Mounting & Laminating Products
Foam Core:
A double sided board used for mounting, this board provides a rigid but light weight mount with a lightweight foam interior. It is suitable for permanent indoor hanging displays.
Foam Core is available in black and white, 5mm and 10mm. We recommend a 5mm thickness for prints up to A2 size, and 10mm for prints larger than A2 size.
Thickness: 5mm, 10mm
Colours: Black, White
Max Width: 1200mm
Max Length: 2400mm
Art Board:
Similar to Foam Core, Art Board has a thicker and more robust solid polystyrene interior. Art Board is usually finished with a solid polyurethane edging and can give your print a professional looking finish without the need to frame.
Art Board is relatively lightweight, rigid and durable and is suited to permanent and semi-permanent indoor hanging displays.
Thickness: 20mm
Colours: Various
Max Width: 1200mm
Max Length: 2400mm
Forex:
A solid recycled plastic substrate, forex is generally heavier and less rigid than Foam Core, Gator Board & Artmount products. It is very durable and can be mounted and laminated to be made waterproof, making it suited to outdoor displays.
Available in thicknesses from 1mm to 5mm, the corners and edges are less prone to damage than othevr products.
Thickness: 1mm - 5mm
Colours: Black, White
Max Width: 1200mm
Max Length: 3000mm
Gatorboard:
Gator Board is comparable to Foam Core, though it features increased durability and moisture resistance due to its Luxell resin Impregnated wood fibre veneers.
Gator Board is lightweight, rigid, and suitable for permanent and semi-permanent indoor hanging displays.
Thickness: 5mm
Colours: Brown
Max Width: 1200mm
Max Length: 2400mm
Screen Board:
A 2mm thick card which is coated on both sides, Screen Board can also be laminated to increase its durability and for extra protection.
Screen Board is suitable for counter stands, show cards and other small indoor displays.
Thickness: 2mm
Colours: White, Brown
Max Width: 1000mm
Max Length: 1000mm
Pressure Laminate:
Pressure laminate, also known as cold laminate, can be applied to either a single or both surfaces.
It is available in gloss or matt and a range of finishes - HiGloss, Satin, Sandtex. Hi-Gloss has a particularly high gloss finish, whilst satin reduces reflections and glare due to its softened finish. Sandex has a sand-like surface texture and is thicker which makes it suitable for applications such as floor graphics.
Pressure laminates in all finishes are suitable for a wider range of print surfaces than thermal laminate, especially with wet ink prints.
Media |
Thicknesses (micron) |
Max Width |
Application |
| Thermal, gloss | 80, 125,150 | 1000mm & 1500mm | Both sides |
| matte | 80,105 | 1000mm & 1500mm | Both sides |
| Pressure, gloss | 80 |
1500mm | Single side |
| matte | 70 | 1500mm | Single side |
| hi-gloss | 70 | 1500mm |
Single side |
| satin | 50 | 1500mm | Single side |
| sandtex | 125 | 1300mm | Single side |