Specification Guides for Mat Buyers
Pile weight, backing materials, artwork limits, chair mat selection and minimum order quantities, written so you can specify correctly before you ask for a price.
How to Choose a Logo Mat Pile Weight
Pile weight is the single specification that decides whether an entrance mat still looks right after a year. Here is how the four standard constructions differ and which entrance each one suits.
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Preparing Artwork for Printed Mats
Printing onto fibre is not printing onto paper. Two rules about lettering and contrast explain most of the disappointment buyers have with their first custom mat.
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Chair Mat for Carpet or Hard Floor
Buying the wrong chair mat damages the floor you bought it to protect. The difference is on the underside, and it is not interchangeable.
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What Makes a Motorcycle Pit Mat Work
A pit mat has three jobs: hold fluid, hold hardware and hold still. Each one comes from a specific part of the construction.
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Mat Backing Materials Explained
Latex, nitrile, TPR, TPE, SBR, action back and non-woven cloth all appear on our spec sheets. Here is what each one is for.
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Minimum Order Quantities by Product Family
Our minimums are not one number. They vary by how each product is made, and knowing which applies saves a round of quoting.
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