The Photofuse Smart Film sheet makes up the heart and backbone of the Photofusing process.

The patented Imaging film is a soft memory forming polymer, that has the ability to soften at room temperature and be formed to a texture and/or 3D form, using only hand pressure and with no mechanical intervention. In order for the film to keep the shape that it has been formed into, it needs to be permanently anchored in position with an adhesive, otherwise if it is reheated it will go back to its original flat form. In some applications this can work as an advantage, but in normal use the adhesive is a necessity.

The adhesive we use is an aggressive high tack water resistant pressure sensitive and it is this that provides the high bond strength between the film and the texture. The adhesive is protected with a releasable paper liner that is removed just prior to the application process. On the other side of the film there is a thin matte, opaque white, micro-porous inkjet coating applied, which is both highly ink absorbent and water resistant.

To find out more about imaging sheet sizes available click here.