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Solutions for Digitally Imaged Signs

Capture Digital the

Opportunity

Digitally Imaged Sign Solutions from 3M

Inkjet Printable Films

Flexible Substrate

Inkjet Inks

Graphic Protection Products

Product

Product Number

Description

3M™ Scotchcal™ Translucent Graphic Film IJ3630-20

IJ3630-20

Use this 2-mil film for backlit gra a synthetic layflat liner and clea selected inkjet printers.

3M™ Scotchcal™ Transparent Graphic Film IJ3650-114

IJ3650-114

Use this 2-mil film for backlit gra thetic layflat liner and clear, pres inkjet printers.

3M™ Panagraphics™ III Wide Width Flexible Substrate

PIII

This flexible substrate has a sm extrusions, or decorate with cut seamless, wide width backlit sig

3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 2200UV

2200UV

UV-cured, weather-resistant, ex Light Magenta and White. For E


2700UV

UV-cured, weather-resistant, ex Durst 160R and 351R printers.


2800UV

UV-cured, weather-resistant, ex Light Magenta and White. For E

EFI™ VUTEk® GSr 3M™ Premium UV Inks

GSr

UV-cured, weather-resistant, ex Light Magenta, Light Yellow, Lig

EFI™ VUTEk® GS 3M™ Premium UV Inks

GS

UV-cured, weather-resistant, ex Light Magenta, Light Yellow and

HP 3M LX600 Specialty Latex Inks

LX600

Latex-based, pigmented, weath Cyan and Light Magenta. For H

3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 1500v2

1500v2

Solvent-based, pigmented, wea genta, Light Yellow and Light Bl

3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 4400

4400

Solvent-based, pigmented, wea genta, Light Yellow and Light Bl

3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 6200

6200

Solvent-based, pigmented, wea Magenta. Designed for Agfa :Je

3M™ Scotchcal™ Luster Overlaminate 3619

3619

This luster overlaminate is appro graphics. It is designed for cold

3M™ Scotchcal™ Matte Overlaminate 3620

3620

This matte overlaminate is appr graphics. It is designed for cold

For complete product details and warranted applications, go to 3Mgraphics.com and select Technical Bulletins.

Maximum Warranted Durability

Availability Standard Stocked

6 years

54” x 50 yds

6 years

54” x 50 yds

mooth front surface and a semi-gloss finish. Digitally image this substrate and attach it to a variety of t or screen printed film before or after attaching it to a frame or extrusion. It is a cost-effective choice for gns used in medium to long-term installations.

6 years

Widths: 59”, 79”, 98”, 126”, 165” Length: 164’

xcellent color retention, flexible and conformable. Available in standard CMYK colors plus Light Cyan, EFI VUTEk PV200 printers.

6 years

Sold by EFI VUTEk

6 years

5 colors available in 5-liter sizes

xcellent color retention, flexible and conformable. Available in standard CMYK colors plus Light Cyan, EFI VUTEk QS printers.

6 years

Sold by EFI VUTEk

xcellent color retention, flexible and conformable. Available in standard CMYK colors plus Light Cyan, ght Black and White. For VUTEk GS5000r and GS3250r printers.

5 years

Sold by EFI VUTEk

xcellent color retention, flexible and conformable. Available in standard CMYK colors plus Light Cyan, d Light Black. For VUTEk GS2000, GS3200 and GS3250 printers.

5 years

Sold by EFI VUTEk

her-resistant with overlaminate. Excellent color vibrancy. Available in standard CMYK colors plus Light HP Scitex LX600, LX800, LX820 and LX850 printers, as well as the HP Designjet L65500.

3 years

Sold by HP

ather-resistant, excellent color retention. Available in standard CMYK colors plus Light Cyan, Light Malack. For VUTEk solvent printers.

6 years

8 colors available in 1-gallon sizes

ather-resistant, excellent color retention. Available in standard CMYK colors plus Light Cyan, Light Malack. For HP XL solvent printers.

6 years

8 colors available in 10-liter sizes (2 x 5L)

ather-resistant, excellent color retention. Available in standard CMYK colors plus Light Cyan and Light eti solvent printer models 3312, 3324 and 5024.

6 years

6 colors available in 1-gallon sizes

oved for use with selected inkjet graphics to provide additional ultraviolet and physical protection to d roll lamination only.

6 years

Widths: 48”, 54”, 60” Length: 50 yds

roved for use with selected inkjet graphics to provide additional ultraviolet and physical protection to d roll lamination only.

6 years

Widths: 48”, 54”, 60” Length: 50 yds

aphics that have uniform color in both reflected and transmitted light. This white, translucent film has ar, pressure-sensitive adhesive. It is approved for making permanent interior or exterior graphics on

aphics that have uniform color in both reflected and transmitted light. This transparent film has a synssure-sensitive adhesive. It is approved for making permanent interior or exterior graphics on selected

xcellent color retention, flexible and conformable. Available in standard CMYK colors plus White. For

Deliver

Unmatched Design Versatility, Durability

Digitally imaged signs allow you to offer your customers: > Greater design flexibility, including the use of graduated color and tones, shading, shadows, dimension and pictorials > Durable solutions > Consistent, accurate color (front lit and back lit)

“We now have the opportunity to put photographic images in our designs and they are

reproduced quickly and efficiently.

