Teslin is a synthetic printing medium, manufactured by
PPG IndustriesPPG Industries is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass and fiber glass. The company has more than 140 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates and operates in more than 60 countries. Sales in 2008 were $15.8 billion...
. Teslin is a waterproof synthetic material that works well with an
inkjet printerInkjet printers operate by propelling variably-sized droplets of liquid or molten material onto almost any sized page. They are the most common type of computer printer for the general consumer due to their low cost, high quality of output, capability of printing in different colors, and ease of...
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laser printerA laser printer is a common type of computer printer that rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper. As with digital photocopiers and multifunction printers , laser printers employ a xerographic printing process but differ from analog photocopiers in that the image is produced...
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thermal printerA thermal printer produces a printed image by selectively heating coated thermochromic paper, or thermal paper as it is commonly known, when the paper passes over the thermal print head. The coating turns black in the areas where it is heated, producing an image...
. Teslin is also single-layer, uncoated film, and extremely strong. In fact, the strength of the lamination peel of a Teslin sheet is 2-4 times stronger than other coated synthetic and coated papers. Teslin comes in the sizes of 7
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to 18 mil, though only sizes 10 mil and 14 mil are sized at 8.5" by 11", for printing with most consumer printers.
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Teslin is a synthetic printing medium, manufactured by
PPG IndustriesPPG Industries is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass and fiber glass. The company has more than 140 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates and operates in more than 60 countries. Sales in 2008 were $15.8 billion...
. Teslin is a waterproof synthetic material that works well with an
inkjet printerInkjet printers operate by propelling variably-sized droplets of liquid or molten material onto almost any sized page. They are the most common type of computer printer for the general consumer due to their low cost, high quality of output, capability of printing in different colors, and ease of...
,
laser printerA laser printer is a common type of computer printer that rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper. As with digital photocopiers and multifunction printers , laser printers employ a xerographic printing process but differ from analog photocopiers in that the image is produced...
, or
thermal printerA thermal printer produces a printed image by selectively heating coated thermochromic paper, or thermal paper as it is commonly known, when the paper passes over the thermal print head. The coating turns black in the areas where it is heated, producing an image...
. Teslin is also single-layer, uncoated film, and extremely strong. In fact, the strength of the lamination peel of a Teslin sheet is 2-4 times stronger than other coated synthetic and coated papers. Teslin comes in the sizes of 7
milA thou A thou A thou . It is sometimes used in engineering and in the specification of:...
to 18 mil, though only sizes 10 mil and 14 mil are sized at 8.5" by 11", for printing with most consumer printers. Also available are perforated versions of Teslin, specifically, 1up, 2up, 3up, 6up, and 8up.
Teslin is used widely in the production of drivers licenses, voter ID cards, and other forms of identification card. Because of its commercial availability, Teslin is also often found used for counterfeit or
fake IDsIdentity document forgery is the process by which identity documents issued by governing bodies are copied and/or modified by persons not authorized to create such documents or engage in such modifications, for the purpose of deceiving those who would view the documents about the identity or status...
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