Focus on Sheet Materials Premier The future of sustainable print media
Premier has announced the exclusive launch of the eTEC AIR Bubble Board, a game-changing product in the display graphics sheet media range. As a premier choice for polypropylene bubble boards, this cutting-edge material offers unmatched performance, durability, and sustainability, making it the go-to solution for signs, displays, and more.
eTEC AIR Bubble Board features a white bubble core that provides superior stability and rigidity, while its smooth, bright white print surfaces ensure vibrant and accurate prints. Treated for long-term outdoor durability, the board supports both screen printing and offset printing with UV inks, making it versatile for a variety of uses, including signage, point-of-sale displays, and exhibition panels.
This innovative product not only delivers superior print quality and performance but also addresses the growing demand for environmentally responsible materials. With its exceptional durability, versatility, and sustainability credentials, the eTEC AIR Bubble Board is set to become a benchmark in the display graphics industry.
Key Features of eTEC AIR Bubble Board:
• Excellent rigidity: The board’s polypropylene core ensures maximum stability and light weight for easy handling.
• Long-term durability: UV-treated for extended outdoor use and built to withstand harsh elements, including chemicals, water, and extreme weather.
• Sustainability: Made in Europe, PVC-free, fully recyclable through the FESPA waste accreditation scheme and eligible for carbon capture.
• Easy fabrication: The bright white satin
surfaces offer a smooth, easy-to-print area, compatible with UV inks, for stunning visual results.
With its combination of eco-friendly materials, durability, and print quality, eTEC AIR Bubble Board sets a new standard for the industry.
www.paper.co.uk Impact 3D Signs The rust effect – Corten vs mild steel
Impact 3D Signs never once envisaged its customers requesting rusty looking signs, as the team spends 99% of its time ensuring that this does not happen to its signage, but it is a ‘thing’ and to be honest it appeals!
Impact 3D Signs is proud to produce rusty looking metal that can become a statement piece to great visual effect. As a company based in Newcastle when asked what the effect will look like when done, the team simply says ‘look at the Angel of the North’.
So, what is the perfect sheet material to achieve the rusty effect? This leads to a more in-depth conversation, what depth of shade is needed, appearance of the surface, application.
Sheet material Mild steel rust effect
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The sheets that stand out to Impact 3D Signs are Corten and mild steel. Corten is striking but expensive. It has a more industrial look. It produces a very visual eye-catching reddish-brown effect and
over time an orange hue develops. It has a unique layer of rust so in effect making a natural protective barrier, this gives it a very long-life span.
Mild steel is cheaper, softer and more malleable making it perfect for the looks asked to achieve, when treated it produces warm and varied brown tones. It does not have as long a life span as Corten but can be treated.
The most popular question asked is ‘if mild steel is used, how long will the process take to achieve the effect we are looking for’. Simple – a rust accelerator is used to speed up the process and rust inhibitor to stop the process when the desired affect is achieved. This can be a great benefit in environments where the public are, say an outdoor shopping centre where an instant look is achieved and then to be maintained.
Sustainability
Something top of the list in today’s environmentally conscious world is for the team to consider the sustainability factor. Both Corten and mild steel are 100% recyclable, aiding in reducing environmental footprint. Arguably, Corten steel takes the lead in environmental friendliness. Its unique property of forming a protective layer eliminates the need for paint or a protective coating which can be harmful to the environment. All in all, Impact 3D Signs looks forward to rusting many more signs in the future and if it helps the environment why not?
www.impact3dsigns.co.uk November/December 2024 |55 | eTEC AIR Bubble Board
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