User Guide

ACETATE
Acetate Clear
Matte Clear
White
2.0
1.5, 2.0
2.0
–20° to 140° F Flexographic Poor Poor Poor Poor Rigid film, tears
easily, works well
for security seals.
Facestock Colors Mil Thickness
Service
Temperature Printability Conformability
Chemical
Resistance
Moisture
Resistance
Outdoor
Durability Features
POLYIMIDE
Kapton
®
Matte White
(DMI or TT)
3.0 –40° to 500° F Dot Matrix,
Offset,
Thermal Transfer
Good Excellent Excellent Excellent
Facestock Colors Mil Thickness
Service
Temperature Printability Conformability
Chemical
Resistance
Moisture
Resistance
Outdoor
Durability
SPECIALTY FACESTOCK SELECTION
Ultra-high temperature
performance. Easy readability
of variable information and
bar codes.
Features
POLYCARBONATE
Lexan
®
Velvet Clear 3.0, 5.0, 7.0 –40° to 250° F N/A Fair Good Excellent Good
Facestock Colors Mil Thickness
Service
Temperature Printability Conformability
Chemical
Resistance
Moisture
Resistance
Outdoor
Durability
Used to achieve the attractive
appearance of subsurface
screen printed polycarbonate.
Features
TEDLAR
®
Tedlar
®
Clear 1.0, 2.0 –40° to 225° F Flexographic Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Facestock Colors Mil Thickness
Service
Temperature Printability Conformability
Chemical
Resistance
Moisture
Resistance
Outdoor
Durability
Excellent UV resistance,
contains no plasticizers,
excellent hydrolytic stability,
high dielectric strength and
constancy.
Features
IF THE LABEL
STICKS...
VALUE
Yupo is a registered trademark of Yupo Corporation.
Label-Lyte is a registered trademark of ExxonMobil Corporation.
Kapton is a registered trademark of E.I. DuPont Company.
Lexan is a registered trademark of General Electric Company.
Tedlar is a registered trademark of E.I. DuPont Company.
Note: The charts above are a general guide. Facestocks and adhesives should be tested with actual components
to ensure acceptable performance. This technical information and data should be considered representative or
typical only and should not be used for specification purposes.