KernowJet FloorSharK – ultra tough floor graphics

Print Solutions

Kernow Coatings has announced that its KernowJet FloorSharK is now available from distribution centres in Europe, UK and the USA.

Developed by the Kernow research and development team, it offers a solution for point of sale display, offering significant benefits to distributors, printers, installation teams and end users.

KernowJet FloorSharK is an easy to apply and remove floor graphic film, designed for most types of hard floors and short pile carpet tiles. Typically, it will be used in shopping malls, convention centres, airports, and supermarket and on any smooth floors where you want to grab people’s attention.

The research team developed the characteristic ‘sharkskin’ coating technology. The objective was clear: a slip resistant surface, tough enough to resist floor cleaning machines, pallet trucks and stiletto heels, directly printable without the need to laminate with all standard inks, easy to handle and no residues after removal.

Garry Hume, Kernow business development manager, stated: ‘We set a tough list of deliverables to the research and development team and it surpassed all expectations – we have just raised the bar several notches in the floor graphic market!’

KernowJet FloorSharK is manufactured on an ultra strong polyester base. Its sharkskin coating absorbs the ink which then hardens to a tough, non slip surface. R10 certificated, it is also very scratch resistant and does not need to be laminated, offering a far wider colour gamut and display ‘punch’ versus traditional laminated floor graphics.

The product is printable with eco solvent, UV curable and latex inks (HP Latex certification pending), is available in 1372 and 1524 mm widths to improve production workflow (less strips to apply) and saves further time, as no lamination is required. Later, installers can easily peel the tear resistant film off the floor in one piece, with no post cleaning.

End users will like the toughness even in hardest conditions, the quality of colours, the slip resistance even when wet and ease in cleaning the graphic with normal floor cleaning solutions.