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SynCarta® Synthetic Media: The Preferred Media for Professional Prints!
Capitalizing on AET's long established presence as a key technological leader with specifically engineered, biaxially oriented polypropylene film (OPP), SynCarta synthetic media broadens our product portfolio to companies requiring high performance graphic imaging. The anti-stat, traction control and great ink adhesion characteristics are engineered into the performance of our synthetic media. SynCarta can also be used on a wide variety of printing formats.

Key Features
  • Water Resistant
  • Embossable
  • Great Color Hold-Out
  • Superb Drilling and Punching Characteristics
  • Foil Stamp-able Characteristics
  • Perforating (best when bled from edge)
  • Ease of Die-Cutting
  • Tear Resistant

Unique Qualities
  • More Impressions per Hour
  • Faster Ink Dry Times
  • Wider Ink Selection (UV & oxidizing)
  • Low Dust
  • Consistent Quality

SynCarta is the Base!
SynCarta offers uniquely-engineered surfaces for many different end uses and products requiring inkjet receptive coatings. The clean, ultra-smooth gloss surfaces combined with the high opacity and whiteness of the core delivers photo quality images.

SynCarta provides high opacity.
The line of SynCarta products can offer you a gloss or matte finish allowing tags and labels to be bar code printed with thermal transfer printers. This technology is made easy through SynCarta's high opacity, providing great definition and superb black and white contrast for excellent scanability.

Superb clarity, gloss, and UV stability.
The rise of digital photography has created a whole new environment for pictures! The photo kiosk is a way to upload your pictures and print them out on demand. SynCarta, through its partners, offers superb clarity, gloss, and UV stability so that your memories will last.

Greater flexibility and run speeds than competitive synthetics.
Menus, posters, book covers and other publishing applications require greater durability than paper and SynCarta is the answer with specifically-engineered surfaces for the professional printer:
  • Runs faster on your presses
  • Provides outstanding ink adhesion
  • Optimal press utilization


Flawless lamination and excellent web handling.
The technical properties that can be built into our OPP make SynDECOR a perfect choice for surface decorating items such as laminations for wall coverings, furnishings, panel, shelving and more. The natural brilliance of the substrate, excellent clarity and opacity for graphics, great bond with custom adhesives and superior converting make SynDECOR a logical choice for numerous applications.
And Yours. . .
There are many other applications and markets for OPP. For more information, contact your local AET sales representative 800-688-2044 or email us at info@aetinc.com.