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Graphic Overlay Printing Services

Largely considered to be our feature product or "bread and butter", Marking Systems, Inc. is an industry leader in fabricating graphic overlays. Designed to be applied over a products control panel, an overlay identifies the various functions for each button, contains windows for displays and LEDs, and protects the inner workings of certain electronic applications.

With over 40 years experience and a huge list of manufacturing processes to choose from, we can insure the best product at a competitive price. For the most part our overlays are sub surface printed or back printed using clear polyesters and polycarbonates. The value in back printing is that the part is essentially self laminated and does not require any additional laminates. We offer several embellishment solutions to compliment the look of the overlay including embossing, selective textures, and metallic inks.

Graphic Overlay Printing Services Capabilities:

Overlay Types

Graphical
Metallic
Custom Dead Front
Back Lit

Process

Silk Screen
Digital Print
Sub-Surface Printing
Embossed (Cold, Thermal)

Materials

Polycarbonate (Velvet)
Hard-Coated Polycarbonate (Marnot/Hardcoat)
FR Lexan (UL 94-V0 rated)
UV-1 Polycarbonate (Outdoor)
Polyesters (Autotex)

Pressure Sensitive Polyester
Tamper Evident Polyester "Void"
Rigid Vinyl (PVC)
Tyvek
Polystyrene

Finishes

Velvet
Satin
Matte

Gloss
Suede
UV Nitrogen Cured Hard Coat Velvet Texture

Gloss Levels

100%
90%
75%
55%

40%
35%
20%
12%

Metallic Colors

Silver
Gold
Copper

Metallic Finishes

Shiny (Mirror)
Matte
Brushed

Resistances

Heat (-40 to 275 °F)
Scratch
Chemical
UV / Outdoor

Actuation Life

200,000 (Polycarbonate)
2,000,000 (Autotex)

Selective Texturing

LCD Displays
LED Windows

Thickness

.002 to .060 in

Embossing Depth

.020 to .040 in

Maximum Length

120" Digital, 46" Screen Print

Maximum Width

96" Digital, 30" Screen Print

3M Laminating Adhesives

#200 family: 467MP (.002), 468MP (.005)
For: Metals and high surface energy plastics, 400F
#300 family: 9671 (.002), 9672 (.005)
For: Low surface energy plastics, 250F
#300LSE family: 9471LSE (.002) 9472LSE (.005)
For: Low surface energy plastics, 300F
#350 family: 9442 (.002), 9445 (.005)
For: Low surface energy plastics, less ouze, 450F

VHB Bonding Tapes

200MP
220
300
300LSE
350

Adhesive Thickness

.002 to .005 in

Lamination Materials

Polyester
Thermal Polyester
Polycarbonate
Vinyl
Markwrite Polyester

Lamination Finishes

Clear Gloss
Matte

Lamination Thickness

.001 to .010 in

Screened Clear Coat

Clear
Satin
Texture

Screened Clear Coat Thickness

Less than .001 in

Tolerance (+/-)

Print to Cut: .010 in
Dimensions: .010 in

Inspection

Artwork
Screen
Printing

Laminating
Cutting
100% Final

Testing

Ink Adhesion Testing (Tape)

Additional Services

Doming
Art Services
Embossing
Thermoforming
Color Matching
Laminating
Back Scoring
Back Lit
Dead Front

Perfing
Kiss Cutting
Serialized Labels
Barcode Labels
2D Labels
Import Excel Spreadsheet
Kitting
Assembly

Production Volume

Prototype to Large Scale Runs

Typical Lead Time

2 to 3 weeks
Rush Services Available

Additional Information

Industry Focus

Telecommunications
Defense
Electrical
Medical

Industrial
Oil & Gas
Test & Measurement
Promotion

Intended Applications

Panel Overlays
Membrane Switch Overlays

Industry Standards

ISO 9001:2008
G7 Color Matching Certified
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Underwriters Laboratory (UL)
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

Efficiency

Electronic Data Exchange (EDI)

Documentation

First Article Inspection (FAI)
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
Certificates of Conformance (CoC)

Graphics File Formats

Adobe Illustrator (AI)
Adobe Photoshop (PS)
Adobe InDesign (ID)

Dimensions / Dies File Formats

AutoCAD (DWG, DXF)