Digital printing has opened up a world of design possibilities for our customers.” – Graphic Designer, national turnkey interior and

exterior sign manufacturing company

“We looked into digitally imaged signs about 10 years ago. Using 3M components, we realized we could produce a quality

product with a faster turnaround backed by a fantastic warranty. We knew we had to do it. It’s now a very significant part of our business – and it’s growing.” – Vice President, Operations, nationwide graphics manufacturing company

Capture the digital opportunity Customer needs are evolving. Designs are getting more and more complex. This has opened the door for the growth of digitally imaged signs. Let us help you capture the opportunity. 3M Commercial Graphics is at the forefront of the digital evolution. We develop, manufacture and precisely match all the components needed to create digitally imaged signs of the highest caliber. What’s more, we back these products with our 3M™ MCS™ Warranty, which is considered by many to be the most comprehensive warranty in the industry.

“While looking into both screen printing

and digital, we realized digital

is absolutely

the way of the future. We now print on demand using 3M substrates, inks and overlaminates. It has changed

the way

we do business and enabled us to grow faster.” – President, nationwide turnkey, interior

and exterior sign manufacturing company

Components that are

Matched to Last

3M is the only single-source provider of the components needed to manufacture digitally imaged signs. Our components are developed to work together effectively, and the high-quality results are backed by our industry-leading 3M™ MCS™ Warranty.

Variety of Substrates and Films

Quality Inks

Designs can be digitally printed directly on substrates and films. We offer a range of superb flexible substrates and graphic films in a multitude of sizes to help minimize waste and cost.

Working in conjunction with our printer manufacturer partners, we develop, manufacture and test our inks to ensure durability and compatibility with our substrates, films and overlaminates.

Effective Overlaminates Our overlaminates – designed specifically for signage – provide superior durability to flexible, rigid, flat and thermoformed sign faces. They assure excellent, long-term graphic appearance by protecting sign faces from environmental factors, including ultraviolet rays.

Approved Constructions and Warranted Durability Substrate

Film First Layer

Diffuser (Optional)

Film Second Layer

Graphic Protection

Maximum Durability (Outdoor)

Panagraphics III

IJ3630-20

Not required

Optional

3619 or 3620

6 years

Panagraphics III

Direct Print

Not required

Optional

3619 or 3620

6 years

Panagraphics III

IJ3630-20

Not required

Optional

Not required

2 years

Panagraphics III

Direct Print

Not required

Optional

Not required

2 years

Rigid

IJ3630-20

White Ink Backside

IJ3650-114

3619 or 3620

6 years

“If

you get ink here and substrate there and piecemeal it together, you are playing with fire. You can’t predict the results and you are

racing around looking for support when something goes wrong.” – Vice President, Operations,

nationwide graphics manufacturing company

Our

Products Inspire You.

We Back You.

3M Commercial Graphics is committed to providing the materials you need to grow your digitally imaged sign business, and we are confident we have the superior products, warranty and responsive experts on hand to help ensure your success. The 3M™ MCS™ Warranty is the gold standard for finished graphic warranties in the industry. And our goal is that you never have to use it. That’s why we make and test our products to work together and be controlled by strict specifications from a single source – 3M.

At 3M’s Weathering Resource Center – one of the world’s largest accelerated testing facilities – and at our many outdoor weathering test sites, our products are exposed to extreme environmental stressors: scorching heat, tropical humidity, bitter cold. We go beyond industry standards to make sure our products work for you every time, no matter what Mother Nature has in mind.

“We have never had to call on 3M’s warranty for digitally imaged signs using their components. Long ago, we had another company walk away from a problem.

With 3M we get total peace of mind.” – President, nationwide turnkey, interior and

exterior sign manufacturing company

3M goes beyond industry standards by using a battery of tests, including 20 accelerated weathering tests and a series of 3M-proprietary material testing methods, which are recognized internationally as improved predictors of real-world weathering results.

Extreme Conditions

Proven Performance

The 3M Difference

3M Products are Designed with our Printing Partners in Mind.

The following is a summary of our warranties that may be available for the products you are using: The 3M™ MCS™ Warranty protects the whole graphic and each individual graphic component for a stated period of time when made with all 3M manufactured or 3M recommended graphic components. For details, refer to the 3M Product Bulletin for the base film or flexible substrate you are using. The warranty covers manufacturing defects, premature failure, excessive dimensional change and loss of adhesion. See the 3M Commercial Graphics Warranty brochure on our Website for additional information. Color profiles are provided on our Website as a service to our customers.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information in this brochure. 3M, however, assumes no liability as a result of any errors or inaccuracies that may exist. For the most current information, please visit www.3Mgraphics.com or call 1-800328-3908. 3M, MCS, Panagraphics and Scotchcal are trademarks of 3M. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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