Seeking Tyvek type paper -

[itsaprintshop]

job calls for laminating 40,000 sheets of paper - I mentioned we should it on tyvek - now I'm tasked with researching this idea.

Using 60# text then laminating.

Does tyvek come in 80# cover?


I'm open to ideas - but this one got me into trouble!

 

[richsweeney]

Perhaps a differnt type of printing, like silk screen or die sub, that may not require it to be laminated.

 

[Jeff Jacques]

Can you just skip the laminating as Rick said and print directly on something like Yupo?

 

[richsweeney]

The ink stay on both tyvek and yupo is about the same. Tyvek can be sewn.

 

[itsaprintshop]

Yupo - Never heard of it... sounds like its exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks so much!

 

[Jeff Jacques]

I think the adhesion if that is what Rick is referring to might be a little better on Yupo. I don't want to come across as a shill for them but my experience tells me that Yupo might help a bit. Rick, is the not being able to stitch Yupo because it have no directional structure built in?

 

[D Ink Man]

Hop Syn is a possibility. Synthetic Paper & Hop-Syn Synthetic Paper

 

[Jeff Jacques]

One of the big things with synthetic paper is that because it is non-porous will it effectively allow ink to transfer? Because there is no pore structure to get the fountain solution that surrounds the ink out of the way so it can effectively transfer, the material at least needs to have a decent dyne level and good wettability. I don't propose to know about any current batches of HopSyn, but some of what I tested was a bit problematic. I don't recall ever seeing that issue with Teslin, Tyvek or Yupo.

 

[D Ink Man]

Thanx Jeff,
How about Polyethylene terephthalate.
Check your local substrate provider, dealer. D