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TESLIN SHEET CONFIGURATIONS

If you produce or buy cards, Teslin® synthetic printing sheet is the material for you. Teslin sheet is used in every conceivable type of card application including:

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  Security Cards, i.e., national ID cards, voter registration cards,
  police ID cards, border crossing cards, drivers licenses, visas,
  gun permits, etc.
• Loyalty Cards
• Prepaid Phone Cards

Teslin® sheet forms exceptionally strong laminating bonds in multi-layer cards. It can be printed using nearly any combination of fixed and variable printing methods. For example, you can print fixed information via offset or flexo printing, then print variable information using thermal transfer, laser or ink jet. These unique characteristics make Teslin® sheet the standard by which card systems are measured in terms of durability and cost performance. To read more about Teslin® Sheet, click here

All cards are held in place with micro perforations. We guarantee these cards & photo wells will strip out cleanly because we use only the highest quality dies and inspect them regularly for defects. These cards will work great in your inkjet printers and will also work in most laser printers. All cards are available in single or dual core. These sheets will also work great with your computerized ID system!

Laser Teslin works with all printers. You will obtain better print quality on inkjet printers by using Inkjet Teslin. Inkjet Teslin has a coating that dramatically improves the print quality. The coating is on both sides, delivering photo-quality printing on both the front and back. Use Inkjet Teslin only with Inkjet printers.

Our Teslin products come sealed in bags. Dimensioned layout sheets are provided with each order - Click Here to see details of the layout dimensions. Packaging in quantities less than 100 may result in an additional charge. Custom sizes and/or different photo well locations are available by special order. Die charge may apply.

Minimum order is 10 sheets (1 pack) for 8-UP or Blank sheets
and 25 sheets (1 pack) for 6-UP sheets

STANDARD TESLIN SHEETS

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WARRANTY

Avant, Inc. warrants only that its products will be of PPG's standard quality. This warranty is exclusive and is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, that of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Avant, Inc. will not be liable for any incidental, special or consequential damages. Buyer's remedy shall be limited to replacement of nonconforming product or refund of the purchase price.

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HELPFUL HINTS

Feed Teslin Sheets into your printer using the manual feed slot. As with any material, printer jams are possible. To minimize jamming, always feed one sheet at a time. We have heard of Teslin jams in the fuser assembly of laser printers. Use at your own risk. Laser printers are used every day to successfully print on Teslin. We use laser printers to print on Teslin, as well as ink jet printers, and offset presses. If using perforated sheets, feed the short edge into the printer.

Since Avant does not control the coating of ANY of the teslin, all teslin items are non-returnable. We suggest that any issues with the teslin be directed to the manufacturing company directly PPG at 412-434-2175. PPG is the only company that manufactures the teslin and the quality and performance of the product is totally under their control.

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CAUTIONS USING TESLIN

InkJet Teslin
PPG has made changes to Inkjet Teslin. We returned many thousands of sheets to PPG for replacement and we now have the new materials. The print results you obtain will be different than past results. You will need to adjust printer settings to obtain the best results. We list directly below starting points for some printers. These are our suggestions only. Since the material has changed, we can not accept materials back as this material is now the standard for PPG's IJ1000 Inkjet Teslin. If you have problems with the material we suggest you call PPG Tech Support at 412-434-2175. We have tested with a Canon S800, HP 950C, Epson SC 800, Epson C82, and Epson SC Photo 2200. We selected mid to high end printers for testing and we have other dealers testing for us also. We will post their results as we receive them. Please also forward your test results and we post them to our site to help other who have the same or similar printers. Our results and comments are listed below.

HP 950C
Our test results show this printer prints reasonably well when set for the highest quality setting and Bright White Paper. Setting the printer for photo papers results in smearing and colors will bleed together.

Canon S800
This used to be our favorite printer for printing on Inkjet Teslin. Not anymore. We obtained the decent results when setting the printer for the highest resolution and Transparency as the paper type.

Epson SC800
This is an older printer but is still widely used. We obtained the best results by setting the printer to the highest resolution and paper type to Photo Quality Glossy paper.

Epson C82
This printer uses Epson's DuraBrite Inks. This printer has a price of $149 and will do a good job on just about everything you throw at it. The DuraBrite inks are not just dye based but are pigmented. This printer even does a good job on regular laser Teslin. This a great letter size inkjet printer.

Epson Stylus Color Photo 2200
This is an expensive high quality printer that also uses pigmented inks. It will also do a good job on everything you throw at it. This printer can print on up to 13" x 19" sheets, laser or inkjet Teslin. This is a fantastic large format printer.

If you are going to purchase a new printer we would suggest the Epson C82 for most uses, and the Epson SC2200 if you need a printer that can print larger sheets and archival quality photos.

Keep in mind that all inkjet printers are optimized for particular papers. Matching colors with process printing is time consuming as the full gamut of colors can not be reproduced with process printing. We have offset presses to pre-print logos on Teslin when exact PMS colors must be matched. Set-up, artwork, and plate charges will apply to pre-printed offset printed sheets. A minimum of 500 sheet orders are required for offset printing. Email us your artwork and we will offer a quotation within one business day. The Epson C82 and Epson SC Photo 2200 will give you the longest lasting prints, as the inks in these printers are archival quality. We suggest you first try to utilize regular laser Teslin as the laminating bond is best on uncoated Teslin.

Since we do not control the coating on InkJet Teslin, the product is not returnable. We suggest that any issues with the 'new' InkJet Teslin be directed to PPG at 412-434-2175. PPG is the only company that manufactures Teslin and the quality and performance of the product is under their control.

Inkjet Teslin Improvement:
The lamination strength is improved over past InkJet Teslin offerings.

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