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HP Scitex TJ 8500 Ink and Substrates. UV ink individualities. Advantages of UV ink Disadvantages of current UV ink version Gloss Flexibility Micro banding How Gen 6.5sp is solving the problem. Paper. Blue-black paper billboards 80% of the jobs 115-120gr Not transparent
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UV ink individualities • Advantages of UV ink • Disadvantages of current UV ink version • Gloss • Flexibility • Micro banding • How Gen 6.5sp is solving the problem
Paper Blue-black • paper billboards • 80% of the jobs • 115-120gr • Not transparent • Manufacturers: Aconda, J.Redd, Moulin Vieux, Ahlstrom
Paper Blue-black applications Billboards
Paper Backlit • Light boxes (bus stops, airports, street furniture etc.) • 10-15% of the jobs • 150-250gr • Semi transparent • Manufacturers: Aconda
Paper Backlit applications Street furniture Bus stop Airport light boxes
Paper POP paper • POP wall and window posters, • 5-10% of the jobs • Manufacturers: J.Redd
Paper POP paper applications Interior decoration Art
Self adhesive vinyl • Vinyl vs paper (wetting, washing, strength) • 3 layers (polymer, glue, liner) • Silicon layer/layers for the liner • Main manufacturers: 3M, Avery Dennison, Mactac, • Secondary manufacturers Arlon, General Formulation Inc. • Three main types: monomeric, polymeric, cast.
Self adhesive vinyl Monomeric • 80% of the jobs • Flat surfaces, short period • Commercial, POP, street furniture
Self adhesive vinyl Monomeric SAV applications Floors Walls
Self adhesive vinyl Polymeric • 10-15% of the jobs • Curved surfaces, long period • Bus, track and train sides, any slightly curved surface
Self adhesive vinyl Polymeric SAV applications Trains Tracks Buses
Self adhesive vinyl Cast • 5-10% of the jobs • Highly curved surfaces, long period • Car wrapping mostly • Long term, flexible, thin, removable even after the years. Expensive. • Usually with polyester film lamination
Self adhesive vinyl Cast SAV applications Car wrapping
Synthetic paper • PE or PP • Good substitution for regular paper (washable, water resistant, strong) • Far East high humidity • Similar to regular paper price • Main manufacturers: Yupo, Do Pont • Tyvek of Du Pont: PE fibers in random order. Very strong, light, water resistant (FedEx envelopes). • Most common application: scrolls on the stadiums.
Synthetic paper Tyvek banner
Window graphics • Sort of SAV • Perforated and black back for 1-way vision • Expensive 15-20USD/m² • Far East start to produce and dropped the prices • White and varnish • Manufacturers: Mactac, Flexcon
PVC banner • Very few applications on TJ • Should be not very heavy and enough flexible • Long term applications • Manufacturers: Ferrari, Ultraflex, Dickson Saint Clair, Cooley, Hanwha.
Media by regions Media category Applications % used Europe AP NA LAR TJ 8500 TJ 8300 TJ 8500 TJ 8300 TJ 8500 TJ 8300 TJ 8500 TJ 8300 1 Self adhesive Vehicle wraps, car/bus/truck/ fleet, POP (mounted), murals, billboards (vertical rotated), floors, windows 10% 20% 7% 90% 0% 17% 50% Except vehicle wrapping 60% 2 Film & Synthetic paper Bus shelters, airport ads, POP, street ads 25% 4% 85% 1% 16% (styrene) 25% (backlit) 10% (styrene) 10% 10% 3 Paper POP indoor & outdoor, Windows, Bus shelters Billboard, street signage, murals 40% 73% 5% 38% 26% 30% 20% Windows and indoor decoration, street signage, billboards 4 Banners 1-1.5 $ Banners, POP, flags, truck covers, wall murals, street signage, billboards 2% 2% 1% 8% 22% 44% 10% 10% 5 Specialty Fine arts 3% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% ? ? Large photographs Floor cover