Screen & Digital Print Experts
Welcome To Shades Graphics Ltd
The focus of Shades is on meeting the developing needs of its customers through the creative application of coating, printing and conversion technologies.
Laser Cut Glass Panels For Games & Vending Machines
Our aim is to help you to create a clear visual identity for your products and brands on the most demanding materials. We continue to adopt an innovative approach to the creation of high impact display graphics, decorative features and backlit panels for close definition applications. Quality both in the products we produce and in the service we offer is core to our business. We offer a complete solution driven approach and are dedicated to building partnerships with our customers.
Expertise • Mirrored & Painted Glass • Mirroring • Spray Painting • Screen Printing • Label Printing • Digital Printing • Painted Glass Panels • Embossed 3D Panels • Fabrication Finishing Assembly • Interpretation Structures • Laser Cutting • Cutting Creasing Routing • Print Finishing • POS Display and Signage • Artwork & Display • Prototyping
Painted Glass Panels For Retail Display
Label Printing & Finishing
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Screen Printing
The ability of screen printing to print onto virtually any material makes it the most flexible of all imaging processes. We offer large and small format screen printing onto glass, acrylics and a wide range of other rigid and flexible materials (please see the substrates list). In addition, over the years, we have developed processes for printing onto complex shapes and texture finishes.
Multi Spot Colour Printing On Reinforced Glass
Screen printing is ideal for very fine halftone and line printing and is used on applications where high impact graphics are required such as point of purchase applications. It is also often used for decorating flat glass for applications such as architectural features or close view gaming machine panels, where the slightest deviation in the colour value will be shown up by the back illumination. Screen printing in either UV or solvent based inks is increasingly being used in combination with other processes such as digital printing and mirroring.
Printing To Cash Machine Panels
Double Sided Static Cling Labels
Direct Print To Metal
Benefits Of Screen Printing • • • •
Flexible Process - can print onto virtually any material. Cost Effective – many copies can be made as the same panels are used. Simple and Hassle free – quick process as the colours dry quickly. Large Designs – ideal choice for larger designs, possible to make larger counterparts of the design without any distortion to the texts and images. Specialist Printers To The Gaming And Vending Machine Industries
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[email protected] Digital Printing Our leading edge capabilities in this rapidly evolving area of printing allows us to process a much wider range of materials whilst meeting the shortening lead time requirements of our customers. The combination of high resolution with the accuracy of registration and the latest UV inks provides pinpoint accuracy, superb definition Short Run High Quality Retail Point Of Sale Graphics and excellent adhesion and flexibility. Digital printing is ideal for applications that require close viewing such as entertainment and gaming machines whilst satisfying the increasing demand from sectors such as point-of-sale and display. We can print on a wide range of rigid and flexible substrates.
Benefits Of Digital Printing Direct Printing To Any Substrates Up To 30mm Depth
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Superb Image Quality - super high quality print never seen before with flatbed technology. Prints vivid backlit display graphics without diminishing quality. High Impact Finish - UV inks offer excellent colour brightness and finish. No Waste - Edge to edge printing directly onto rigid or flexible sheet material including substrates up to 30mm thick. Speed - Minimal set-up time plus high speed output. No Post Print Process - No coatings, lamination or mounting required. On Press Proofing - The solution for immediate customer acceptance.
Substrates Glass, Acrylic, Coated Metal, Corrugated, Polycarbonate, Polystyrene, PVC, Foam PVC, Self-Adhesive Substrates, Polyesters and Polypropylene, Paper and Board, Corex and Display Board, Foam Centered Board, Banner Materials, Laminates, Wood
SGL Unique Vivid Colour Digital Ink Systems
Mirrored & Painted Glass Mirroring A combination of masking and etching can be used to create clear areas or integral decorative features. A backing ink is applied to protect the mirror finish. Shades is able to offer two techniques of mirroring:
Spray Spot Mirroring & Spray Painted & Mirrored Acrylic
Spraying, which would create a true mirror effect. Printing, a new breed of mirror inks, is used when reverse printing in order to create small mirrored features within designs.
Spray Painting Coatings are available in opaque, metallic, transparent, frosted, pearlescent and multicolour finishes giving unlimited design potential, allowing you to combine an infinite range of colours with the natural beauty of glass. In addition, we can apply the paint finishes onto toughened or iron free glass and provide colour matching facility, allowing us to match RAL, British Standard and Dulux formulations. This system has undergone extensive testing to provide a high quality, durable and attractive finish.
Glass Splashback Printed With Protective Coating
Waterproof Shower Control Panel Backs
Spray Painted Splash Back With Spot Mirror Effect
Painted Glass Panels
Shades’ technique of masking and etching allows mirrored features to be integrated into spray painted panels and facias. To enhance the depth of colour, vibrancy and versatility, Vetrocolour glass painting system has been used. • • •
Vetrocolour glass painting system - easy to clean, tough and durable Applications - kitchen, bathroom, ceilings, etc Mirrored features - can be integrated into spray painted panels and facias
Painted Glass Custom Art
Glass Partitions
Applications such as kitchens, bathrooms, corridors, partitions, reception areas, floors, ceilings and many other commercial and domestic applications to create a feeling of depth, space and light. Vetrocolour painted glass offers a low maintenance, easy to clean, tough durable and hygienic product.
Masked & Spray Painted Glass Bathroom Splashback
Extensive testing has been carried out on the adhesion and durability of the coatings which have now been in use around the world for over 15 years.
Vetricolour Painted Splashback With Protective Coatings
Painted Glass Shower Backs
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We have a solution driven approach and welcome the most unconventional challenges. To allow us to meet your needs, we deliver a variety of finishing processes Routing / Laser Cutting so all shapes and sizes can be produced with quality.
Laser Cutting Modern laser cutting machinery offers precision cutting of acrylics with a highly polished edge.
Cutting, Creasing, Routing Automated cutting equipment integrated to CNC software for prototyping, sample making, short run production or digital die cutting.
Print Finishing - Assembly Our extensive print finishing services include adhesive application, lamination, die-cutting & guillotining. We also offer full or part assembly service which will reduce the need for secondary operations and thereby reducing your costs.
POS Display & Signage • • •
High quality displays - combination of screen print and digital print allows backlit display affect Flexibility - can produce banners, stickers, posters, etc for any purposes Graphic Display Hardware Complete - displays are finished and assembled in-house
Shades uses a combination of print processes including screen and the latest digital printing to produce top quality displays and signage. Displays are finished and assembled in-house. The quality of our printing withstands the closest scrutiny on close definition applications such as backlit displays. We handle your enquiry from the initial design concept through to manufacture.
Modular Signage
Shades Graphics Ltd Address: Spur Mill, Broadstone Hall Road South, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 7BY Telephone: +44 (0) 161 477 4688 Monday to Friday (09:00 – 17:00) Fax: +44 (0) 161 477 4988 Web: www.shadesgraphics.co.uk Email
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Masked Spraypainted Glass With Protective Coatings