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NEW PRODUCTS By ST Staff Product Showcase: COMPOSITE MATERIALS Steve Aust ST's Senior Associate Editor. has been a member of its editorial staff since 2000. His work emphasizes vinyl graphics, architectural and environmental graphics and 3-D signage. 3A Composites 3A Composites (Davidson, NC) manufactures Dibond®, an aluminum-composite-material (ACM) substrate that comprises two painted sheets of 0.012-in.-thick aluminum that envelop a solid polyethylene core. The substrate may be routed, roll-formed, saw-cut, painted, inkjetprinted and screenprinted, among other decoration methods, and is available in 4 x 8-, 4 x 10- and 5 x 10-ft. sheets. Two- and 4mm-thick materials are also sold for white-on-white Dibond, and 3mm black-on-white material is also sold in 4 x 10-ft. sheets. Recommended applications include POP displays, exhibit graphics, exterior signage and architectural graphics. The company's other composite-media materials include Smart-X®, a UV- and weather-resistant board that contains a solid-polystyrene cover and expanded-polystyrene core and is recommended for POP and exhibit graphics; and Gatorfoam®, a heavy-duty foamboard that encases extruded-polystyrene foam within two layers of wood-fiber veneer that's inkjet-printable, dent- and scratch-resistant and designed for intermediate-grade, exterior signage. Both are sold in 4 x 8-ft. sheets, and Gatorfoam is also available in 5 x 10-ft. boards. (800) 626-3365; www.graphicdisplayusa.com Encore Products Encore Products (Statesville, NC) produces ½-in.-thick, white and black foamboards for digital-printing applications, exhibit graphics and signage. The material contains a solid-foam exterior with a polystyrene "memory foam" core that regains its shape after cuts. The substrate may be hand-cut, scored and machine-cut, and is available in sheet sizes from 20 x 30 to 60 x 120 in. The white materials are clay-coated, and the black media is acid-free. The company also offers MightyCore®, a three-layer rigid-core foam material designed for signage, exhibit graphics and POP displays that's available in white/black/black or white/black/white configurations and 2 x 3to 4 x 8-ft. sheets (800) 873-4868; www.encoreproducts.com Kommerling Kommerling (Pirmasens, Germany) offers KomaAlu® ACM which, according to the company, is 100% recyclable and offers high corrosion, weather and UV resistance, as well as strong flexibility and print quality. The company offers several color varieties in 3mm-thick 5 x 10-ft. sheets, as well as additional sizes and 2- and 4mm-thick media for matte-white on matte-white and matte-white on gloss-white boards. Kommerling also offers several varieties of Komafoam® polystyrenecore material. Options include standard matte-white-core material with a painted-cardboard overlay that may be inkjet-printed, cut and laminated; Flat, which contains a laminated-PVC, corona-treated layer on both sides that's moisture-repellent and dimensionally stable; Adhesive, which contains a laminated-PVC cardboard overlay and permanentacrylic, self-adhesive finish on one side; and Rigid, which features a white, lacquered-aluminum film on both sides and is lamination-ready, moisture-resistant and contains good flexibility and surface strength. www.komasheets.com 46 SIGNS OF THE TIMES July 2016 http://www.graphicdisplayusa.com http://www.encoreproducts.com http://www.komasheets.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Signs of the Times - July 2016

Signs of the Times - July 2016
Columns & Departments
ST Update
Technology Update
Integrating High-End Effects in Your Design
Vinyl Apps
Strictly Commercial
Lighting Techniques
Moving Message
Technology Review - Computerized Cutters’ Accu-Form
Technology Review - Cyrious software
Design Matters
New Products
Signs that Invite
Horseshoe-Shaped Window Graphics
Driving West
State of the Industry
Returns to Glory
Enter ST’s Vehicle Graphics Contest
Advertising Index
Editorially Speaking

Signs of the Times - July 2016