Is Foamex Really For Me?

A type of plastic that is made out of expanded PVC – Foamex is suited in particular for direct printing and with its easy to cut and shape flexibility, coupled with its durable, lightweight material it has become quite a favourite amongst the world of signages. Since it is plastic, it is also waterproof, hence, it can be used outdoors as well. When it comes to the marketing sector, the aforementioned qualities have made Foamex a really popular material to work with and it comes in a lot of forms. Ranging in sizes on the basis of thickness Foamex comes in 10 different sizes that goes from 1mm to 19mm – the most popular of these forms when it comes to signages are 3mm Foamex and 5mm Foamex, which have found their usage in everything ranging from advertising boards which may extremely large in size and form to shop displays and decorations.

Foamex is quite versatile and adaptable to you will find enough usages for it, that may all suit your requirement and need wonderfully. Talking about colours as well – you can find Foamex readily available in 9 different kinds of colours, out of which, white of course in most printing friendly when it comes to Foamex printing.

Being an incredibly easy material to print on PVC’s molecular structure helps in giving Foamex panels an extremely flat and even look and most importantly that is on a white surface that ends up facilitating the printing process. When you print directly on to a Foamex it ends up producing a matt effect, and to make it glossier you can use a UV varnish that will also give the panel extra protection in the longer run, so to say.

The durability of Foamex, as a material comes into play when you compare it to other materials like cardboard, where you understand how Foamex can withstand weather-related elements and can be left out even in the rain which is an anathema to materials like cardboard, ply and MDF. You can, of course, use thicker Foamex boards like 5mm Foamex or 10 mm Foamex depending upon your needs and you will find that Foamex is quite resistant to wear and tear as well which of course signages are subjected to overtime. One of the biggest qualities that you’ll notice is that even over time large Foamex panels do not end up misshaping or shrinking. Having said that however, continued exposure to the sun, may end up fading the printing a bit which means that the images may become lighter over the years. 

Coming to its weight Foamex is a fairly lightweight material, which means that to transport and install your signage would be a breeze as compared to heavier materials that can be quite a hassle to install. Added to this point is the fact that despite being a PVC polymer it is quite fire-resistant, with a Class 1 fire rating – rendering it a non-inflammable combustible material. 

Thus you can see that whatever your needs might be Foamex printing is good enough for your signage!