The short answer
Buy from the line that coats the film. The spec, the roll format and the adhesive should be stated per SKU — a real manufacturer has them written down before you ask.
Series
21six categories
SKUs
638each with its own spec
Minimum
1 rollmost film series
Coater or trader? How to tell in five minutes
Most vinyl changes hands two or three times before it reaches a plotter. Nothing wrong with distributors — but when you need a fixed spec, a stable roll format and a straight answer about the adhesive, you want to talk to the line that coats it.
Four signs you are talking to a coater
- Specs stated per SKU, not one brochure per brand.
- Face film, adhesive and liner named separately — “high quality vinyl” is not a spec.
- Fixed widths, sold by the roll — because the widths are slit from its own jumbo rolls.
How a roll is made: the six-step coating line
A self-adhesive film is a sandwich built in one pass: liner, adhesive, then the face film. This is the line, step by step.
Release liner unwind
A silicone-coated release liner is fed in as the carrier for the adhesive.
Adhesive coating
Adhesive is applied at a controlled coating thickness, so tack is uniform across the whole roll width.
Multi-zone drying
Six ovens in series remove solvents progressively — a fully cured, even adhesive layer.
Face film unwind
The PVC face film comes in from the other end under controlled tension, so it is not stretched or distorted.
Lamination
Film meets the adhesive-coated liner in the laminating nip: one self-adhesive construction.
Jumbo roll rewind
Wound into jumbo rolls, inspected, then slit to the standard widths and packed.
QC → slitting → packingstandard widths are slit from the jumbo — that is why the roll format is fixed per series
Seven questions to ask any supplier — and how we answer them
Are the specs stated per SKU, not per brand?
Why it mattersA brand-level brochure hides the difference between a 60 µm and a 350 µm film in the same family. Thickness, adhesive, liner and durability rating belong to the SKU.
How MAXDECAL answersYes. Open any series page and pick the SKU: thickness, adhesive, liner, roll size and, where published, the durability rating are stated on the product itself.
What is the minimum order?
Why it mattersSome lines only move pallets. That decides whether you can test one colour before committing a job.
How MAXDECAL answersOne roll on most film series. Transfer tape ships by the box (one box = one 1.2 m slit width), tools and detailing products by the piece, and a few products are counted differently — confirm the minimum with the desk. We supply the trade: sign shops, wrap bays, print shops and distributors. See the MOQ & roll-size guide.
What are the standard roll widths and lengths?
Why it mattersYour plotter or printer has a maximum media width; your jobs have a typical panel height. A roll that does not fit the machine is scrap.
How MAXDECAL answersFixed per series and printed on every series page — 7900 at 1.35 m × 50 m, 9600 at 1.52 m × 18 m, APM print media in 1.05 / 1.27 / 1.55 m. Full table in the roll-size table.
Monomeric, polymeric or cast — which is it?
Why it mattersIt decides how long the film stays flat on a curve and how it comes off later. The word “calendered” alone is not an answer.
How MAXDECAL answersStated per series: 9600 and 7600 Plus are polymeric calendered films; APM is calendered with monomeric and polymeric SKUs marked; the durability rating sits on the product. Read the cast vs calendered guide.
What is the liner, and what is the adhesive?
Why it mattersThe liner decides how the film feeds and weeds; the adhesive decides removal and bubble release. Both should be named, not described as “premium”.
How MAXDECAL answersBoth are fields on every product: liner (coated paper, kraft, PET…) and adhesive (permanent / removable, clear / grey / black, bubble-free). If a field is empty on a product, it stays empty — we do not fill it with adjectives.
Which series is made for my job?
Why it mattersCut lettering, printed graphics, a fleet wrap and a road sign each want a different construction. A supplier who sells everything for everything is not helping you choose.
How MAXDECAL answersThe catalog is split into six categories and every series states what it is for. Describe the job — surface, indoor or outdoor, cut or print — and the desk names the series; the cast vs calendered guide covers the film classes behind it.
Who answers, in which language, and how fast?
Why it mattersA supplier is only as good as the reply to your second question.
How MAXDECAL answersRegional desks working in English, Spanish and Chinese. The site is in all three, and the enquiry form routes to the desk for your country.
What we make
Categories
6
Series
21
SKUs
638
Languages
3EN · ES · 中文
Six categories, all sold by the roll: Colour & Cutting Media, Wrap & Protection, Digital Print Systems, Safety & Visibility, Craft & Desktop and Consumables & Tools. Every series page lists its SKUs with specs and a swatch or photo.
Proof from the field
MAXDECAL started in 2018 and still does one thing: make the material right. The XTREME print range has been used in a MotoGP project and is specified for the Sodi World Series karting championship. Trade-show booths and race paddocks are on the brand page — real photos, no renderings.