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MacDermid Autotype is a world-leading industrial manufacturer of coated films and blended liquids for use in the printing, automotive and electronics industries. GAT Technologies can supply your business with the products you need. Discuss your requirements with our team today and we’ll connect you with the products that best fit your requirements. Call now for a consultation.
Autotex films heighten the performance of many critical and demanding applications, such as industrial functional
controls, membrane touch switches, durable labels and surface protection. These types of applications require the film
to be tough, durable with exceptional flexibility and cosmetic quality.
Autotex 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 sales@gat.com.au
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Autotex® AM is a unique hard coated antimicrobial film incorporating Microban® antimicrobial protection. The Microban® technology is incorporated into the Autotex® AM textured hard coat during the manufacturing process. This process ensures even distribution of the antimicrobial agent throughout the textured hard coat and the film surface.
When bacteria comes into contact with Autotex®AM with Microban®, the antimicrobial function disrupts the bacterial cell wall killing or inhibiting bacterial growth. The result is that the film surface of Autotex® AM provides dependable and constant protection against bacterial contamination. Autotex® AM is part of the Autotex® film range.
Autotex® DP is a high quality textured film, consisting of a polyester base coated with a flexible chemically bonded, UV-cured textured coating. The primer surface on Autotex® DP has been developed to be receptive to the Hewlett Packard Indigo digital printing presses.
Autotex is a high quality textured polyester film, consisting of a base polyester with a flexible, chemically bonded and UV-cured textured coating.
Autotex PC Fine is a high quality textured, hardcoated polycarbonate film designed for use in the computer touchpad market.
The product consists of a high quality polycarbonate film coated with a highly durable and chemically resistant textured hardcoat. The texture does not contain fillers, so has outstanding clarity and is totally consistent from batch to batch.
The Fine finish is the same MacDermid Autotype finish that has been used for many years in Touchpad applications, giving a high quality tactile feel to any computer interface, which combined with exceptional durability means that haptic quality is extended over time.
Autotex PC Fine is available in a number of gauges to work with evolving touchpad sensor designs.
Autotex PC Touchpad is a high quality textured, hardcoated polycarbonate film designed for use in the computer touchpad market.
The product consists of a high quality polycarbonate film coated with a highly durable and chemically resistant textured hardcoat. The texture does not contain fillers, so has outstanding clarity and is totally consistent from batch to batch.
The specially developed finish is designed for outstanding finger glide, giving a high quality tactile feel to any computer interface, which, combined with exceptional durability, means that the haptic qualities of the touchpad are extended over time.
Autotex PC Touchpad is available in a number of gauges to work with evolving touchpad sensor designs.
The Autotex® range of high quality textured polyester films consist of a base polyester with a flexible, chemically bonded and UV-cured textured coating. With its unique chemistry, Autotex® Softouch brings greater creative possibilities for MTS manufacturers and designers. Its distinctive soft to-the-touch silky texture is incredibly tactile yet robust and still delivers exceptional resistance to a wide range of chemicals, solvents, surface wear, and abrasion. The new flat matt texture of Autotex® Softouch when printed with Windotex™ provides exceptionally high quality glass like window display areas, whilst the surface chemistry minimises dust contamination compared to some other soft touch finishes. Autotex® Softouch can be supplied in roll or sheet format.
Autotex® DP Fine, Autotex® DP F150
Autotex® Softouch ST150L, ST200L for solvent graphic inks
Autotex® Softouch has an ink adhesion primer on the second surface.
The primer confers excellent adhesion to a wide range of solvent based graphic inks.
If printing very dark colours in blocks please be aware that the flat matt finish on Autotex® Softouch can soften the finished colour.
For a list of the recommended inks please refer to the Autotex® Printing Recommendations data sheet.
A protective laminate is applied to the ink primer surface and should be removed before printing.
Autotex® Softouch is suitable for parts that require embossing or have a shallow formed design.
Please refer to the Autotex® Embossing Recommendations Data Sheet.
Autotex® Softouch offers a unique textured surface which is compatible with Windotex™ windowing lacquers.
Please refer to Windotex™ Processing & Safety Recommendations Data Sheet.
Please note for Autotex® Softouch window printing must occur within 24 hours of the film being exposed to the atmosphere.
In common with most other plastics, Autotex® Softouch has limited long term resistance to UV light and therefore is not recommended for long term use outdoors.
Autotex® Steel is a high quality textured film, consisting of a polyester base coated with a flexible chemically bonded, UV-cured textured coating.(Available in the Steel finish)
The introduction of Autotex® Steel allows screen printers to produce a range of products that re-create the effect of stainless steel, but with all the benefits you have come to expect with Autotex® films. These include high abrasion, solvent and chemical resistance, a film flexible enough to be embossed and withstand >5 million actuations. Autotex® Steel is also receptive to a wide range of graphic and windowing inks allowing creative designers the opportunity to produce unique graphics and designs.
Autotex® Steel, Autotex S150, S200 for solvent graphic inks, Autotex® S157, S207 for UV graphic inks
Autotex® Steel has an ink adhesion primer on the second surface.
This primer confers excellent adhesion to a wide range of graphic inks.
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.
Autotex® Steel has limited long term resistance to UV light and therefore is not recommended for long term use outdoors.
In order to overcome this issue, MacDermid Autotype has specially developed Autotex® XE, a UV resistant version of Autotex®.
Autotex is the world’s leading range of hardcoated polyester films designed for technically demanding applications, such as membrane touch switch overlays, touchpads and fascias.
Autotex Touch is a new generation finish maintaining all the superb Autotex performance characteristics, proven over 30 years. Developed to support the increased integration of touch pads into switching devices, Autotex Touch builds on the strengths of Autotex, to deliver a unique tactile, silky smooth and easy glide finish coupled with an anti-fingerprint surface.
Autotex® XE is a polyester film, with specially constructed hard coat and primer layers. Unlike conventional films however, that can delaminate, become brittle or flake under extreme conditions; the various layers in Autotex® XE are formulated to resist ultraviolet light, moisture and wide variations in temperature. Conventional films without the special MacDermid Autotype UV resistance go brittle and yellow very quickly when subjected to UV light.
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.
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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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