Lightning

Pricing

Lightning, display only - no graphic,
Lightning, with full height Economy Banner: Smooth Blockout Vinyl,
Lightning, with full height Standard Banner: Curl Free Banner,
Lightning, with full height Fabric Banner: Blockout Polyester,
Lightning, with full height Premium Banner: Tradeshow Banner,

 

Banner Material Choices

Economy Banner: Smooth blockout banner is a completely opaque vinyl with a low gloss finish and a slight fabric texture. It produces sharp, vivid images and is waterproof, tearproof, fade resistant and very durable. While considered a curl free material, it doesn't hang quite as flat as our more expensive options, but overall it's an excellent option at a great price.

Standard Banner: Curl Free Fire Retardant banner has the beautiful upscale look of fabric, excellent color reproduction, a low glare finish and it is specially engineered to hang flat without curling at the edges, even with heavy ink coverage. It's waterproof, tearproof, fade resistant and of all the banner options available, this one hangs the flattest. As it is fire retardant, with an NFPA 701 rating, it's excellent for display in public buildings such as museums, theaters, and other locations with strict fire codes. This is our most popular material.

Fabric Banner: Blockout Polyester is a heavy 100% polyester fabric that is woven so tightly that it's completely opaque so light from behind can't cast shadows on the graphic. It's waterpoof, tearproof, fade resistant and offers sharp printing with brilliant colors. This material is printed with water-based latex inks for an extremely eco-friendly solution that hangs very flat and looks great.

Premium Banner: Tradeshow Banner is printed on an opaque polyester film and laminated with a polycarbonate laminate for a 10 mil thick finished banner. It is the ultimate in image quality, will hang flat without curling at the edges, is the most scuff and scratch resistant product available, and has a classic low gloss polycarbonate textured finish that is the standard for tradeshow graphics. It's fade resistant, tear resistant, and waterproof. This product is also very environmentally friendly being printed with water based inks and containing no PVC.

We have many other banner materials available, but these are our most popular choices. If you would like to consider another banner material, please contact us and we'll price other options for you.

The graphic templates are available in pdf and eps formats. Click their icons to download them. If you don't have a pdf viewing application, you can get Acrobat Reader free by clicking on the following link.

 

EPS files are in Adobe Illustrator format and can be used in most page layout programs.

Lightning Specifications

Banner width: 31"
Banner height: 78”
Footprint: 31.625"x20.125"
Shipping size: 34”x6"x6"
Shipping weight, stand only: 7 lbs
Shipping weight, with banner: 9 lbs

Instructions

 

Graphic Template

 

We recommend the following accessory items to go with the Lightning:

	The Lumina 2 banner stand spotlight is the recommended model for this stand, although all our Lumina lights will work. Details on this light can be found on the Banner Stand Lighting page.
	For a hard shipping case, we recommend the Adjustable Banner Stand Case. To see all our shipping case options, visit our Banner Stand Shipping Case page. To order the Adjustable Banner Stand Case, click the Place Order button below.
	The Expand Brochure Pocket is a durable, transparent literature holder that can be attached to our retractable and non-retractable displays as well as the Expand PodiumCase. The Expand BrochurePocket comes with a holder, a super magnet and a bracket (for attaching to the Podium Case top). Simply attach the pocket to a graphic panel with the supplied super magnets or screw the included bracket to the holes on the underside of the wooden Podium Case top.
	To compliment your banner stand, we also offer full color printed table covers to add some polish to your presentation.
	Literature racks give you a compact, floor standing display to hold brochures, information and sales literature.

 

When you're ready to order, you can use the Place Order button next to each item in the Pricing tab, and the Pricing/Order wizard will prompt you for the necessary information such as quantities and options, and allow you to see the shipping costs.

You can choose to order the stand without a banner, or choose from one of the available banner options. A description of each material will appear when you make a selection, and the price will update to reflect your current choice.

If necessary, you can click the Products tab in the wizard and choose a different model from the drop down menu.

If you are ordering graphics with a display, you will also be asked to indicate how you are sending your files and how you want us to handle cropping, if necessary. You will also be allowed to choose whether or not you want a proof, and if so, what kind of proof you would like. You can choose a reduced size printed proof for $30, which will be printed on the same material as your final print, or you can choose to have us evaluate your file to look for any potential problems and send a pdf proof for $15. A reduced size printed proof of the overall design is good for proofing color, or we can print a section of the graphic at full size so you can see how an image will look when blown up. If we feel the file will print poorly or your file doesn't scale to the correct size, we will always contact you to discuss your options before printing, so if you've already examined your files before sending them, a proof is often not necessary, but since custom printed graphics cannot be returned, a proof is your best way to verify what the final print will look like in advance.

Lastly, there is a Special Instructions field where you can provide any information you think we may need to process your order correctly.

Once you've provided all the required information, you can add the item to the shopping cart where you can either check out, or choose to continue shopping to return to the page you came from. On the shopping cart screen you can see all the items you've added to your order, delete any that you don't want, and have a chance to upload your file.

You don't need to create an account to complete your order, but doing so will allow your account history to be maintained for future reference and ordering convenience. The only account information that is stored are your billing, shipping, and e-mail addresses, and this information is secure and confidential. Creating an account WILL NOT result in unwanted e-mails from us, or anyone else.

To finish your order, you will be asked to specify either normal turnaround time for your order, or provide a specific due date. If you do specify a due date, you will also be given the option to authorize rush charge for your order. If you need your order completed in less than the normal 4-5 day turnaround, you should authorize rush charges to ensure you get your order on time. Rush charges are 50% of your order total, up to a maximum of $75. If we don't have to bump other jobs to meet your deadline, you won't be charged the rush fee, but if you don't authorize the charges, we'll do what we can to complete your order on time, but won't go so far as to bump other jobs. If you specify a due date, we will adjust the shipping method, if necessary, to ensure your order arrives by the date you specified. In this case, extra shipping charges may apply.

Next you will be asked to select the shipping method, and finally the payment type. You should know that your credit card is not being charged when you submit the form. We are collecting the information for your order, but you will not be charged until we have verified your order to make sure there were no mistakes made. That way, if there are aspects of your order that change, we can adjust the order and the shipping cost, if necessary, before you are charged.

Once you click the Order button, you will receive an order summary via e-mail for your records, and we will receive your order and the process can begin.

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, please Contact Us and we'll be happy to help you with the process.