Nice Threads: Agfa Graphics Expands Duratex Fabric Line at SGIA Expo

In one of its most comprehensive Duratex media introductions to date, Agfa Graphics North America expands its fabric line to meet the quality and value standards of today's discerning customers. Duratex fabrics offer woven and knit materials that provide rich, brilliant color reproduction. These sturdy yet lightweight, washable textiles are easy to handle and transport, are reusable and can be folded; all characteristics that are catching the attention of today's print buyers. "Soft signage and digitally printed fabrics are projected to grow at an estimated 20% per annum, making it one of the fastest growing wide format segments," states Larry Salomon, Vice President Wide Format, Agfa Graphics North America. "The success of our Duratex Polyfab and PolyFab Opaque fabric line begged the expansion, with seven new products for SGIA and possibly more before year end." Agfa Graphics is the largest supplier in North America of flexible and rigid substrates to the graphics communications industry. The new Duratex line includes: Duratex Stretch Fabric - A 100% polyester, heavyweight fabric with excellent color reproduction, good opacity and 2-way stretch for SEG framing systems, tradeshow booths, exhibit graphics, and backdrops. Duratex 280g Power Stretch Display Fabric - A heavyweight 4-way stretch fabric offering opacity and excellent color reproduction that easily stretches over tension displays fabricated for pillowcase-style graphics. Power Stretch is wrinkle resistant and works well for curved and irregular shaped aluminum frames, column wraps and pop-up booths. Duratex 180g Soft Knit - A 100% polyester lightweight fabric that is wrinkle and crease-resistant offering a very soft drape for SEG framing systems, table throws and general display applications. Duratex 300g Heavy Knit Display Fabric - A 100% polyester heavyweight fabric with moderate opacity and excellent color reproduction for SEG framing systems, tradeshow displays, table covers, and backdrops. Duratex 265g Premium Black Out Display Fabric - A 100% polyester, black-backed opaque, heavyweight fabric with a black polyurethane coating that provides excellent opacity for single-sided transfer and blocks readthrough. Duratex 52g Silk Flag - A 100% polyester, ultra-lightweight, extremely sheer fabric with a silk-like appearance that flows easily and offers excellent bleed through for tradeshow, flag, and retail display applications. Duratex 115g Premium Flag - A 100% polyester lightweight, open weave fabric offering excellent bleed through for backlit applications, feather flags, and outdoor pole flags. The Duratex brand serves UV, latex, solvent, and dye sublimation markets with quality products at competitive price points. Duratex media spans value selections in banner, backlit, adhesive backed, textile and rigid substrates. Unique to Agfa Graphics is the team of highly trained application specialists serving customers as a resource for improving print quality and efficiency. Customers enjoy Agfa's ongoing printing and installation guidance as a value-add not offered by other manufacturers. The team of inkjet specialists will be available to discuss the Duratex line as well as other Agfa technologies and services at 2018 SGIA Expo in booths #1460 & 1561 from October 18 - 20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.  About Agfa The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Specialty Products). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,443 million euros in 2017. www.agfa.com About Agfa Graphics Agfa Graphics is a leading supplier to the printing industry, offering innovative and reliable solutions: *  Commercial, newspaper and packaging printers around the globe count on us for the most extensive range of integrated solutions, from computer-to-plate systems with digital offset plates over color management and workflow optimization software to pressroom chemicals. Our sustainable innovations offer printing companies benefits in terms of ecology, economy, and extra convenience-or ECO³. *  We supply sign & display printing companies with a range of highly productive and versatile wide-format inkjet printers and dedicated inks, in addition to workflow software, cutting machines and inkjet media. *  Agfa Graphics develops high-performance inkjet inks & fluids for various industrial inkjet printing systems and applications, enabling industrial manufacturers to integrate print into their existing production processes. Agfa Graphics. We Embody Print. www.agfagraphics.com   About Agfa Graphics North America Agfa Graphics North America collaborates with world class manufacturers to provide a diverse offering of the most advanced solutions for the prepress, pressroom, wide-format, newspaper, packaging and commercial printing industries. Agfa reinforces its customer-focused approach by providing the market with an unmatched distribution network, expert specialists, and unparalleled service excellence. Agfa Graphics North America delivers integrated and complete solutions tailored to the ever-changing needs of the graphic communications industry, enabling businesses to produce powerful messages and be more profitable. Please visit us at agfagraphics.us.