HP Scitex TJ 8500 Ink and Substrates 2006

UV ink individualities • Advantages of UV ink Disadvantages of current UV ink version —Gloss —Flexibility • —Micro • 2 banding How Gen 6. 5 sp is solving the problem

Paper Blue-black paper billboards — 80% of the jobs — 115 -120 gr — Not transparent — — 3 Manufacturers: Aconda, J. Redd, Moulin Vieux, Ahlstrom

Paper Blue-black applications Billboards 4

Paper Backlit — — — 5 Light boxes (bus stops, airports, street furniture etc. ) 10 -15% of the jobs 150 -250 gr Semi transparent Manufacturers: Aconda

Paper Backlit applications Street furniture Bus stop Airport light boxes 6

Paper POP paper POP wall and window posters, — 5 -10% of the jobs — Manufacturers: J. Redd — 7

Paper POP paper applications Interior decoration 8 Art

Self adhesive vinyl • Vinyl vs paper (wetting, washing, strength) • 3 layers (polymer, glue, liner) • Silicon layer/layers for the liner Main manufacturers: 3 M, Avery Dennison, Mactac, Secondary manufacturers Arlon, General Formulation Inc. • • • 9 Three main types: monomeric, polymeric, cast.

Self adhesive vinyl Monomeric • 80% of the jobs • Flat surfaces, short period Commercial, POP, street furniture • 10

Self adhesive vinyl Monomeric SAV applications Walls 11 Floors

Self adhesive vinyl Polymeric • 10 -15% of the jobs • Curved surfaces, long period Bus, track and train sides, any slightly curved surface • 12

Self adhesive vinyl Polymeric SAV applications Trains Tracks Buses 13

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 • • • 14

Self adhesive vinyl Cast SAV applications Car wrapping 15

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 (Fed. Ex envelopes). Most common application: scrolls on the stadiums. • • • 16

Synthetic paper Tyvek banner 17

Window graphics • Sort of SAV • Perforated and black back for 1 -way vision • Expensive 15 -20 USD/m² Far East start to produce and dropped the prices White and varnish Manufacturers: Mactac, Flexcon • • • 18

Window graphics applications 19

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. • 20

PVC banner applications 21

Media by regions % used Media category 1 2 3 Self adhesive Applications Vehicle wraps, car/bus/truck/ fleet, POP (mounted), murals, billboards (vertical rotated), floors, windows Film & Bus shelters, airport ads, POP, Synthetic paper street ads Paper POP indoor & outdoor, Windows, Bus shelters Billboard, street signage, murals Europe AP NA LAR TJ TJ 8500 8300 10% 20% 7% 25% 4% 85% 40% 73% 5% 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 1% 90% 1% 0% 17% 16% 10% (styren e) e) 25% (backlit) 50% Except vehicle wrappin g 60% 10% 38% 26% 30% 20% 8% 22% 44% 10% 1% 0% 0% ? ? Windows and indoor decoration, street signage, billboards 4 Banners 1 -1. 5 $ Banners, POP, flags, truck covers, wall murals, street signage, billboards Fine arts 5 Specialty 22 Large photographs Floor cover