UltraBoard HD™
As the landscape of international trade shifts with the 2025 tariff regulations, many industries are seeking clarity on how these changes are influencing supply chains, lead times and overall product availability. For print consumables manufacturers, such as United Industries, understanding the implications is essential for strategic planning and maintaining customer trust. So let’s address some […]
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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
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Aug
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 […]
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Mar
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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Oct
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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Dec
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 […]
03
Nov
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 […]