Hot-wire eps cutting applications
Signs and lettering
Thanks to its rot-resistance and
the durability of the pigments used
in the finishing products, polystyrene cutting is ideal for giving a relief to signs, with reliable
application inside and outside.
The simplicity of use from design until completion gives a very attractive finished product, suitable
for everything from small stores to supermarket chains.
Point-of-sale advertising (POS)
Point-of-sale advertising products are technically close to products signs and lettering,
when we think of descriptive material.
Furthermore, there is wide scope for the imagination when designing polystyrene
cutouts and making items such as display units, partitions and decorations, all which
form an integral part of the public image.
Event Advertising
Whether it is for decorating a stand on a show, or for special offers in chain stores,
polystyrene cutouts play a big part in descriptive publicity.
Decoration
Foam cutouts are increasingly used for setting out television studios or
in advertising decoration. Its lightness and strength exactly match the qualities
required for the objective, namely ease and speed of use when filming.
Packing
The versatility of the JiPers cutting system makes it possible to solve problems
of prototyping and
small to medium production runs. It is extremely flexible in use and quickly created when
compared with the work involved in manufacturing moulds, for example.
The quality of cutout obtained by hot wire is excellent, and makes it possible to
obtain very high quality technical packing without additional finishing work. A velvety
flocking finish for
top-of-the-range products gives an appearance to the packaging that
matches the quality of the contents.
Insulation
Many foam insulation systems are made using the hot wire cutting process.
The advantage of this process is its flexibility in adapting to special shapes,
where chain production methods cannot be used.
This process is used in the rehabilitation of industrial buildings, where it
is possible to match in with the existing shapes and constraints.
Foundry moulds
Exact copies of parts made out of polystyrene can be cast by gravity
(mainly using aluminium). The polystyrene item is put in special sand, the molten metal melts
the polystyrene and takes on the exact shape of the part.
At present, this method has not been exploited very much in decoration, and is ripe
for new ideas to be put into practice.
Concrete moulds
Concrete moulds are increasingly used in construction. There is already an inexpensive range of these moulds, available for standard applications. The ease with which polystyrene moulds can be created means that it is possible to make shapes to the exact size required, with relatively low production costs. Applications can range from simple embellishment of a building frontage to large structural work.
Technical parts
Technical parts may be used for example in a production line, as wear parts, in the construction of industrial buildings, or in creating rooms in dwellings.
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