to making a www.justgiving.com/rogerwhitten
sheets of 16mm gauge X-Board Kraft the square to leverage other
per bulkhead. Over 95 additional opportunities using Xanita boards in
New hardcoat film offers stainless finish
bulkheads are being constructed for this growing, green-building space.
the client, totalling 1,700 boards in all. Last month, Xanita also completed
for keyboards and graphic panels
This material substitution delivered further in-house lab tests to MacDermid Autotype has launched a have an excellent flex modulus, with a
material weight-saving of nearly demonstrate the 98kg pull-strength of new hardcoated polyester film for typical flex life for domed keys being
50,750kg versus 16mm MDF. a standard wall plug, inserted with producing stainless steel effects for in excess of five million actuations.
Boards were CNC-cut by a sign hot-melt glue into the honeycomb membrane keyboards, keypads and Unlike stainless steel, Autotex Steel
manufacturer, geared up with core of X-Board. fascia panels. Called Autotex Steel, the does not show fingerprints, and can
appropriate flatbed inkjet printers and X-Board offers flatbed digital film is designed to be easy to handle easily be printed with clear display
CNC-cutting equipment needed to printers, CNC owners and environ- and print, combining high levels of windows or contain secret-until-lit
neatly knife-cut X-Board into folded mental architects and designers new colour reproduction and definition graphics, with the film offering
panels. The job would have typically business opportunities. with a tough outer surface that offers excellent colour rendition and light
required sawdust generating resistance to abrasions and a range of transmission in clear areas. Graphics
panel-saw cutting, then screwing, www.xanita.com chemicals and solvents. are normally reverse printed, so are
Autotex Steel is manufactured using protected from wear and abrasion by
Board upgrade
a conventional flexible polyester the body of the film substrate and the
substrate. This is coated with an ink textured hardcoat layer. This layer has
adhesion layer on the underside or also been formulated to resist a wide
Stora Enso's Performa 2S board has emphasised by our customers in both reverse and a hardcoat outer layer, variety of common industrial solvents
been upgraded to offer better the graphical and packaging which is chemically bonded and UV and cleaning fluids, including
whiteness, brightness and shade. A industries. Consumers tend to prefer a cured. The hardcoat layer has a alcohols, ketones, weak acids
network of merchants is designed to board with a bluer shade and naturally textured finish which, when the film is and hydrocarbons.
ensure good availability. Performa 2S the improved surface turns into more printed on the reverse with standard
has been established in the graphical attractive print results and brilliant metallic or silver inks, creates
market particularly in covers, folders colours.” the appearance of a brushed
and greeting cards. In packaging end The improved properties of stainless steel panel.
use, the board has been adopted by Performa 2S were achieved by This film based solution is
chocolate producers who appreciate developing the mineral coating that is said to offer a number of Autotex Steel
the board's odour and taint neutrality. used on both sides of the two-side advantages over conventional can be supplied in thick-
Stora Enso Graphical Boards’ product coated CTMP board. stainless steel materials, including nesses of either 150 or 200 microns,
manager, Tom Carne, said: “These Carne added: “Thanks to the latest the ability to produce high quality with each being available for use with
applications require a smooth printing improvement, the board's optical keyboard or graphics panels at a far solvent or UV cured inks, offering
surface and excellent performance properties come closer to solid- lower cost using standard screen product designers and screen printers
with elaborate finishing techniques. In bleached sulphate board and clearly processes. In addition, Autotex Steel an efficient and versatile method of
chocolate packaging, the maximum exceed those of basic folding can easily be embossed, making it developing striking and high quality
tolerance of 0.5 for twelve months in boxboard without compromising the ideal for use with domed tactile graphics products with the appearance
the Robinson test is another thing that bulk and stiffness.” membrane keypads or in applications of stainless steel.
makes a difference. where keys or panel areas need to
“Visual purity is increasingly www.storaenso.com/graphical have raised edges. Embossed areas www.macdermidautotype.com
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