Quality Plastic Film and Plastic Sheets
Is Hazy DuraLar™ archival? Yes and no. There are three aspects that go into determining whether a polyester film is actually archival grade: 1- whether it is pH neutral, 2- whether or not the film will impact what it comes in contact with, and 3- whether it can be sonically welded to itself. Hazy DuraLar is … Read more
Whether you need clear plastic film, matte, hazy, colored, metallized, holographic, adhesive backed, coated, printable … Grafix Plastics is your go-to resource.
Printing on plastic film and sheets is a very common application. However, the techniques used to print on plastics is very detailed. Most often the method and techniques for printing on plastics has to do with the plastic material itself as well as how it is being printed. The core issue, that drives this area, is … Read more
Plastic Sheets are defined as a continuous form of plastic material, that is thicker than .010″ (.25mm) and usually wound up on a core, but mostly cut into sheets. Anything thinner is considered Plastic Film. There is a HUGE universe of plastic film materials, that can range from being made of a simple single plastic material to being a complex structure of different materials and coatings, depending on the needs of the application. Further Plastic Sheets can be manufactured out of different Plastic Resins, each which has it’s own unique physical properties once again depending on the needs of the application.
DFML can be printed on its gloss side, by Screen Printing, or Offset Lithography. DFML might be suitable for Solvent, Latex or UV Curable Inkjet printing, which are the only digital printing options could work on DFML. DO NOT USE DFML in any plain paper copier, laser printer, or other heat fusing digital printing technology.
Yes, DFML is Thermoformable. However the more you draw this film, the more the micro louvre lens surface gets distorted. This could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the diffusion you are trying to create. For something like this, it is always best to experiment.
Polyseam is made from .005” polyester which is easy to cut with scissors or a box knife. It does not tear easily so a sharp blade should be used and the material will need to be cut completely.
No, Polyseam is a backer for your adhesive. If you’d like an adhesive coated film with release liner, please check out our Adhesive DuraLar product page.
