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Materials & Substrates
for
Custom-made and Stock Banners and Flags
What's best for you??
considering
Appearance, Use, Durability, Cost.
If you have questions,
please give us a call.
Don't be confused, we can help:
We can suggest the appropriate material to use
for your project.
Material samples are available by request. You can
request sample swatches electronically by email or by using the online
request form.
Please note that we supply a maximum of 6 material swatches unless you have
placed an order and require additional samples for color verification.
Nylon: Dupont type 66
nylon material is used to manufacture flags and banners. Available in
200 denier (over 70 colors) and 400 denier (limited colors). Standard
60" wide woven fabric treated for colorfastness.
Nylon material is the
industry standard for sewn and appliquéd flags and banners, as well
as for those that are screen-printed.
See a nylon color chart for available colors.
We sell nylon by the yard to accommodate your craft project.
To
purchase nylon in small quantities (1 yard, 3 yards, 6 yards, 10 yards and
larger quantities):
Purchase nylon fabric:
Nylon Fabric
Recommended use: Flags and
Banners of All kinds, Arm Bands, Parade Sashes
Special Characteristics: Hand
and Weight, Fly-Ability, Colorfastness, extensive Color Choice, Economical
Price
Multi-Layered Scrim Vinyl:
Available in gloss or matte finish indoor/outdoor tear-resistant
polyester multi-layered scrim sandwiched between 2 PVC layers. These are premium products that deliver high opacity to block
distracting back light and shadows. Use outdoors for up to 8 months* with
pigmented ink, 3 years plus when printed with solvent ink on our
heat-assisted Solvent Ink Printers. Material can be hemmed, or
for extra strength add nylon borders. We print on these materials with piezo large format inkjet printers using
pigmented ink or Soljet heat-assisted Solvent Ink printers.
Maximum width of material
available is 60". We use 13 oz. scrim vinyl.
Specific Scrim Vinyl:
Sansuy Sanlux Premier Gloss or
Matte Vinyl Highly recommended for stock vinyl
banners.
Recommended use:
Stock Banners, Avenue Banners, Wall Banners, Poster Banners, Podium
Banners, Poster Banners, Bannerettes, Street Banners, Table Skirt or Table
Banner, Parade Sashes, Arm Bands
Special
Characteristics: Strength and Body, Economical
Polyester:
100% Polyester is a woven fabric that is an excellent choice for digital
printing using the dye-sublimation method.
Available in
several finishes and weights. We stock 250 denier and 450 denier
Dacron, and 2 Ply Spun Polyster. Many other fabrics are available by
special order, including fabrics with poplin, satin or mesh weaves. The
different fabrics have different characteristics regarding opacity, texture
and hand, increasing choice and appropriateness to a given product.
Acid-dyed flags and banners can also be printed on polyester.
To see a sample of inkjet
output on this Polyester Material printed using the dye-sublimation
process.
Recommended use:
Flags, Seals and Logo Appliqués, Ave Banners, Table Banners, Podium
Banners, Parade Sashes, Wall and Display Banners
Special Characteristics:
Dye-Sublimation Compatible, Hand and Body, Economical price
Suggestion: To get a
sense of the appearance of the various materials,
we suggest viewing the numerous different types of banners and flags in our
photo galleries.
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