Knowledge

Durability testing for a printed acoustic panel must reproduce the way the finished panel is handled, installed, cleaned and viewed. Adhesion alone is not enough. The approval plan should also check abrasion, cleaning, edge damage, color or gloss change and...

White ink and clear ink should be added to an acoustic-panel print only after the panel maker approves printing and a sample confirms appearance, adhesion and the required acoustic performance. Porous, perforated, textured and fabric-faced panels cannot be treated as...

Preparing acoustic panels for UV printing starts with identifying the actual printable face and the panel manufacturer’s permitted treatment. Remove loose contamination without damaging fibers, coatings or perforations, then qualify a representative printed sample. Do not assume that a primer...