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[Video] UltraBoard™ White DP Foam Core Board Product Overview

Posted on by Wade Sisco
White DP-WBW-color
09
Sep

UltraBoard White DP (Digital Printing), is a lightweight structural panel of rigid polystyrene foam core faced on both sides by ultra white poly coated Kraft paper. Advanced adhesives bond core to facers forming permanent adhesion that insures durability. Polymer coated Kraft paper facers have been specially developed to provide an excellent surface for painting, silk […]

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Printing United 2019 in Dallas, TX – Visit UltraBoard by Registering Here for Your Free VIP Pass

Posted on by Wade Sisco
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22
Aug

PRINTING United is just around the corner! If you are planning to be in the Dallas area, please stop in and say hello to the UltraBoard team at booths #8260 & 8360. Use our promo code 83143 for a FREE expo pass!

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Commercial Signage, Digital Printing, Foam Core Boards, Foam Substrates, Industry News, Large Format Printing, Retail Signage, Sign Business, Sign Design, Sign Supplies, Substrates

[Video] UltraBoard™ Classic Foam Core Board Product Overview

Posted on by Wade Sisco
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19
Aug

UltraBoard™ Classic Foam Core Board Product Overview UltraBoard Classic is the top-selling polystyrene faced foam core substrate in the USA. UltraBoard Classic consists of a polystyrene foam core board between two rigid sheets of polystyrene. Ideal for Painting, Screenprinting and Latex & UV Digital Inkjet Printing. Thickness Size Color Cutting Compatibility Durability 3/16” 1/2” 3/4” […]

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Commercial Signage, Retail Signage, Sign Business, Sign Design

5 Great iOS Apps for Sign Companies to Utilize

Posted on by Wade Sisco
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24
Jul

Is Your Sign Company Using Apps? We use our iPhones on a daily basis for everything ranging from checking sports scores to controlling our HVAC systems. But are we missing some opportunities for them to make our everyday work life easier? We’ve put together 5 great apps that we recently reviewed that may help simplify […]

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Commercial Signage, marketing, Retail Signage, Sign Business, Sign Supplies, Substrates, Uncategorized

Why Pay More for Premium Sign Substrates?

Posted on by Wade Sisco
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04
Jun

Should My Sign Company Pay More for a Premium Sign Substrate? Is It Really Worth It? Is paying more for a premium sign substrate really worth it? This is a question we frequently hear form sign printing companies when considering sign substrates. As a sign shop owner your greatest concern is always your bottom line […]

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United Industries UltraBoard Welcomes Jo Ketner as Northeastern US Sales Manager

Posted on by Wade Sisco
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17
Apr

Bentonville, AR (April 5, 2019) – United Industries, manufacturers of UltraBoard foam core board products, is excited to announce the appointment of Jo Ketner as their new Northeastern United States Sales Manager. Ketner’s sign industry career began as an outside sales representative for Total Plastics International, headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he was responsible for […]

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Art Mounting, Commercial Signage, Digital Printing, Large Format Printing, Mounting Boards, Photo Mounting, Sign Business, Sign Design, Sign Supplies, Substrates

How to Avoid Fingerprints On Signs by Maintaining Surface Energy

Posted on by Wade Sisco
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13
Mar

Clean Sheets Avoiding fingerprints on signs begins with a clean substrate to guarantee ink adhesion. Whether you are printing with UV or latex inks, the surface of your substrate must be maintained from unboxing until the substrate passes underneath the printhead and ink is applied to the surface. Several factors are key in insuring that […]

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Industry News, Press Releases, Tradeshows, Uncategorized

UltraBoard Announces Attendance at GlobalShop 2019

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15
Feb

United Industries, Inc., manufacturers of UltraBoard foam core boards, is excited to announce their attendance of the GlobalShop 2019 Retail Design, Planning, & Merchandising Expo hosted at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois. UltraBoard will be highlighting their new-to-market UltraBoard Lite economy foam core substrate, as well as their complete line of foam core substrates featuring paper, […]

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Digital Printing, Large Format Printing, Sign Business, Sign Design, Substrates

Combating Static On Styrene Faced Sign Substrates

Posted on by Wade Sisco
Combat Substrate Static with Styrene Faced Sign Making Materials
26
Oct

Signmakers Wage War On Substrate Static An ongoing war is waged daily between large format printers and substrate static electricity generated by styrene faced sign materials. We have witnessed battle scars ranging from edge overspray to ghosting lines in prints caused by static fields misdirecting ink droplets as they leave the printhead and travel to […]

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Commercial Signage, Digital Printing, Large Format Printing, Retail Signage, Sign Business, Sign Design, Substrates

UV Degradation and Yellowing Sign Substrates

Posted on by Wade Sisco
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03
Oct

What is UV Degradation? UV degradation can be a primary factor in signs substrates yellowing over time. The simulation shown easily demonstrates how other styrene facers can quickly degrade and yellow simply from exposure to interior lighting. UV degradation occurs due to oxidation of polymers within the plastics that make up sign substrates. Substrate yellowing […]

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