© 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice FB7500 Inks and substrates By: Vadim Baliasny
Main MenuHelpForward Back 2 Context What are the printing substrates? Materials frequently used on signage market, their properties and applications. Materials leading brands. Media List for FB7500 Tips and tricks Recent and future R&D activities
Main MenuHelpForward Back 3 Context Knowledge about materials used by our customers. Knowledge about customer applications and why they use a specific material for certain applications. In the bottom line: better communication with customers, understanding their needs and problems.
Main MenuHelpForward Back 4 Media Overview
Main MenuHelpForward Back 5 Tip and tricks Media Porosity (vacuum marks effect) Media Flexibility (loading problem) Media Curvature (mostly carton) Media Set Up Min Speed (safety) Media rising optical detectors
Main MenuHelpForward Back 6 FB7500 Media List (ink 6B) DescriptionCompanyProduct name Lab tests Links/Contacts AbrasionAbrasion Ad he sio n (ta pe ) Adhe sion (scra tch & tape ) Compressed cardboard Smurfit KappaDisplayline print/print√√ XanitaMondi indoor, double side printable√√√ XanitaMondi extreme, 1 side flexible fiber√√√ GregoireGre - screen√√ GregoireGre – cream√√ Corrugated cardboard CarmelEB flute√√√ Polypropylene, fluted Polygal Corrugated Polypropylene, multi wall sheets √√ Foam PVC PalramPalight√√√ AlcanSintra√√√ Foam boardAlcanFome Core√√√ Polystyrene Plazit 2001Plaztyrene (GPPS)√√√ Plazit 2001Plaztyrene (HIPS)√√√ Primex plastics corp. HIPS√√√ Primex Plastics Corporation (800) x108 SAV AveryMPI 3021√√√ AveryMPI 2001√√√ AveryMPI 1005√√√ Avery420 Matt white√√√ Synthetic paper YupoFPU 250√√√ YupoFEU 250 (treated)√√√ Paper, 180 gsm+ Aconda √√√
Main MenuHelpForward Back 7 Limitations Corrugated cardboard: ink cracks after folding Polypropylene: limited adhesion for high ink coverage in Signage print mode or faster Polystyrene: limited adhesion for high ink coverage, ink chipping on edges after I-cutting SAV: limited handling in ¾ automatic loading. Post-print folding causes cohesion and loss of adhesion (ink cracking)
Main MenuHelpForward Back 8 Recent and future R&D activities Ink ver. 6.5 – increased flexibility Gen7 – increased adhesion to PP and Styrene and up to 200% elongation