Tag Archives: substrates

Commercial Signage, Digital Printing, Foam, Foam Core Boards, Foam Substrates, Foamboard Supplier, HP Latex Printers, Large Format Printing, Polystyrene, Press Releases, Retail Signage, Sales, Sign Business, Substrates, Uncategorized

New! Introducing UltraBoard HD™ – Our most Rigid & 100% Recyclable Polystyrene Faced Foam Board

Posted on by Allison Ferguson
Introducing UltraBoard HD™ - our most Rigid and Recyclable Board to Date
10
Aug

Familiar with UltraBoard Classic™ for Digital Printing? Many printers and retail brands are familiar with UltraBoard Classic™, our first and most popular foam board product. Classic™ has been a printing staple now for many years, providing excellent print quality, durability and moisture resistance for mid to long-term retail signage applications. Plus, it’s also proudly a […]

Continue reading →
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
Avoid_FingerPrints_On_Signs_Digital-printing
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 […]

Continue reading →
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 […]

Continue reading →
Commercial Signage, Industry News, Press Releases, Substrates

UltraBoard Ensures Sustainability with Foam Core Substrate Recycling

Posted on by Wade Sisco
ultraboard-sustainability-recycling_Artboard 1
15
Dec

Sustainability is a constant awareness within the large format sign printing and plastics industries. The shear numbers in tons of plastic that pass through print systems will make your head swim; so, optimizing and saving every little bit helps– beginning with manufacturing. Extensive steps have been taken at UltraBoard production facilities to assure sustainable processes […]

Continue reading →
Sign Business

Foam Core Board Sign Substrates- Selecting the Right Material for the Job

Posted on by Wade Sisco
article-select-sign-substrate-foam-core_Artboard 1
03
Nov

What are the basics for selecting a foam core sign substrate? Today we will be taking a look at selecting the correct foam core based substrate for your projects. Dozens of factors can impact your material selection and we have listed several of the basic items to consider when making your choice. When selecting a […]

Continue reading →