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According to Jim Tatum, vice president of Drytac’s liquid coating division, the feature has received much interest. “We’ve made several other upgrades to the VersaCoater UV Coater line recently, but the reduced power consumption has received the most attention.” Tatum added, "When economic times are difficult, everyone is trying to get a competitive edge and reducing cost while increasing speed is one reason why people will still make this type of investment".

With the new power option shop owners will be able to reduce electrical costs while still producing the same quality coated projects.

About Drytac

Drytac® is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of mounting, laminating, framing and finishing materials and equipment, including its new line of UV curable and aqueous liquid laminators and coatings. Its display division also offers an extensive range of banner stands and portable displays. For more information or request a sample, visit www.drytac.com .

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With the publication of its new price list that was mailed out to customers in the United States this September, Drytac® is marking the products that are environmentally friendly with its Green Umbrella logo. “I think most companies want to do what they can to minimize their footprint and be more green.” says Drytac® President Marc Oosterhuis, “This is one thing that we can do to help people make better choices.”

Some of the products that fall under Drytac®’s Green Umbrella include:•Panda Stand™ Bamboo Banner Stands are two models of banner stands and a portable literature holder which are constructed primarily of plantation-farmed bamboo, a fast-growing, renewable resource.•PolystyGreen™ UV-, a biodegradable print media for UV inkjet printers•Interlam EcoMatt and Eco Gloss-biodegradable overlaminate films with aqueous adhesive.•BioFab™, a curl-free, PVC-free alternative to standard banner fabrics with a finish that does not require lamination •MHA™ Heatset Mounting Adhesive, a carrier-free, one-pass mounting/laminating that has no plastic carrier component to go into landfills.

To learn more about the products that fall under Drytac®’s Green Umbrella, visit the company’s website at www.drytac.com or call 800-280-6013 to contact your local sales representative.

FSC is an independent, non-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.  It certifies products based on responsible manufacturing and distribution practices.

EarthSmart^TM Premium Bond is a bright white, 9.2 mil thick, matt coated bond paper for aqueous inkjet printers with width options of 36”, 42” 50” and 60”. It is ideal for poster prints and mounted graphics.

Paired with eco-friendly film laminate lines like Drytac Interlam Bio and Interlam Eco laminates and a mount board like ReBoard or Xanita, EarthSmart^TM Premium bond can complete a completely eco-friendly project. 

About Drytac®

Drytac® is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of graphics finishing materials and equipment, including UV curable and aqueous liquid laminators and liquid coatings. It recently launched the EarthSmart™ brand to help customers identify its eco-friendly products.  For more information about EarthSmart™ Premium Bond or to request a print sample, visit www.drytac.com .

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Made of low-density polyethylene (LDPE), EarthSmart™ Eclipse can be recycled in commercial plastics recycling programs to become raw material for products like trash bags and landscape fabric.  It is also certified by ASTM International (ASTM) to biodegrade in most landfills.

EarthSmart™ Eclipse is a bright white 15 mil, curl-free banner material.  It is available in 54-inch, 63-inch and 72-inch wide rolls. 

Using the EarthSmart™ Eclipse banner material with Drytac’s Panda Stand™ can provides a complete eco friendly display solution for the end user.

About Drytac®
Drytac® is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of graphics finishing materials and equipment, including UV curable and aqueous liquid laminators and liquid coatings. It recently launched the EarthSmart™ brand to help customers identify its eco-friendly products.  For more information about EarthSmart™ Eclipse or to request a print sample, visit www.drytac.com/ .

Capable of coating printed documents and photos up to 13 inches (304mm) wide, the DocuMate Plus is compatible with photographic, litho and digitally printed output up to 120 pound cover weight. 

Its design features 3 supply tanks and pumps. This allows the user to changeover coatings quickly, cleanly and efficiently.

For more details about the VersaCoater DocuMate Plus, call Drytac at 1-800-280-6013 to contact your local sales representative.  Drytac will also have the DocuMate Plus at the Print 09 show in Chicago at booth # 5240.

About Drytac
Drytac is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of mounting, laminating, framing and finishing materials and equipment, including its new line of UV curable and aqueous liquid laminators and coatings. Its display division also offers an extensive range of banner stands and portable displays. For more information, visit www.drytac.com.

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With a 20” (508mm) width and footprint of just 18 square feet (1.67 square meters), the VersaCoater™ PressMate is an ideal choice for advertising agencies, digital print houses, web presses, commercial print houses, packaging houses, in-plant operations or print/copy shops.

The coater has been designed with today’s economy in mind, offering one of the smallest footprints and the lowest cost of ownership benefits of any UV coater on the market today.

For more details about the VersaCoater™ PressMate, call Drytac at 1-800-280-6013 to contact your local sales representative.

The DES-4 Edge Finishing System utilizes precise pressure and cutting mechanisms, along with Drytac’s proprietary Edge Secure™ adhesive, to apply PVC and ABS edging on boards like Gatorfoam®, Sintra® /Forex, Kappaboard, Re-Board and Ecoboard®.

Compatible with boards ranging in thicknesses from 3/16” (5mm) to 1 ¾” (45mm), the system reduces the need to inventory multiple boards with different foam core types or face material colors and allows the increased use of environmentally friendly recycled boards.

Edging can be applied to blank boards as well boards direct-printed on flatbed printers and boards with images already mounted and laminated. According to Drytac, the edge finishing tape will be available in a variety of colors, including red, blue, black and chrome.

Click here for a video demonstration of our new Edge Finishing System which will also be showcased at the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) on October 7-9, 2009, held in New Orleans, LA, booth # 1073.

