At ISA Sign Expo 2025, Plaskolite announced CELTEC White, the newest addition to their CELTEC family of PVC sheet products for signs and displays.
The new product is just one of several rigid-media substrates that Plaskolite has developed for the growing number of sign and display companies equipped with flatbed and hybrid wide-format inkjet printers.
CELTEC Expanded PVC
CELTEC White is a digitally printable lightweight rigid foam PVC sheet with an optimized white point for true-to-color graphics. Designed with visual communications professionals in mind, the sheet is engineered for use in signs, graphics, point-of-purchase displays, dimensional letters, store fixtures, exhibits, kiosks, wayfinding signs, and monument signs.
“We wanted to provide a cleaner, more desirable white point for printers and graphics professionals,” said Kevin Vincent, Director of Sales at PLASTIKOTE.
A consistent white point in rigid white panels makes it easier for graphics companies to match the brand colors printed on the PVC sheet with the brand colors on the many different materials printed for banners, brochures, and posters for multi-channel marketing campaigns.
CELTEC White is available in a range of sizes of thicknesses and is manufactured with eco-conscious methods that incorporates up to 30% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in its formulation. The recycled content used in PLASTIKOTE’s environmentally responsible manufacturing processes doesn’t sacrifice the performance of the PVC sheet.
CELTEC White provides excellent print consistency and ease of fabrication. It can also be painted and laminated without sacrificing performance.
Several other products in the CELTEC product line might interest sign printers and fabricators.
CELTEC DIGILITE is a low-density inkjet-printable foamboard for light-duty applications such as retail point-of-purchase displays, dimensional letters, or trade-show graphics. It is available in black or white in 3 mm or 6 mm thicknesses.
CELTEC Woodgrain is a textured PVC sheet that looks and feels like cedar planks. It is ideal for printing and CNC routing.
CELTEC SOLID PVC is a white outdoor-durable sheet with the strength to resist impacts and degradation caused by extended exposure to UV light.
CELTEC TG THICK GUAGE (32 mm and 38 mm thicknesses) is ideal for demanding applications, such monument signage, routed and wayfinding signs, dimensional lettering, indoor and outdoor displays, and other projects that require a low-maintenance, high-durability substrate.
Signmakers and display fabricators should also check out the offerings in Plastikote’s OPTIX family of acrylic sheets.
OPTIX Acrylic Sheet
OPTIX extruded acrylic is a lightweight, crystal clear, weather-resistant sheet that is ideal for many fabrication or glazing applications. The exceptional clarity and weatherability of the OPTIX acrylic sheet make it ideal for for applications that have with high optical or light-transmitting requirements. It is impact-resistant and does not shatter into sharp-edged pieces like glass does.
OPTIX DA (Digital Acrylic) is specifically coated for optimal adhesion of UV curing inkjet inks. It avoids the need to apply a separate adhesion promoter (primer) to Plaskolite’s acrylic panels.
Scott Walton, Plaskolite’s National Sales Manager for the Sign and Graphics market said “OPTIX DA is a print-ready product.” It removes a separate processing step and eliminates common drawbacks of adhesion promoters, such as lingering odors or splotchy, uneven application to the print surface.
He pointed out that OPTIX DA panels also provide strong ink adhesion for layered effects such as textured prints: “And when the printed acrylic is digitally cut, laser-cut, or routed, the ink won’t lift off or chip along the edges.”
OPTIX E-DA a high-quality direct-to-print surface on one side with an abrasion- and chemical-resistant coating on the other side. This makes it ideal for markerboard designs and applications that require protection from graffiti.
OPTIX-E-DA was used to create this patient-care board for hospital rooms. The protective silicon coating on the front surface enables health care professionals to add and erase patient-specific information on the digitally printed second surface graphics.
About Plaskolite
Plaskolite, a global leader in engineering thermoplastics, proudly marks its 75th anniversary in 2025. Founded in 1950, by decorated U.S. Army veteran Donald G. Dunn, Plaskolite has grown from a small business in Columbus, Ohio, into a worldwide industry leader with over 2,000 employees.
While the company’s early days focused on manufacturing drinking straws, fly swatters and hula-hoops, it quickly evolved to meet the growing demand for acrylic. Today, Plaskolite operates 18 manufacturing plants across 4 continents. They create performance plastics such as Acrylic, Polycarbonate, ABS, Olefin, PVC and PETG Sheet, Extruded Profiles, and PMMA Polymers that architects and designers select for windows, doors, lighting, signs, point-of-purchase displays, transportation, security and bath products. Plaskolite’s customers include manufacturers, retailers, and distributors. For more information, visit www.plaskolite.com.