Gerber helps printer customers optimise their kit
To help owners of Solara ion and Gerber CAT UV printers determine which materials will result in optimal results for various applications Gerber has launched a new applications, materials and substrates web portal at www.gspinc.com/applications.
Gerber’s materials qualification process has tested more than 170 materials for Edge printer users during the last 15 years. It employs a series of tests in an environmental chamber and laboratory to simulate weather conditions and UV light, as well as testing materials with 45 chemicals such as gasoline, poisons and other substances.
The Gerber website does not rate materials, but provides raw results in the form of data sheets that report results on material profiling, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, outdoor durability and adhesion resistance. Gerber’s portal contains the results of testing on the most popular industry brands, and the intention is for it to be updated on a regular basis. In addition, the website provides application notes to educate customers in how to use materials for the best results.
Jack Codron from Fastsigns, Orlando, said: “I have spent numerous amounts of time and money testing material and this website eliminates that for me, so I can spend more time producing quality jobs that I know are going to stand up to the elements, time and make me money.”