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Get the Most Out of Your Aqueous Printer
Posted on by Jennifer Corn Posted in Technology & Products
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Get the Most Out of Your Aqueous Printer

Are you using your aqueous printer to its full potential? From canvas prints to temporary outdoor graphics, your aqueous printer is the utility player every profitable printshop needs. We’ve put together some applications and media suggestions to help you get the most out of your printer:

Décor: If you are considering décor applications, you may have thought an aqueous printer limited your capabilities, but, in fact, you can print plenty of décor applications, including wall art and wall murals. LexJet Sunset Select Matte Canvas is a customer favorite for photo prints or fine art reproductions. It can also be easily stretched for canvas wraps, like the GOframe system. If you are looking for wall murals, decals or window graphics, try LexJet Print-N-Stick Fabric, an easy-to-use and apply option that’s forgivable and repositionable during installation. Check out our Digital Décor Printing Line Card for more aqueous options, as well as many others.

Soft Signage: One of the fastest-growing trends in the market is the transition to soft signage using fabric rather than rigid vinyl or polyester films for POP displays, banners, framed graphics and even trade show booths. The advantage to fabrics like LexJet Water-Resistant Satin Cloth or LexJet FlexTex 170g is that they are easier and lighter to ship, image nicely and can be used for indoor or temporary outdoor applications. With soft signage textiles, you’ll need some easy finishing techniques — watch this video for quick tips on using a hot knife for perfectly finished edges.

Outdoor Banners: When it comes to outdoor advertising and event signage, LexJet TOUGHcoatTM Water-Resistant Polypropylene and  TOUGHcoatTM ThriftyBanner are two of the most popular products. Both products are easy to handle, offer scratch- and water-resistance, and a bright white point which means vibrant prints, even in outdoor weather. Need more outdoor aqueous options? Check out this blog for more ideas and applications that will look great and stand up to the elements.

Still unsure how you can use your aqueous printer to expand your market offering? Call one of our specialists at 800-453-9538 or visit us at LexJet.com.

Now at LexJet: HP Durable Backlit Fabric for Soft Signage & More
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Now at LexJet: HP Durable Backlit Fabric for Soft Signage & More

For unique and trend-setting backlit applications, your clients will love HP Durable Backlit Fabric with its soft, organic look and lightweight, easy-to-install handling. Help them create the popular “soft-look” display with this cost-effective, durable and recyclable fabric.

HP’s ColorPRO Technology provides enhanced image quality and offers more ways to optimize your latex technology investment.

Product Highlights:

  • Durable
  • Recyclable
  • Flame-resistant and REACH compliant
  • Lightweight, easy to transport with reduced shipping costs
  • Prints sharp, fine detail comparable to paper or polyester
  • Easy to install in SEG backlit frames

For more information about how HP Durable Backlit Fabric can help you grow your business, call your LexJet print specialist at 800-453-9538.

Posted on by Shellie Terry Posted in Tips & Tricks
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Finish Soft Signage Fabrics Like the Pros

With the heavy retail season upon us, you’re likely getting more requests for fabric banners and displays these days. Retail outlets often prefer the elegant, lightweight drape that fabric signage offers, as opposed to vinyl, for instance, for banners, hanging signage, table skirts and more.

LexJet Poly Select Medium used for hanging posters.

However, when it comes to fabric signage, finishing needs can vary from fabric to fabric, since some cut cleanly and others may fray. Watch the video above to learn how to test your fabric, and which ones can simply be trimmed with a knife versus those that need a tool such as a heating knife to keep the weave from unraveling.

We offer a wide range of printable fabrics for a variety of print technologies:

For Aqueous

HP Light Fabric used for retail banners.

For Latex

For Solvent

A popular finishing option for printed fabric signage is pole pockets. Watch the video below for a fast, easy and professional result:

Posted on by Shellie Terry Posted in News & Trends, Technology & Products
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Now Available: EnduraFab™ Textiles, Exclusively at LexJet

You’ve asked for a latex-compatible, reliable and durable fabric. Now you’ve got it. LexJet has partnered with Green Textile to introduce EnduraFab™ Textiles, 100% polyester warp knit fabrics that have been finished with a proprietary chemistry specifically designed to adhere third-generation latex inks to the fabric.

“Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed the growing trend and subsequent demand for inkjet printable fabrics, specifically those that are compatible with latex inks,” says Jaimie Mask, product specialist. “With EnduraFab™, we’re answering that call with an excellent line of textiles from our partners at Green Textile. These six new products are changing the game for wide format printing.”

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Achieve Exceptional Image Quality on LexJet’s Three New Fabrics

LexJet has introduced three bright-white fabrics for producing exceptional image quality on soft signage and décor projects. The fabrics are designed for use with printers that use solvent and UV-curable inks and can be used to create display graphics that are easy to pack, ship, and store.

Until July 16, get 20% of your first order of one of these exceptional fabrics. Contact a LexJet account specialist at 800-453-9538 to place your order or to request a sample book with swatches of each fabric.

LexJet Linen SUV is a mid-weight 100% cotton fabric with a classic weave that adds a hint of artful texture to printed displays. Weighing in at 205 g/m² and measuring 13 mils thick, this bright-white fabric can be used to produce non-glare signage on a surface that looks like a fine linen.

LexJet Linen SUV is ideal for dozens of applications including table skirts, POP displays, store signage, décor, curtains, and backdrops. LexJet Linen SUV is available in 36- and 54-in. roll widths.

LexJet Poly Select SUV is a heavy, wrinkle-resistant, 100% polyester fabric with a uniformly tight weave that adds a visually pleasing, glare-reducing texture to indoor or outdoor graphics. Weighing 255 g/m² and measuring 13 mils thick, this bright-white fabric produces brilliant colors and provides the lay-flat properties required for use in banner stands and many other forms of trade-show graphics, store signage, and POP displays.

This fabric is ideal for murals, window displays and banners. LexJet Poly Select is available in 36-, 54-, and 64-in. roll widths.

LexJet Poly-Light FR SUV is an elegant, lightweight, fire-retardant polyester with a very tight, barely discernible weave. Measuring 6 mils thick and weighing 130 g/m², it combines a nice, silky feel with the smooth, bright-white surface needed to reproduce colorful, finely detailed images and designs. It drapes beautifully and meets the flame-resistance standards that many building codes require for fabrics used in public spaces.

LexJet Poly-Light FR SUV can be used for table skirts, backdrops, backlit displays, POP displays, store signage, trade-show graphics, and banner stands. LexJet Poly-Light FR SUV is available in 36-, 54-, and 64-in. roll widths.