A Supachip screw is a unique product fea- turing a hole drilled down through the drive recess into the shank, providing fantastic adhesion to the Stemfix cover caps.“An- other increasingly popular method of per- manent fixing is using colour headed rivets,” adds John. “This is a quick and easy way of fitting two substrates together - for example, to fix Dibond and aluminium plates to vehi- cles, a blind rivet could also be used.”
Other products available include Fencefix from Signgeer, which has been designed specifically for quick and secure installation of signs to fencing. Three pre-spaced fixing holes offer easy adjustment for the fixing of signage to most types of fencing with a stainless steel bolt. “Signgeer offers an ex- tensive range of fixings to the sign industry,” says John, “and if you can’t find what you are looking for, we will ultimately do our best to source an option for you.”
www.signgeer.com Getting to grips with tapes
Admiral Commercial Tapes have devel- oped a range of tapes suitable for use in the signage and graphics industries.
According to Pauline Morris, Sales Man- ager, the use of tapes within the sign indus- try sector is here for the long-term.
“When used during the manufacturing process, signmakers can have the confi- dence that they are using product that is as strong as mechanical fixings but in most cases easier to apply,” she explains. “Tapes provide both a cost and time saving method of fitting the artwork that has been profes- sionally produced by the signmaker. Sourc- ing the right fixing product for the job results in a successful installation and happy cus- tomers all round.”
A999 is a structural two-part adhesive from Admiral Tapes
In order to keep up-to-date in a fast moving industry sector, Admiral’s most recent tech- nological advances have been focused on providing permanent and reliable bonding solutions in a more easy to use and con- venient format. In 2016 they launched EDGE-It™ Tape, a tape that saves cus- tomers huge amounts of time when hem- ming banners. “This exceptionally strong single sided tape negates the need to use a Double Sided Tape or fold material to cre- ate a hem – you simply apply it to the back of the banner, eyelet through it and the job is done,” adds Pauline. “Not including sales to distributors, we sold over 55,000m last year!”
Among the happy customers were Greens The Signmakers, who used the tape in con- junction with banners. “We have been so
impressed with the performance of EDGE- It™ Tape that we have now invested in an automatic eyelet machine, and now pro- duce all our banners in house,” reveals Chris Green, Managing Director. “It’s quick, efficient and very cost effective.”
Last year, Admiral Tapes also made im- provements to their already established structural two-part adhesive, A999. The new and improved version has been tested and approved for use with ovens for powder coating and paint bake cycles up to 220°C. An impressive cure time of approximately ten minutes and a constant operating tem- perature of -40°C to 150°C means that this is an ideal partner for applications that re- quire long-term outdoor exposure. Test re- sults on composite materials with Matt, Butler, Mill, Mirror and Chrome finishes show no shrinkage. “We tested A999 FS Structural Adhesive on multiple samples of composite aluminium materials and found that within a matter of minutes, it had cured and set solid with no heat or warping,” says Steve Brereton, Production and Installations Manager at Signage Systems Limited. “When a destruction test was performed the nylon locator broke in half before there was any sign of the glue malfunctioning; this is now our first choice for stand-off locator ad- hesion to composite.”
Not your regular screw! Riveted channel, plate and post
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