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3M Commercial Graphics
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
3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 2700UV
2700UV
UV-cured, weather-resistant, ex Durst 160R and 351R printers.
3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 2800UV
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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