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Substrate
Fine(Tight)
Medium
Solid(Easy)
Graphics
 
 
  
Book cloth
300/1
300/1, YED
800m
Dry stock
300/1
300/1, YED
800m
Foil board
300/1
300/1, YED
800m
Foil on Foil
 300/1
300/1 
800m 
Flock Board
 300/1
300/1, YED
800m 
Over varnishable
300/1 
300/1
800m
Opp Lamination
 300/1 
 300/1, YED
800m
Paper/board-uncoated
300/1
300/1, YED
800m
Paper/board-coated
300/1
300/1, YED
800m
 PVC-flexible
 300/1
300/1, YEA
800m
PVC-Label stock
300/1
300/1, YEA
800m
 PVC-Transparent
 300/1
300/1, YED, YEA 
 800m
 Simulator 
300/1
300/1, YED
800m
 UV inks/Varishes
 300/1
300/1, YED
800m
 Varnish-water based
 300/1
300/1, YED
800m
Vinyl
300/1 
300/1, YEA 
800m 
Wood-Coated
 300/1
300/1, YED 
800M 
Wood-Uncoated
 300/1
300/1, YED 
 800M
 Plastics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ABS
300/1, GEA
YED/YEA
800ms
Acetate
      
Acetyl
 
 
 
Acrylic
 
 
 
LDPE
 
 
 
 HDPE
  
 
 
Nylon
      
PET
      
PMMA
      
Polyamide
  
 
 
Polypropylene
      
 Polystyrene
 
    
 Polyethylene
 
 
 
 Polyurethane
 
 
 
 Polycarbonate
 
 
 
Polyester
      
PVC
      
Rigid PVC
 
  
 
Rubber
      
SAN
 
 
 
Urea Formaldehyde
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fabrics
 
 
 
Ribbon
 
  
 
Textiles
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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