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Autoflex

The Autoflex range can be used in a wide array of applications. From the outstanding clarity of the Autoflex PC gloss hardcoat polycarbonate film perfect for smart cards and nameplates, to the hard coated polyester film of Autoflex EB which is best suited to fascia panels and touch screens.
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MacDermid Autotype Industrial Film Systems

Autoflex EB

Datasheet

Autoflex® EB is a high quality, screen printable, hard coated polyester film, consisting of a base polyester and an embossable, texturable, chemically bonded UV-cured hard surface coating. Autoflex also comes with a choice of either a gloss polyester film or an Antiglare polyester film to give you additional control over the look of your final applications.

Features

  • Option of finishes; Gloss PET and Antiglare PET.
  • Compatible with solvent & UV curing screen inks and many UV curing ink jet printers.
  • Embossing capabilities for membrane touch switch applications.
  • Compatible with Fototex™ enabling selective texturing to be incorporated on parts.

Benefits

  • Extensive flex life of >5 million actuations.
  • Extremely durable and resistant to scratching, scuffing, chemicals and solvents.
  • Excellent colour clarity when printed.
  • Gloss or Antiglare finishes that are absolutely consistent across the film surface.

Applications

  • Electro Luminescence Lamps
  • Fascia Panels and Overlays
  • Medical Applications
  • Membrane Touch Switches
  • Product Labels and Nameplates
  • Touchscreens/ITO Sputtering

Product Range

Autoflex EB Gloss

  • Autoflex® EBG130L, EBG180L, EBG250L
    For solvent graphic inks
  • Autoflex® EBG137L, EBG187L
    For UV graphic inks

Autoflex EB Antiglare

  • Autoflex® EBA130L, EBA180L, EBA250L
    For UV graphic inks
  • Autoflex® EBA137L, EBA187L
    For UV graphic inks

  • Primer
    Autoflex® EB has an ink adhesion primer on the second surface. There are two primer options, one for solvent inks, the other for UV inks. These primers provide excellent adhesion to a wide range of graphic inks. For information on which primer is suitable for digital printing please contact – salessupport@macdermidautotype.com.

    Please note that some of the electrical and mechanical properties of the 7 series films differ from the standard product.

  • Laminate:
    Polyester films with high gloss surfaces are prone to blocking when stored with the film surfaces touching each other. Blocking is the term given when two surfaces adhere or merge into each other and when separated leave un-removable marks on the film. For this reason MacDermid Autotype supply the Autoflex® film range with a protective laminate and recommend that the laminate remains in place until the first print pass.

  • Textures:
    Autoflex® EB can be screen printed with Fototex™ to obtain selective textures (see Fototex™ product data sheet).
  • Windowing:
    Autotex® Steel can be screen printed with Windotex™ to obtain a clear window.
    For optimum printing recommendations please refer to the specific Autotex® Steel section on the Windotex™ product data sheet.
  • Outdoor Use:
    In common with most other plastics, Autoflex® EB has limited long term resistance to UV light and therefore is not recommended for long term use outdoors. MacDermid Autotype has developed a textured, UV resistant film, which can be used outside. Please see Autotex« XE Product Data Sheet.

    No outdoor version of Autoflex® EB is available.

Autoflex PC

Datasheet

Autoflex® PC hard coated polycarbonate film consists of a high quality base polycarbonate and a texturable, chemically bonded UV-cured hard surface coating. Autoflex® PC offers a combination of outstanding clarity, low haze and yellowness levels and a level of scratch resistance you have come to expect from the Autoflex® range of hard coat polycarbonate films.

Features

  • Option of finishes; Gloss and Antiglare.
  • Compatible with a wide range of graphic inks.
  • Available in 180, 250, 330, 380, 480 micron gauges.
  • Compatible with Fototex™ enabling selective texturing to be incorporated on parts.

Benefits

  • Extremely durable and resistant to scratching, scuffing, chemicals and solvents.
  • Outstanding clarity, low haze and low yellowness.
  • Gloss or Antiglare finishes that are absolutely consistent across the film surface.

Applications

  • Smart cards
  • Fascia Panels
  • Product Labels and Nameplates

Product Range

  • Autoflex® PC Gloss
  • Autoflex® PCG180L, PCG250L, PCG330L, PCG380L, PCG480L
  • Autoflex® PC Antiglare
  • Autoflex® PCA180L, PCA250L, PCA380L, PCA480L

  • Laminate:
    Polycarbonate films with high gloss surfaces are prone to blocking when stored with the film surfaces touching each other.

    Blocking is the term given when two surfaces adhere or merge into each other and when separated leave un-removable marks on the film.

    For this reason MacDermid Autotype supply the Autoflex® PC film range with a protective laminate and recommend that the laminate remains in place until the first print pass.

  • Textures:
    Autoflex® PC can be screen printed with Fototex™ to obtain selective textures (see Fototex™ product data sheet).

MacDermid Autotype Industrial Film Systems

MacDermid Alpha’s functional films protect and enhance the value of customer’s products and brands with highly durable hardcoated polymer films. These films form the critical visual and tactile 1st surface of the human-machine interface (HMI) in automotive, consumer, commercial, industrial & medical applications.

Customers leverage MacDermids expertise in smart surfaces (including in-mold decoration (IMD), in-mold electronics (IME), and membrane and capacitive touch controls) to enhance the aesthetics and functionality of their designs to optimise their production quality and yield.

Products

MacDermids proprietary manufacturing processes produce stable, high quality films with exceptional clarity and low haze that are highly resistant to everyday wear and chemical attack.

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