About hoardings / signage:

• Hoardings / Signage’s are made of a translucent flexible textile substrate called flexible-face sign fabric.
• Flexible-face sign fabric, also known as flex was manufactured as a substitute to rigid-faced substrates like acrylic, plastic and polycarbonates.
• Besides hoardings, this material has applications in
• Light boxes,
• Exhibits,
• Trade show displays and
• Majority of other static out of home (ooh) advertising.
• Flex is preferred over its rigid counterparts since the material offers flexibility in taking on graphics.
• It is good to screen printing, inkjet printing or painting.
• It is possible to produce large seamless signage’s using flex. Since this material is designed to withstand winds of speed 110 to 140 miles per hour, it is ideal for huge billboards on the expressways and national highways.
• Moreover, it can be easily transported because of its light weight and ease of handling.

Product characteristics

• Flex is made of a PVC coated polyester warp knitted fabric.
• The fabric is made from high tenacity polyester filament yarn of denier ranging from 250 to 500.
• This fabric is coated with PVC and surface treated with lacquer.
• The material has the following properties:
• Light transmission
• Printability
• Ultra Violet resistance
• Heat Seal ability
• Mildew resistance
• Anti wicking
• Flex is obtainable in several ranges depending on its end use. The flex used for front-lit hoardings is exists in GSM varies between 280 and 370 and that for back-lit hoardings is available in GSM varies from 450 to 650.

Technology used :

• Weaving – for producing fabrics .
• The process of manufacturing flex involves coating the base fabric with PVC emulsion by either dip or knife roll method followed by drying and curing.
• The chemicals applied to the fabric are dried & cured by means of heat. And this is done by passing the fabric through an oven with continuous circulation of hot air.