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Acrylic sheet types

•  Cell cast •  Continuous cast •  Extruded

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Typical cell cast acrylic sheet production facility

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Cell cast acrylic sheet characteristics

•  Infinite array of colors and effects •  Extremely high optical clarity •  Highly durable •  Lighter and 5x stronger than glass •  Food contact compliant •  Exceptional UV and weather

performance •  Easy processing and fabrication •  Design flexibility

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Monomer storage

Pre- polymerization Syrup

making

Additives: Catalyst

Color etc.

Pouring Cell

assembly

Splitting

Polymerization oven

Inspection Masking

Cell casting process

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Continuous cast acrylic sheet

Continuous cast acrylic sheet production plant

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Continuous casting process

Inspection

Masking Cutting Packing Shipping

Pre-polymerization

MMA monomer

Adjustment

Filtration

De-foaming

Syrup

Stainless steel

Acrylic sheet

Pouring Heating Cooling

MMA to ACRYLIC sheet directly

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Continuous cast acrylic sheet characteristics

•  Large production runs

possible

•  Excellent thickness tolerance, determined by distance between belts

•  High physical and chemical performance qualities - many equivalent to cell cast

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Extrusion process

Inspection

Masking Cutting Packing Shipping

PMMA pellets

Extrusion Cooling

Mirror surface roll

Acrylic sheet

MMA monomer

Polymerization

Dehydration

Drying

Water wash

Polymer pellets

MMA to PMMA to ACRYLIC sheet

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Extruded acrylic sheet production

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Extruded acrylic sheet characteristics

• Good thickness tolerances

•  Large production runs possible

• More limited color and finish options •  Poorer resistance to crazing when in

contact with solvents

•  Lower optical performance and resistance to weathering compared to cell cast

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Acrylic sheet brands

Some well-known acrylic brand names•  Lucite®•  Perspex®•  Moden Glas®•  Plexiglas®•  Altuglas®•  Acrylite®•  Acrycast®•  BAS Cast®•  Akrilit®•  Policril®•  Akrylon®•  Aglas®

Each of these brands can provide rich sources of information on

working with acrylic