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ne w p r o d uc t s Supercast Film Series and Overlaminates graphics.averydennison.com Avery Dennison has revealed a new generation of its Supercast film series and corresponding overlaminates. MPI 1105 Supercast films are designed to be ultra-conformable for applications including vehicle wraps and outdoor graphics. The series features a long-term removable adhesive, Easy Apply RS and Easy Apply liner technology for simpler installation, and a gloss finish. Available in 60-in. widths. AVErY DEnniSOn The new laminates include DOL 1000Z, DOL 1300Z, and DOL 1460Z; MPI 1105 is also compatible with DOL 6460 and 6040. Two Conductive Inks creativematerials.com Creative Materials has expanded its line of screen-printable conductive and resistive inks with two new formulations. 126-33 is a silver-filled conductive ink with a sheet resistivity rating of 0.008 Ohms/square, while 126-28 is a low-resistance carbon ink with a rating of 8 Ohms/square. Both products are noted for their adhesion to polyester, polyimide, and a wide variety of high-energy surfaces for applications including biomedical, biosensors, electronic component manufacturing, RFID antennas, EMI/RFI shielding of polyimide flexible circuits, polymer thick film circuitry, membrane switches, and printed heaters. Frosted Window Vinyl imprintables.com Imprintables Warehouse has released Dura Pro Frosted Etch Glass Sign Vinyl, a 3-mil calendered vinyl for use on flat glass windows or doors. The material is durable up to 7 years and available in 15- and 24-in. widths. Specialty Graphics Software gspinc.com Gerber Technology has released an update to its Omega software for the sign and specialty graphics industries. The platform is designed to integrate with vinyl cutters, Gerber Edge thermal printers, and Gerber CNC routers. New features include: * A "Find My Font" feature that matches unknown fonts to an online database of more than 130,000 fonts; * An "Apply" button that allows Composer design effects to be viewed within dialog boxes; * Raster-to-vector conversions; * Bitmap Fill, which creates custom patterned vector fills; * QR-code integration; * Capability to handle image files up to 32,000 pixels; * And a PLT File Information Extraction Tool that extracts design and production data to a CSV file for estimates and costing. UV Inks for HP Printers nazdar.com Nazdar has launched the 705 series of UV inks, designed for use in HP's FB500/700 printers using 250 Series inks. Nazdar reports the inks can be switched one color at a time and do not require flushing, purging, or reprofiling. Nano Silver Conductive Ink clariant.com At drupa, Clariant introduced a line of customized nano silver conductive inks designed as an alternative to electroplating and other subtractive processes to directly print high-conductivity electrical traces on a wide range of materials. Prelect TPS Nano Silver inks are designed for inkjet or aerosol-jet 18 screenprinting http://www.imprintables.com http://graphics.averydennison.com http://www.creativematerials.com http://www.gspinc.com http://www.screensystemsonline.com http://www.nazdar.com http://www.clariant.com

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