Charles Andrew Gash

(Presto Inkjet Media, September 2016) About Presto: Presto Inkjet Media: Your Source for Wide Format Printable Media For 25 years, Presto’s tapes and protective films have been the most recognizable products in the paint supply industry. With our wide format printable media, you can apply that same industry-leading quality—backed by Presto’s years of experience and all of our resources— directly to your walls! The backbone of marketing is visual engagement, and Presto’s line of printable media, developed specifically for use with wide format printers, are used every day to translate digital images into bold and innovative advertising solutions such as retail signage, point-ofpurchase displays, and corporate graphics. And though our products feature prominently throughout the advertising industry, just take a look around you—in restaurants, museums, schools, photo studios, tradeshows, churches, offices, and conference rooms—nearly anywhere you see custom wallcoverings, murals, event signage, or photo prints on canvas, you’ll find a Presto product. Unmatched Quality As the manufacturer, Presto Inkjet Media retains complete control over the on-site production of our materials, so you can always be sure you’re purchasing a product made with the years of expertise behind the Presto name. Competitive Pricing The way it used to work, you could only buy the materials for your printing projects from our network of distributors. Now, Presto Inkjet Media is proud to offer our printable media products directly to you, allowing us to price our product at an average of 20% below retailer’s rates. Constant Innovation Presto revolutionized the industry with our patented, clean-release, pressure sensitive microsphere adhesive, which we use in our all our CanvasTac, PrestoTex, and WallFab printable fabrics. Our wall coverings won’t shrink, rip, wrinkle, or curl and they’re fully repositionable—leave them up for years and you can take them down again without ever peeling paint or damaging walls. Trendsetting Variations Not only does Presto set the standard for wide format printable media with an unprecedented level of functionality and quality, no one else in the industry can offer you the range of thicknesses, textures and colors that are available in our product line. Open up unlimited design potential by choosing from textured or smooth fabric, 7-, 15-, or 17 mil thickness, and a range of matte or glossy finishes—black, gold iridescent, or silver—unavailable from any other manufacturer in the industry. (Presto Inkjet Media, September 2016) 25 Years of Industry Leadership In the early 90s, as wide format printing became the new standard in retail, advertising, and display media, the need arose for a more efficient method of installing and removing largescale signage. Enter Michael Speeney, who revolutionized the industry with his patented easy-release, microsphere adhesive formula. This innovation enabled him, as the founder of Presto Tape, to manufacture a line of tapes and films that could be easily applied, respositioned, and removed without damaging wall surfaces. This formula is the basis for all Presto products, from our iconic blue painter’s tape to our newest line of wide format printable media. As our valued customer, you recognize the added value and creative potential that printable, repositionable wallcoverings can offer your clientele, so we made our wide format printable media available to you by the roll and direct from the manufacturer through Presto Inkjet Media. Presto Tape’s History: 1991 Presto Tape was founded by Michael Speeney, in Bensalem, PA, for the manufacturing of specialty tapes and pressure sensitive films. Even back then, Mike was already a veteran of the industry, and held multiple patents on production processes. 1994 Presto Tape becomes incorporated. That same year, Michael Speeney patents the pressuresensitive, clean-release adhesive formula which has become the core feature of all Presto products. 2013 The first of Presto’s newest line of products are announced on July 30th – CanvasTac, the world’s first and only repositionable adhesive-backed canvas wallcovering, and PrestoTex, a 7 mil, repositionable adhesive-backed polyester fabric wallcovering specifically designed for brighter, richer color prints. On November 4th of the same year, Presto introduces an aqueous-coated version of the CanvasTac and Presto Tex, for use with aqueous inks, in addition to eco-solvent, UV, and latex inks. 2015 On April 17th, Presto Tape announces the expansion of its line of digitally printable wallcoverings by introducing 4 new colored fabrics: CanvasTac Gold Iridescent, CanvasTac Silver, PrestoTex Gold Iridescent, and PrestoTex Silver. The new colored fabrics add a metallic sheen to graphics and patterns, giving customers an unprecedented level of design potential. 2016 WallFab, a 15 mil smooth canvas, all-purpose wallcovering, is introduced on February 15th. WallFab is manufactured in Black, Gold Iridescent, Pearlescent, Silver, and standard White. In October of 2016, Presto makes its wallcoverings available by the roll, through Presto Inkjet Media.