Consumables

Robert Horne Group has added eco-friendly Envirowall Strawboard to its product range.  This award-winning panel product provides a cost-effective eco-alternative to MDF, chipboard and plasterboard. Made from recycled or natural waste materials, it is also fully recyclable at end of life.

Available in low, medium and high density impact resistant boards, Envirowall is incredibly versatile - offering new levels of protection over and above standard MDF, chipboard or plasterboard - whilst removing the dependence on timber-based products. Pre-finished to a high quality, Envirowall wall panels are delivered ready for installation with no on-site decoration required, saving time and money.

The patented Envirowall Strawboard panel core is easily cut to size and its integral strength means it can support the weight of shelves, pictures, radiators, etc.

For more information please visit www.roberthornedirect.co.uk/Envirowall

It’s perhaps ironic that there are so many interior signing and wayfinding systems available to designers and sign manufacturers, that it’s hard for either to know which way to turn when looking for one to suit the needs of a particular project.

In pursuit of something genuinely individual, Shaun Bennett, and his team at Blackpool based Links Signs and Graphics (LSG), were approached by a design agency to produce and install a custom fabricated interior signing solution that the agency had conceived as part of works undertaken at EightyOne Central in Blackpool.

LSG first wrapped 10mm thick quality foamed PVC blanks in Metamark MD5 printed on the company’s Mimaki JV-33 and then a gloss laminate. Next, satin chromed stand off locators were installed and 5mm clear acrylic plates with flame polished edges were mounted over the printed panels. On the reverse of the plate, applied Metamark M7 lettering provides the detailing. The result is as individual as the print itself.

Signing systems’ designers typically try to minimise the system’s overall component count so as to reduce complexity and manufacturing cost. As a consequence, the output the system ultimately produces can look like the product of a kit of parts and, with some contemporary systems, the sign arguable dominates the message.  However, LSG’s fabricated signs have a flavour of the familiar, but have an unmistakably bespoke design.

Fisher Textiles has added GF 3030 Fencing to its line of superwide format fabrics for Dye Sublimation and UV printing. This unique fabric for temporary fencing applications is not like any style Fisher currently carries.

GF 3030 Fencing is a thin, open fabric, created specifically for short-term construction barriers, eventing and sports marketing markets. It is 3.0 oz/yd2, 126 inches wide and 100% Polyester. Small holes in the fabric allow for some see through and there is adequate space for printed colours and images.

For more information, please visit www.fishertextiles.com

Vapor Apparel, a leader in sustainable performance fabrics and digital sublimation printing solutions, is increasing its commitment to the environment with the launch of a range of 100% recycled fabrics at the EcoPrint show.  The event is scheduled to take place in Berlin on 26th and 27th September 2012.

“We are very excited about launching these new fabrics that this first of its kind event,” comments Christopher Bernat, co-founder and chief revenue officer at Vapor Apparel. “Berlin has been a trend city for a long time and sustainability is the trend of the next century for textiles and clothing.”

He continues, “Over the next decade we will see consumer pressure, legislative requirements and the need for cost controls push our industry to have more sustainable options to market.”

The company is launching its new ECO Spin 100% recycled performance fabric. This unique fabric delivers a dense, cotton-like feel with a performance touch. The airjet spun fibre represents some of the greenest yarn 'on the planet'. The textiles are manufactured exclusively in Bogota Colombia. Colombia’s record on renewable energy and close proximity to the US market deliver additional environmental benefits.

“We hear about organic cotton all the time but nothing is greener then removing water bottles, buckets, old furniture, and reclaimed plastics from a land fill,” adds Jackson Burnett, president and co-founder of Vapor Apparel.  “Great fabrics, sublimation certified colours, award winning printing and sustainable materials are the core of our brand.”

For more information on Vapor Apparel, please visit www.vaporapparel.com

For more information on EcoPrint, please visit www.ecoprintshow.com

Robert Horne Direct, the online shopping portal of RHG, is now supplying Colorific ProMAX inks which are designed to be an easy conversion for Roland DG large format digital printers.

Colorific ProMAX Inks include an OEM colour match feature which enables the printer to utilise existing OEM colour profiles.  They provide same colour gamut as OEM colour profiles and avoid the need for potentially expensive colour management.  Colorific inks' reliability meets or exceeds that provided by the original OEM ink and independent testing has shown that Colorific ProMAX inks are less problematic than commonly available third party cartridges and bulk transfer systems.

Robert Horne Direct is an online shop - open to everyone - where customers can buy consumables and accessories for a range of applications - from sign making and wide-format printing to adhesives, display products and safety clothing.

For more information, please visit www.roberthornedirect.co.uk/Colorific/

Digital print finds a home and discovers new applications in so many places these days that it’s evident that its potential is far from fully exploited or discovered. New materials and technologies introduce more producers to the possibility of yet more profitable new applications and so, the popularity of the medium grows.

Among Metamark’s latest introduction to its MD-Class digital media portfolio, is MD-TX or, WallTex as it’s also known. WallTex promises MD-Class imaging quality, easy application, and yet more profitable new applications for printers and producers to explore.

WallTex is a printable wall covering. It holds image detail and resolves an impressive gamut thanks to its ink handling characteristics. The material is 100% polyester based and features an adhesive that makes its application, and its removal, clean and easy.

According to Metamark, the new material will find uses anywhere that there’s a need to introduce ambience or a measure of impact. Metamark also suggests that WallTex will find a home in domestic situations where photo-murals are becoming popular.

Supplied on a liner, WallTex can be cut using the same tools used for vinyl. So abstract shaped output and other novel approaches to mural application are challenged more by imagination than practical considerations.

Metamark says it is making sample rolls of the new material available to users of solvent and eco-solvent printers who’d like to try fabric-based photo-mural applications for themselves. Samples are available for same day despatch by contacting sales@metamark.co.uk.