Special Report
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donned its responsibilities of bringing its partners and customers together to explore new innovations and develop partnerships. Maintaining relationships and building
new ones is a crucial part of keeping any industry alive, and the shows that support these in-person interactions are a great way to develop new offerings, partnerships and gain new knowledge of materials and machinery. The Spandex Summit was films and
vinyls galore, from your traditional car wrapping vinyls to architectural films and vinyls, the summit showcased the industry leaders in this space. But that wasn’t all as some of the
biggest names in the industry for machinery were also there, including Roland, Canon, Epson, and Vivid Laminating Technologies. Along with the Spandex experts that
were on hand to help visitors with their questions.
Mercedes Benz World, Surrey
fter three successful summits last year, Spandex once again
New launches Launched to visitors on the first day of the summit was Stek’s new paint protection film, Stek FORCESHIELD AIRFORCE. The new Stek FORCESHIELD AIRFORCE, is a dry apply paint protection film, which is hydrophobic and self-healing. Josh Marshfield PPF Specialist at
Spandex UK, said: “FORCESHIELD AIRFORCE differs a lot from others on the market as it requires very minimal post heat and its very easy to position with its stretchability and this makes it an all-round good film for installers to use.” Another new launch was
Orafol’s AUTO Drift, a new digital vehicle wrap film, and the latest product in the range, alongside AUTO SE, AUTO Wrap and AUTO PPF. Its ProSlide technology allows graphics to be moved and repositioned smoothly across the surface, allowing wrappers to manoeuvre it more easily when installing.
Vinyl on display Taking up the majority of the space were the many films, vinyls and graphics brands available from Spandex. Industry names from 3M and Avery
Dennison attended the summit, along with Spandex partners including Stek, Orafol, Arlon, KPMF, and Spandex’s own brand Image Perfect. Visitors could speak
with brand ambassadors and sales representatives about the products on display and in the catalogues, and get the chance to see and put some of them in action. Live demonstrations
3M PPF Series 150 gloss
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took place throughout the day with professional wrappers explaining their companies’ products. One of these live
Stek FORCESHEILD AIRFORCE
Showcasing the latest innovations in films and vinyls and machinery, along with new product launches, the Spandex Summit was the place to be in March. For those that missed the summit, assistant editor, Ana Lambert, has compiles the event’s highlights.
Newly launched Orafol Oracal 970RA + ProSlide
demonstrations was 3M’s dual demonstration on Mercedes Benz cars, showcasing its 3M Paint Protection Film 150 Series gloss in white and 3M’s cast print wrap film IJ280 in a heritage racing green. Avery Dennison displayed its Supreme Wrapping Film and Orafol displayed its
Josh Marshfield, PPF specialist at Spandex UK
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