vinyl with stiff backing?

[nfalbert 0]

I would like to know if anyone makes a film (vinyl or other)

supplied as a sheet which is backed by some stiff paper of cardboard,

the backing having the adhesive.

 

I need to apply very thin donut like shapes shapes to my product

as shown at  http://nfatechnology.com/MoreFeatures.html.

 

The donut-like design, as shown on my website is approximately 4in dameter

with a width of 1/8in.

 

The one shown in the photo was cut with an X-acto knife

and very carefully applied which is is not practical for production.

 

I have a CraftRobo / Grafphtec cc200-20 which does a nice job a some

adhesive backed materials, but the finished "part" would be difficult to handle

when trying to apply the decoration to my product especially since it has to fit into

a recess of the same shape molded into the product.

 

That is why I would like to find a material with some backing

that my machine might be able to cut with its deeper cut setting.

 

 

Thanks

 

 

Neil Albert

 

 

[slice&dice 2,451]

Sounds like you need a die-stamping machine.

[nfalbert 0]

Thanks for your reply Slice&Dice.

 

You obviously understand what I'm talking about

and a manufacturer has had a unit of mine

with the possibility of doing just that.

 

However, I 'm not sure that subscontracting these labels

would be cost effective for me so I'm going to try myself with 2.5-3mil

Oracal and see if I can apply these myself. I just ordered

a small amount of black Oracal 651 and also 631.

 

 

The materials I've tried so far are only about 1 mil

so I'm going to give the 3 mil stuff to see if it's feasible

 

 

Neil

[jaybyrd 3,770]

If you use the oracal and use a clear application tape it will dramatically increase the rigidity so you can apply easier.

[nfalbert 0]

Thanks so much, Jaybird. I'll give that a try.

 

Neil