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FAQ's: WHY
HOLDON™ ?
Question – Why can't we carry on using the old tried and
tested eyelets?
Answer – With traditional banner printing
methods, many
banner makers used blank banners with eyelets already
installed. When a switch is made to digital printing, the
printing equipment cannot accept banner fabric with eyelets.
The solution is to contract out the traditional eyelet process,
fit them manually (or by an auto setting machine), or adopt
the modern hassle free solution - provide the banner end
user with a handful of Holdons.
Question - Do you still need the hem on banners if you use
Holdons?
Answer - Often not, because Holdons do not
puncture the
fabric and the gripping area is spread. Installing an eyelet
actually weakens the area where it's installed. The performance with
traditional eyelets on non-hemmed material is generally unsatisfactory.
Do a comparative test yourself.
Question – We use traditional printing methods of printing
banners, can we still benefit from using Holdons?
Answer – Holdons may not always be the best
answer, but
there will be many occasions when Holdons will be more
convenient and perform better than traditional methods.
The Holdon™ for example, is great on large format banners
where the positioning and the number of fixing points is particularly
critical.
Question – How strong are they?
Answer – The body of the Mini is load
tested to 45 kgs and
the Maxi 100 kgs.
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Question – How much grip do
they have?
Answer – The holding efficiency is tested
on 650/700 coated
vinyl fabric. The Mini holds to a minimum loading capacity of 45kgs and
the Maxi, 100 Kgs. This may vary slightly from
fabric to fabric.
Question
– Will the standard Mini and Maxi grip all fabrics with
the same efficiency?
Answer – For practical purposes yes, with
the exception of when they are being used on polyester or other 'hard'
fabric. The
Holdon™ on these fabrics needs the 'friction insert' provided with
each Mini – this ensures exceptional griping efficiency.
Question – Will they tear the fabric in extreme conditions?
Answer – This very much depends on the
quality of the fabric. However, our experience is that the stress on the
fabric when
using a Holdon is considerably less than with traditional eyelets. When
used on exceptionally tough fabric the Holdon™ will tend to absorb the
shock loading imposed by high wind. The larger
gripping area of the Holdon™ helps to spread the load.
Question – How many times can I re-use Holdons?
Answer - Holdons are made from a nylon/GRP
polymer mix
which gives them great strength and plastic memory. Providing
the Holdon™ has not been put through long term repeated
extreme stressing, you can use them over and over again.
The best test is to fix one on some fabric and put the maximum manual
loading you can on it. Their enduring gripping power is amazing.
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