Materials and consumables, specified honestly
Reference records for the materials production work consumes — vinyl, thread, inks, films and powders. Application settings are reproduced as manufacturer guidance with their stated conditions, never as universal facts.
How these records are maintained
- Every specification is traced to a numbered source — official manufacturer documentation first.
- Manufacturer-stated figures are labelled as manufacturer figures, never as independent measurements.
- Fields we could not verify stay marked unverified rather than being guessed.
- Discontinued products are labelled; records show when they were last verified against their sources.
- Specifications change — confirm anything critical with the manufacturer before purchasing. Materials & consumables records are reference material, not buying advice, and damantra has not independently tested these products.
Material
Siser EasyWeed
Siser's flagship polyurethane heat-transfer vinyl: 90-micron PU film applied at 150 °C for 10–15 seconds with a hot-or-cold peel — application settings reproduced from Siser's own page and reference chart, as guidance, not universal fact.
Material
ORACAL 651 Intermediate Cal
ORAFOL's workhorse calendered sign vinyl, specified here from the European documentation that governs UK supply: 70-micron polymeric PVC with a permanent polyacrylate adhesive and up to five years' rated vertical outdoor durability in a Central European climate — with the differing US-market figures identified separately.
Material
Madeira Classic Rayon No. 40
Madeira's standard viscose embroidery thread: 100 % filament viscose in count 135 dtex × 2, 422 colours, OEKO-TEX class I certified — specified from Madeira's official range page and the November 2023 data sheet, fastness table included.
Material
Sawgrass SubliJet UHD
Sawgrass's dye-sublimation ink for its SG500 and SG1000 desktop printers — recorded from Sawgrass's official pages, with cartridge capacity left unverified because it appears only in product imagery, and the warranty small print noted.
Material
Madeira WEBLON
Madeira's polyamide cut-away embroidery backing, sold in the UK as SuperCut Weblon: 34 g/m² black and 44 g/m² white variants with an OEKO-TEX class I certificate — specified from Madeira's data sheet, certificate document and its UK subsidiary's shop listing.
Material
ORATAPE MT95 Application Tape
ORAFOL's transparent polyethylene-film application tape for transferring cut vinyl graphics: 147-micron film-plus-adhesive build with a measured 2 N/25 mm adhesion — specified from ORAFOL Europe's 2023/49 technical datasheet and February 2026 compliance document.
Material
Metamark MD5
Metamark's UK-manufactured polymeric calendered digital-print vinyl: 70-micron film with permanent acrylic adhesive, rated up to 7 years unprinted, for solvent, eco-solvent, latex and UV printing — specified from Metamark's versioned technical data sheet (V1.1_26).
Material
Epson DS Transfer Multi-Purpose II
Epson's own dye-sublimation transfer paper for SureColor F-series printers, in 61 cm and 111.8 cm × 91.4 m rolls at 105 g/m² — recorded from Epson UK's product pages, with the absence of a published technical data sheet stated honestly.
Material
Mimaki PHT50 DTF Ink
Mimaki's water-based heat-transfer pigment ink for its TxF DTF printers: CMYK in 600 ml and white in 500 ml degassed aluminium packs, with white-ink circulation and an OEKO-TEX Eco Passport certificate — specified from Mimaki's own supply pages and safety data sheet.
Material
Avery Dennison MPI 1105 Wrapping series
Avery Dennison's premium cast printable wrapping vinyl: 50-micron gloss white cast face film with long-term removable acrylic adhesive, rated up to 10 years unprinted — specified from the EU product data sheet, with its recommended DOL overlaminates stated by Avery's own documents.
Material
Avery Dennison DOL 1400 Z Series
Avery Dennison's cast protective overlaminates for printed wrap films: 30-micron clear cast vinyl in gloss, lustre and matt finishes with a 6-year rated vertical durability — specified from the EU product data sheet issued March 2025.
Material
Stahls' CAD-CUT Premium Plus
Stahls' polyurethane heat-transfer vinyl sold through its UK operation: 90-micron stretchable film applied at 150 °C for 8 seconds at medium pressure — specified from Stahls' UK's product page and the Stahls' Europe application instruction sheet, with their differences reproduced.
Reference for the kit; software for the work
damantra runs quotes, orders, production and invoicing for the shops that run this equipment — one calm system from enquiry to payment.