{"id":2247,"date":"2017-04-11T12:33:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T12:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graphicdisplayusa.com\/blog\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2017-04-11T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T12:34:30","slug":"arizona-print-specialists-choose-dibond-aluminum-composite-for-substrate-of-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3acompositesusa.com\/blog\/arizona-print-specialists-choose-dibond-aluminum-composite-for-substrate-of-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Print Specialists Choose Dibond Aluminum Composite For Substrate Of Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ArtisanFor a print shop with 19 years of color accuracy – consistency is everything, according to Mike Goldner, an account manager at Artisan Colour<\/a>, a digital commercial printer, located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Artisan Colour uses Dibond aluminum composite material for anything from retail point-of-purchase signage, to die cut letters and logos for corporate offices, to fine art prints. They also use a variety of other Graphic Display materials including Sintra Board and Gatorfoam. They are the experts in digital printing, so when it comes to recommending product, they recommend 3A Composites USA products for their consistency, durability, and ease of fabrication.
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\n\"Artisan\u201cThis is our \u201cgo to\u201d brand for 90% of our brushed direct-to-board prints. Our product team loves the consistency of the boards, both in texture, surface uniformity and ink adhesion. We print UV cured ink with our OCE 480 XT flatbed printer and the results of the ink and brushed surface adds amazing depth to fine art prints – with the right image, it\u2019s almost 3D. While there are other generic aluminum composite boards available, we feel that this surface delivers the best result for modern abstract prints,\u201d Goldner explains about 3A Composites USA Graphic Display\u2019s Dibond material.
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\n\"ArtisanGoldner works directly with clients and offers his expert advice on what substrates are best to use. Dibond is an extremely popular product for fine arts clients as well as commercial print applications. When printing for a fine art client, the print on brushed aluminum will take on a life of its own.
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\n\"ArtisanGoldner and his team primarily use Dibond for UV cured direct printing. In some instances, they use Dibond as a mounting board for archival rated photographs. When cutting the material, they use their Z\u00dcND router table where they \u201cscore\u201d and fold the sides to create complex three-dimensional shapes. Goldner reinforces, \u201cThe sign makers [at Artisan Colour] really like cutting the material because of its precision.\u201d
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\nWe discovered the advanced color work of Artisan HD before through a Scottsdale artist printing on Dibond where extensive steps were taken to get the color just right for an outdoor application. Another reason the material is so well-liked Goldner says, \u201cThe fact that it\u2019s so durable outdoors, even here in the Arizona sun, has allowed us to print on it for some of our customers \u2018outdoor art\u2019 lines.\u201d
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\nThere is hardly ever a day that goes by that Goldner and his team are not using Dibond. His team will go through over 40 sheets of the brushed aluminum Dibond boards and ten of the white boards a month, \u201cWe will continue to use it for many years to come.\u201d
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