MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ sheets will not rip out of a three-ring binder like ordinary ink jet or laser paper, giving you the protection that you need for permanent storage of your MSDS. Plus, these new universally printable sheets resist moisture, heat, grease and many chemicals. It’s the perfect solution for printing and permanent filing of all your MSDS.

Most MSDS contain three or four pages of vital information on the safe handling, use and storage of hazardous chemicals. You need to keep these sheets together in the proper order and in one place in the event of an emergency or OSHA inspection. If one sheet is missing, this could cause a significant problem for you, your employees, and responding emergency personnel who need access to your MSDS. Why take the chance of having one or more of your MSDS sheets getting ripped out of your binder and not available in an emergency situation? It could mean the difference between life and death.

Instead, print all your MSDS information on MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ in whatever printer you have on either side of the sheet. Once printed, three-hole punch the sheets and place them in your binder with the knowledge that your MSDS are safer and more secure and will be there when you need them.

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General Characteristics:
A revolutionary new synthetic printing sheet that looks, prints and fabricates like paper, but is durable like plastic film. A micorporous structure makes MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ sheets absorptive yet water-resistant, soft but strong, and highly printable and tear-resistant. MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ is dimensionally stable and the porous, uncoated nature of the sheet allows inks, toners, adhesives and special top coatings to penetrate into its structure to form strong anchor points with the substrate.

This new sheet can be printed or imaged with offset, monochrome and color laser toners, ink jet, flexography, gravure, letterpress, intaglio, thermal transfer, and screen printing processes. A number of finishing techniques and fabricating methods can also be used including perforating, punching, folding, sewing and grommeting, and foil stamping and embossing.

MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ is a 10-mil thick, matte white finish film. The opacity is excellent. The sheet is waterproof, chemical and temperature resistant in a range from -70° F to 200° F. The sheet has a brightness rating of 91%, whiteness index of 80%, opacity of 96% and 8% transmission. The product is available in 8.5 x 11”, 8.5 x 14”, 9 x 12” and 11 x 17”. Other custom sizes available upon special request.

Excellent For Reproduction of MSDS
A primary application for MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ is printing of MSDS. Every organization that manufactures, handles and stores hazardous materials must keep MSDS on site to provide instant access to chemical information, personal injury protection and emergency response information. Hard copies of MSDS are and excellent backup for on-site use and inspection. If any of the sheets get ripped or removed from MSDS binders, it could spell disaster. Regular ink jet or laser paper can tear too easily or get soiled and soaked rendering it useless. That’s where MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ solves the problem. It’s the perfect material to print your MSDS on.

Here’s why:
• Tough to tear out of a binder
• Waterproof
• 10 Year Life
• Printable in almost any desktop printer
• Chemical resistant
• Curl resistant
• Temperature Resistant
• Dimensionally stable
• Printable on either side

Printability
Laser Printers and Copiers
10 Mil MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ sheets will feed and image in most laser printers and copiers on either side of the sheet. Sheets can be fed narrow (Portrait) or wide (Landscape) end first. Because of the extreme variations in laser printer temperatures, feed roller configurations, tray methods, settings and toners, it is impossible to give specific instructions on the use of MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ for each printer manufacture and model.

Users must test sheets in their individual printer to find the optimum settings. It is recommended that single sheet feeding be used to allow the laser to cool down slightly between sheets. This will help with feeding and imaging issues.

Set the printer on regular paper setting under “properties” in your print driver. If regular paper setting do not image properly, try a different setting to get the best quality reproduction. Color laser printers usually produce more heat to fuse the color toners on the paper or film than monochrome laser printers. This might require setting adjustments to image on 10 mil thick MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ to get a good image.

Ink Jet Printers
MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ sheets readily accept aqueous (water) based ink jet images. The high absorptive capacity of the microporous substrate sets ink drops with little dot grain or wicking. With low-resolution ink jet printers, this may give the impression of a light image. Colors produced with aqueous ink jets are shifted somewhat compared to those produced on cellulose paper. Be sure to let the sheet dry a few minutes directly after printing before handling or rubbing the image.

Since Ink Jet printers do not use heat, multiple sheet feeding is generally not a problem but always fan the sheets before loading the tray to disperse static cling and be sure to test your printer inks and settings for the best quality reproduction.

Specifications
Chemical Compatibility MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ synthetic printing sheet is composed of a very high molecular weight polyolefin phase and a filler phase, which is primarily silica. The compatibility of these sheets with solvents and reagents reflects this dual composition. Inorganic acids generally have little effect on the dimensions and mechanical properties of these sheets even at elevated temperatures (e.g., 122° F) Certain organic acids can cause swelling of the polymer. Bases with pHs less than approximately 8.5 have little effect on the dimensions. Polar solvents, e.g., alcohols and esters, typically have little to no effect on the dimensions or physical properties.

Physical Properties
MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ sheets are a synthetic and should be handled in a manner consistent with its composition and recycled as a category 7 plastic or land filled. It does not contain any cellulosebased materials and does not contribute to the forest harvesting. The sheet is non-toxic and does not contain any ozone-depleting constituents. This film can be safely disposed of in a landfill and will not leach into ground water. It can also be incinerated in an atmosphere of excess oxygen. When burned, the sheet yields water, CO2, energy, and a clean ash due to its silica filler. There is no lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium added intentionally to the material. The incidental total concentration of the aforementioned metals does not exceed 100 ppm, putting MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ in full compliance with the 1994 standards of the Coalition of Northeastern Governor’s Model Toxic Legislation (CONEG) and is in compliance with the current ASTM F963-86 Standard, Consumer Safety Specification on Toy Safety. This product has no detectable quantities of either antimony or arsenic. For a copy of MSDS on MaxiSoft® TearGuard™ or more information, Email help@maxisoft.com

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