Mounting / Laminating

The finishing of the print consists of mounting, lamination and framing.
The mounted image takes time and stays straight.

From our rich selection, you will certainly find a suitable mounting board, whether the picture is intended for the hallway of a home, a gallery or out of the rain.

What does mounting mean?

Mounting means glueing an image to a board using PH-neutral film or silicone.

Archival mounting is a process of mounting a print or photograph to a material that will not degrade over time and where the print will not suffer degradation due to the mounting process.
We use a PH Neutral adhesive mount film, making it compatible with sensitive FineArt papers.
Materials such as MDF contain acids and by-products that will break down over time.
Dibond, aluminium and Silisec® are fully archival.
For home use Silisec® and Dibond-mounted prints are a great choice.

What does laminating mean and do i need it?

Laminate is a protective film that is applied to your print, helping to minimise damage to your print from scratching, UV rays and fingerprints.

Lamination preserves the colors of your print and makes it possible to wipe out fingerprints and splashes. That’s why it can be a good choice for posters, navigational charts, touring exhibitions, public places and kid’s rooms.

Our laminate choices are matt, matt-satin, glossy, highgloss and floorlaminate.

Mounting

 

We can mount your artwork on almost any board as long as it meets the following criteria:

  • The surfaces must be even so that the adhesive adheres and the pressure is evenly distributed.

  • The surfaces must be free of grease, lint-free and dust-free.

  • Maximum width in boards 150cm.

  • Maximum thickness 5cm.

 
 

Dibond® 2/3mm

A lightweight alternative to aluminium, Dibond is perfect for archival framing.
When weight is an issue because of framing or transportation 2mm Dibond is a great choice.
Weighing less than half that of aluminium, this material is composed of a dark plastic core with a thin layer of aluminium coat on each side.
This archival mounting solution is perfect for very large pieces and touring exhibitions.

  • Museum quality / Archival / pH-neutral

  • Max. size 149x299cm

  • 2mm – weight with hanging rails approx. 4,0kg/sqm

  • Hanging rail options 9mm / 15mm / 20mm

Aluminium 2mm

In the past, aluminium was considered the best way to mount FineArt photographs.
Aluminium offers a smooth surface onto which we can mount a wide range of papers.
Aluminium mounting is widely popular due to the archival quality of the material

  • Museum quality / Archival / pH-neutral

  • Max. size 120x240cm

  • Weight with hanging rails approx. 6,5 kg/sqm

  • Hanging rail options 9mm / 15mm / 20mm

Silisec®

Silisec® is a process used for face mounting photographs on acrylic glass.
Because the print is ”glued” to the acrylic glass, the result is a completely flat mount of the image.
The whole process is dedicated to mounting the print without air bubbles or smears.
All Silisec® prints are equipped with an aluminium back-frame that allows the work to be hanged.
The frame is hidden and leaves the picture floating on the wall.

Museum quality / Archival / pH-neutral

  • Clear acryl 98% UV-filter / Matt acryl 100% UV-filter

  • Max. size 130x300cm  

  • Weight with hanging rails approx. 7,5 kg/sqm

  • Hanging rail options 15mm / 20mm

Kapa Fix 3/5/10mm

KAPA®fix is a light weight and easy-to-laminate foam board with aluminium reinforced liners on both sides.

  • PH-neutral

  • Fill-in panel plate for exhibition and display systems

  • KAPA®fix 1 is flame-retardant on class E as per DIN 4102 B2 as well as EN 13501-1: E

  • Max. size 153 x 305cm

  • Colours: white surfaces / grey foam

Forex 2/3/5mm

For more than 30 years FOREX® has been the synonym for white, rigid plastic sheets made of PVC.
FOREX® offers a wide range of excellent properties like high stability despite minimal weight, excellent print substrate. FOREX® can be used internal and external.

  • Excellent weather resistance

  • The board is not recommended for art prints

  • Fire rating DIN4102 B1

  • Signage / Exhibitions / Digital printing / Shopfitting

  • Max. size 150 x 300cm

  • Colours: white and black

Viscom 5/10/15/19/40mm

Lightweight foam board VISCOM consisting of dual sided hard PVC foam skins is the long-standing, proven light foam sheet

  • White, matte plate with a polystyrene foam core

  • Extremely rigid yet lightweight plate

  • Viscom can be cut in different shapes

  • Use: outdoor advertising, exhibition walls, actual human size cut figures

Acrylic 2–40mm (transparent/opal)

Acrylic is available in transparent (clear) and opal.
Opal is used in light boxes to decompose the light behind the image.
Acrylic features include rigidity, high-gloss finish, weather resistance (including UV-radiation), and high impact resistance.

  • Fire rating B2 (DIN 4102)

  • Max. size 150 x 300cm

  • Colours: clear and opal white

Polystyrene 1/2mm

Polystyrene is quite fragile, but good rigidity material.

  • Curved structures and fairs

  • Max. size 100 x 200cm

  • Colours: white/black

Re-board 10mm/16mm

Re-board® Premium is the original rigid paperboard. It is incredibly lightweight yet exceptionally strong and fully recyclable. The unique engineered fluted core of Re-board® ensures excellent planar flatness combined with design flexibility to create almost any shape.

Re-board® Premium contains no harmful components and utilizes water-based adhesives. The board can be recycled as paper in normal waste paper streams found throughout the world.

  • Extremely rigid yet lightweight plate

  • Max. size 150 x 260cm

  • Eco-friendly - 100% recyclable

Kroma® Natural White Cardboard 3mm

Uncoated, extra-smooth display board with surfaces of natural white folding box board (UC) and light-colored core. Very good processing properties due to good flatness & high rigidity.

  • White surfaces

  • Excellent flatness, high rigidity

  • Voluminous but lightweight

  • Eco-friendly - 100% recyclable

  • Max. size 100 x 140cm

  • PEFC™ certified board of highest quality – Made in Germany

Kroma Kraft / Natural brown display board 3mm


Kroma Kraft is display board with unbleached kraft paperboard liners.
The uncoated surfaces with distinctive look and natural touch make this good choice for small mounted prints.

  • Brown surfaces, white core

  • Superior flatness & high rigidity

  • Max. size 100 x 140cm

  • PEFC™ certified board of highest quality - Made in Germany

Kroma® Mounting board 2mm

The very smooth surfaces makes KROMA® Mountingboard to the ideal material for laminating purposes and photo mounting, e.g. for photo books or for mounting photos or for the full-surface presentation of layouts, prints, etc.

  • White board

  • One-sided self adhesive board

  • Very good flatness and high stability

  • Max. size 70 x 100cm

LAMINATING

 

Laminate is a protective film that is applied to your print, helping to minimise damage to your print from scratching, UV rays and fingerprints.

Lamination preserves the colors of your print and makes it possible to wipe out fingerprints and splashes. That’s why it can be a good choice for posters, navigational charts, touring exhibitions, public places and kid’s rooms.

Laminating prints used to be standard in a gallery exhibition, allowing the print to be carefully cleaned with a damp, lint free cloth. This however has changed in the last couple of years, with galleries and artists realising there are both pros and cons to having your print sealed. We offer different kind of laminates, but don't necessarily recommend them.

Our laminate choices are matt, matt-satin (semi-matt), glossy, highgloss, floorlaminate, antigraffitilaminate and glitter (available on summer 2020).

Maximum widths:

  • Matt/glossy 150cm

  • Matt-satin (semi-matt) 150cm

  • Floorlaminate 135cm

  • Two-sided/pocket laminate 150cm