Read the archived 2009 Avery HP 700 sheet with context on legacy color codes, dated properties, conversion, application, and current-spec checks. This resource is for manufacturers evaluating custom nameplates, labels, overlays, or related identification components. Use it to prepare your project questions, then talk with our team about the requirements that apply to your part.
Avery HP 700 High Performance Calendered Series appears in this resource library through a four-page Avery Graphics product data sheet dated January 6, 2009. The file covers opaque permanent-kraft constructions that were formerly identified as the A6 Opaque Series. Its performance figures, colors, conversion methods, and application examples belong to that historical supplier document. Before using any value or product code in a current order, confirm the latest Avery Dennison literature, current color offering, regional availability, and suitability for the intended printed component.
The archived bulletin describes PC-700 series calendered films as flexible, opaque, solid-color, medium-gloss vinyl intended for signmaking applications. It shows a 3.0-mil face film, permanent clear acrylic adhesive, and a 78-pound bleached-kraft liner. The document also contains an extensive cross-reference from older A6 codes to HP 700 codes. That mapping is useful for interpreting legacy drawings, but a 2009 cross-reference should not be treated as a current substitution list.
If a drawing calls out an A6 code, HP 700 color, or only a color name, resolve the exact current material and shade before artwork approval. Words such as “red,” “blue,” or “silver” do not communicate a controlled color target. Provide a manufacturer code, approved physical sample, or agreed color standard and state which reference takes precedence.
A colored vinyl film can serve as the visible background of a decal or cut graphic, while printing may add text, logos, symbols, or variable information. The old sheet lists thermal and steel-rule die cutting, plotter cutting, screen printing, thermal transfer, overlamination, and several inkjet methods as conversion options. That list documents supplier expectations in 2009; it does not confirm every contemporary ink, printer, laminate, or cutting setup.
U.S. Nameplate’s Die & Digital Cutting capability is relevant when the finished part needs a controlled perimeter, internal openings, or kiss-cut format. Screen Printing and Digital Printing describe two possible image-production paths. A representative must confirm the actual film, ink system, cure, cut tolerance, and release format together.
The January 2009 sheet lists nominal face and adhesive calipers, dimensional stability, tensile and elongation values, gloss, adhesion observations, flammability behavior, shelf life, minimum application temperature, service-temperature range, and chemical-resistance language. It also describes vertical outdoor durability as up to six years for much of the series, with shorter durations noted for certain colors. Avery explicitly says the values are informational, are not intended for specification purposes, and require the purchaser to determine suitability.
The archived series table lists many opaque colors and flags exceptions with different outdoor-duration notes or gloss behavior. It also warns that some color fade may occur in severe environmental areas and points readers to another Avery durability guideline. This reinforces a practical rule: color selection should consider exposure and revision control, not aesthetics alone.
For branding work, approve color under the viewing conditions that matter and define a reasonable inspection method. For safety or instructional graphics, the customer should provide the required color standard and content. The Custom Durable Decals and Warning Labels pages show two different product contexts; neither establishes that an HP 700 color meets a regulation or customer standard.
The 2009 product overview names flat and simple-curve application surfaces. That phrase should not be stretched to cover compound curves, deep channels, rivets, textured walls, or surfaces with frequent flexing. Part size, film orientation, corner radius, cutouts, and the distance from an edge can influence whether the graphic stays in contact.
Ask for a representative equipment sample or accurate surface drawing when geometry is uncertain. If a graphic must cross a seam or transition, treat that as an explicit design condition. A smaller segmented decal, different film construction, mechanical identifier, or redesigned placement may be more appropriate than forcing one large piece into an uncontrolled contour.
A solid-color film may be converted without printing, but many identification parts add contrasting copy or graphics. Ink adhesion, cure, opacity, edge coverage, and abrasion exposure need project-specific decisions. An overlaminate can add a protective surface, yet it also changes thickness, stiffness, gloss, and cut behavior. Laminating provides manufacturing context without promising a particular environmental result.
When a decal carries operating or identification information, legibility criteria belong in the approval plan. Define minimum character size, contrast, variable-data quality, barcode grade if applicable, and the conditions under which the part will be read. Material selection cannot repair unclear artwork or incomplete source data.
The archived bulletin lists a minimum application temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius), a one-year shelf life, and a service-temperature range of minus 40 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Those are dated Avery figures, not U.S. Nameplate commitments. Obtain the current technical bulletin and storage guidance, then decide whether the order needs a lot code, date code, minimum remaining shelf life, or special packaging.
Installation instructions should identify the surface condition, approved cleaner, application temperature, pressure method, and allowed dwell before service. The customer’s safety team should control chemical handling. If decals are applied at several facilities, make the approved process repeatable rather than assuming every site prepares surfaces the same way.
A project may encounter an old A6 number in a drawing, maintenance record, or sample. Compare that code with the 2009 cross-reference, then ask Avery Dennison or an authorized channel to confirm the current successor. Check color, adhesive, facestock, finish, liner, outdoor-duration guidance, and print compatibility. A matching color name does not prove construction equivalence.
Document any approved substitution through the customer’s change process. U.S. Nameplate’s Quality Standards page provides context for controlled manufacturing, but the customer remains responsible for approving design and material changes.
Provide the current material callout or performance requirement, exact color target, artwork, dimensions, quantities, application surface, contour, exposure, printing method preferences, protective-layer needs, delivery format, and acceptance criteria. If an old sample or A6 code is the only reference, state that clearly and include photographs or the physical part.
Send the package through Request Consultation. U.S. Nameplate can review how the graphic might be printed, converted, laminated, and packed. Current supplier confirmation, customer approval of color, and validation on the intended surface are still required before the construction is treated as production-ready.
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