Pole pocket, hem, eyelet, PVC welt, banner, mesh: the trade vocabulary explained simply, so you can choose the right finishes before ordering.
Pole pockets: The pole pocket is an open sleeve with the diameter of your choice, allowing a cable or a rigid bar to pass through, in aluminum, in...
Read moreHems: This is a fold of your material back on itself, which makes your banner much more resistant to tearing. This...
Read moreEyelets: The most common finish because, in most cases, you need to secure your banner with cables, bungee cords, zip ties...
Read morePVC banner A PVC banner is a banner made from polyvinyl chloride, that is, a thermoplastic polymer of...
Read moreThe keder cord is sewn or welded around the edges of your printed visual. It is very useful for tensioning your material (canvas, banner...
Read moreThe bungee tie with hook is used to install banners fitted with eyelets. The bungee tie with hook, which some also call...
Read moreThe classic banner is a PVC banner. It is the most widely used banner for making outdoor advertising banners, but...
Read morePerforated PVC banner widely used to produce very large-format advertising canvases or for the protection of...
Read moreA company's or store's signage system is essential for locating, informing, signaling, directing and guiding the...
Read moreThe print proof is the final step before printing: a proof of your artwork, laid out at the ordered dimensions, which we...
Read moreBetween the file you send us and the banner hanging on your facade, four steps take place. Knowing them helps you order...
Read moreUV curing, seen from inside the machine. The lamps follow the print head and cure the ink within a second, with no...
Read moreThe UV lamps of our flatbed printer, running. They travel with the print carriage: the ink is locked in the very...
Read moreOn a banner, not everything is stressed the same way. The center endures almost nothing. The edges do: that's where the fixings go...
Read moreOnce the graphic is printed, it has to be cut. Two approaches exist. Square cutting: the machine cuts straight, at the edge of the file, and...
Read moreChalkboard lamination is a matte black laminate applied to your printed panel. It behaves like a real chalkboard ...
Read moreLamination is a clear film pressed onto the print. At Pixelprint, it is applied cold: no heat, so no...
Read moreVelleda lamination is a special dry-erase lamination. A film is applied over the print. Its surface accepts...
Read morePrinting inks are translucent. On a white substrate, light passes through the ink, bounces off the white and returns to the eye...
Read moreWeighting is a tube slid into the bottom pole pocket of your visual. Its weight pulls the fabric or banner downward and stretches it...
Read moreThe shipping core is a rigid cardboard tube. When your order ships, your flexible print (adhesive, poster, lightweight banner) is rolled...
Read moreWalk-on laminate, also called floor wrap, is a thick, non-slip lamination certified for foot traffic. It is applied over a printed adhesive...
Read moreA dowel is a simple round wooden rod. Ours is 12 mm in diameter. Slipped into the top and bottom pole pockets of a...
Read moreVelcro is a hook-and-loop strip, welded or sewn onto the back of a banner or fabric. It is made up of two sides: a side with...
Read moreA standoff is a small cylindrical stainless steel part. It screws into the wall and holds the panel away from the surface: an offset...
Read moreDouble-sided printing means printing both sides of the same material. On our banners, the front side alone is included in the price. Double-sided printing is...
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