Vinyl banner


Vinyl banners are flexible banner signs made from PVC sheeting. They are commonly used for outdoor advertising and temporary signage, and are typically printed with a wide-format printer and finished with hems and grommets for mounting.

Materials

The weights of the different banner substrates range from to, and may be double- or single-sided. Large banners are usually manufactured with a special mesh material that is UV and wind resistant.

Printing

Common types include:Digitally printed banners: printed directly with large-format printers.Vinyl lettered banners: produced by applying individual elements cut from self-adhesive vinyl by a computer-driven vinyl cutter.Screenprinted: in which different colors are laid down one at a time using screens comprising an imaged stencil, through which the screen printing ink passes.Painted: hand-painted graphics and lettering.

Finishing

A vinyl banner usually uses an outside hem to ensure that grommets can be secured properly. If grommets are fastened through a single layer rather than through the hem, they can rip out more easily; hemming provides a stronger grip and durability, particularly outdoors. Banner hem tapes are also used as decorative trim and to prevent delamination and lifting of vinyl hems.