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.
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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Holdon®
- A Multitude of Applications
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