Sign Builder Essentials January 2012

An ideal choice for challenging vehicle wraps, ORAJET® Series 3751RA Wrapping Cast with Rapid Air® Technology features a low initial tack, repositionable adhesive, cast construction, and an advanced air release system for highly conformable performance over difficult curves, corrugations, and rivets. Series 3751RA is an 8-year, 2.25-mil film with a smooth surface producing vivid, life-like prints that can be removed with little or no adhesive residue for up to four years. Recommended for use with ORAGUARD® Series 290 laminating film.  

If you’re currently using traditional fabrication methods, such as welding, contact us for your free cost analysis that will show you how much money you’ll save by switching to LORD® Structural Adhesives.

LORD® Structural Adhesives are:

• Stronger than welds
• Don’t believe us? Watch this video
• Faster than welding
• UL approved
• Aesthetically appealing

Our customers stick with US!

To learn more, call 800/220-1966, visit www.chemical-concepts.com, or view a video.  

Don’t let the small size fool you. The ShopBot Desktop offers:   

• Engraving-level precision
• Power and rigidity to handle wood, foam, plastic, aluminum, and just about anything
• Signmaking add-ons such as plotter pen, drag knife and etching accessories
• ShopBot-compatible software
• Knowledgeable and friendly customer service

For more information, visit  www.shopbottools.com. 

AXYZ International recently launched the AXYZ Vision System (AVS) a powerful new option for its CNC routing machines. The AVS uses a camera and dedicated software to recognize registration marks along a substrate and adjust the router’s cutting path accordingly, to achieve exact alignment with printed shapes. This state of the art print-to-cut solution is compatible with all cutting tools, including oscillating, tangential, and drag knife systems. It enables the precise edge-finishing of a variety of materials, including vinyl, acrylic, foam, card, aluminum, and wood. For more information, visit www.axyz.com.

3M Commercial Graphics introduces a stunning new color/finish combination to its 3M™ Scotchprint® Wrap Film Series 1080 —- Brushed Black Metallic. The unique film color was selected in the recent Wrap Battle: 1080 contest conducted on Facebook.

With this new addition, 3M now has 34 head-turning cast films in carbon fiber, brushed metal, matte, and high gloss. Industry-leading features include:

• Slideable, repositionable & removable
• Air release channels allow for virtually bubble-free installations
• Use right out of the box —- no printing or overlaminate needed

For information and samples, visit 3mgraphics.com/1080.