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UV Printing for Ceiling Panels and Suspended Decor
A ceiling panel is the one printed surface almost nobody looks at straight on. It is seen from below, at an angle, under lighting that comes from the side, and it is usually part of a grid that has to...
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UV Printing on Foam Board, Acoustic Panels and Stone Surfaces
These three substrates have little in common chemically and everything in common operationally. Each one is a flat panel that will fit a flatbed, and each one fails for a reason that a specification sheet does not capture: a soft...
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How to Test UV Print Durability on Acoustic Panels
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...
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White Ink and Varnish Layer Order for Acoustic Panels
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...
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Preparing Acoustic Panels for UV Printing
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...