Tischer brings over 11 years of liquid lamination experience to the position. Prior to Drytac, he was with Neschen Accutech as their Liquid Coating Technical Supervisor and Liquid Coatings Sales Specialist at Neschen Americas. Tischer has also provided technical training for organizations such as SGIA and DPI and participated in numerous trade shows worldwide.

Tischer will work closely with Nate Goodman and James “Jim” Tatum which will enable Marc to hit the ground running. To meet Marc Tischer please visit our booth at ISA # 5758 in Las Vegas or Fespa in Amsterdam.

Marc can be contacted directly at marctischer@drytac.com.

The key is the proprietary Edge Secure ™ glue used to adhere the edging as well as many unique design features on the DES-4 such as high speed cameras that monitor the board. Profitable: “The Edge finishing system allows us to stock fewer types of boards, no need to stock boards with varying foam core colors or face liners, since they the will be covered by the edging".

While Keith Fabry declined to discuss specific product pricing, according to Drytac’s website, The Drytac edge tape (Black, white, gold, red, wood, etc.) with glue cost between 15 and 20 cents a linear foot and is recommended retail is $1.50-$2.00 a foot. The machine itself is listed just under $30k. Environmentally friendly: Since the edge of boards finished with the DES-4 all look similar you can increase the usage of recycled and/or biodegradable boards.

To see the DES4 in action visit our training page and click on the video clip.

The new finishes include a natural maple wood veneer and a kraft paper finish.The natural maple finish wood veneer is both compostable and recyclable and can be stained, painted or coated with a clear acrylic finish.The kraft paper finish is made of two layers of paper thermally fused together to give it the rigidity needed to apply it to a variety of display boards.

This edging can also be painted with low VOC paint if desired.“With the growing use of eco-friendly boards like Re-Board by Design Force, there was a lot of requests for edging materials that do not take away from the eco-friendliness and natural look of these types of display boards,” says Jerry Hill, Drytac’s vice president of sales and marketing.

The wood veneer and kraft paper edging materials complement a line of Drytac edge materials for the DES-4 that are stocked in a wide variety of colors and in widths ranging from 3/8-inch to 1 ¾-inches.

The DES-4 Edge Finishing System utilizes precise pressure and cutting mechanisms, along with Drytac’s proprietary Edge Secure™ adhesive, to apply PVC and ABS edging on boards like Gatorfoam®, Sintra® /Forex, Kappaboard, Re-Board and Ecoboard®.

Compatible with boards ranging in thicknesses from 3/16” (5mm) to 1 ¾” (45mm), the system decreases the need to inventory multiple boards with different foam core types or face material colors and allows the increased use of environmentally friendly recycled boards.

Edging can be applied to blank boards as well boards direct-printed on flatbed printers and boards with images already mounted and laminated. According to Drytac, the edge finishing tape will be available in a variety of colors, including red, blue, black and chrome.

Drytac plans to demonstrate the DES-4 at the at the International Sign Association (ISA) show to be held April 16-18 also in Las Vegas, NV, booth # 5758.

“The thought behind this promotion is that we have many customers interested in our liquid UV coaters, laminators, and other equipment but are hesitant to commit because they are afraid they may have slow months in which they may have difficulty making payments”, says Drytac’s Spokesperson. “This lease gives them the ability to forecast and skip up to two payments in a row and a total of five.”

According to the company, the new leasing program also gives the customers time to build up business for any new equipment they purchase from Drytac.

Rates for the program will vary depending on lease term, and other qualifications. The customer will have the option to buy out their lease at the end of the term for only one dollar.

The lease program is scheduled to run from now till March 31, 2009 and is administered through a third party and not everyone will qualify.

For details on this special lease please contact:
Jason DurginRelationship ManagerGreystone Equipment Financean Affiliate of Greystone Bank                  Phone: (978) 835-3983  Fax: (978) 923-8644

“When laminating large UV print jobs, our customers are faced with very tight deadlines and the 60 and 80-inch XL’s are currently the only wide format UV coater on the market that can handle this”, says Drytac President, Marc Oosterhuis. “The material goes straight from the client’s printer to the liquid laminator and in no time they’re able to get the whole job printed, coated and delivered to the customer.”The roll to roll option was first introduced at the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) tradeshow held in October.

According to Jim Tatum, vice president of Drytac’s liquid coating division, the feature has received much interest. “We’ve made several other upgrades to the VersaCoater line recently, but the roll-to-roll feature has received the most attention.” "When economic times are difficult, everyone is trying to get a competitive edge and reducing cost while increasing speed is one reason why people will still make this type of investment".

For more details about the VersaCoater™ XL roll-to-roll feature, visit the Drytac website at www.drytac.com/versacoaterxl.asp or call Drytac at 1-800-280-6013 to contact your local sales representative.

The Panda Literature Stand is constructed of up to 95% bamboo, a fast-growing, renewable resource. A single sided literature stand with eight canvas pockets, The Panda Literature Stand quickly collapses and fits into its own canvas traveling bag.

With a light weight construction of bamboo, it weighs less then eight pounds. Stands 53 inches from the ground and is 20 inches wide. The bamboo stand’s pockets create an organized look without loosing visual appeal of the inserted material.

For more details about the Panda Literature Stand, call Drytac at 1-800-280-6013 to contact your local sales representative.

With a 2 foot by 2 foot (60 square centimeters) footprint, the DocuMate is one of thesmallest UV coaters on the market today, making it ideal for smaller print shops wherespace is at a premium.Capable of coating printed documents and photos up to 12 inches (304mm) wide, theDocuMate is compatible with photographic, litho and digitally printed output.

Its design features a removable supply canister and an enclosed, self cleaning paper pathto help ensure ease of use, even for inexperienced operators.

For more details about the VersaCoater™ DocuMate, call Drytac at 1-800-280-6013 to contact your local sales representative.