Main brands : Makrolon®, Lexan®, Makroclear®
The polycarbonate sheet has long been regarded as a technical material which opens up the most varied industrial outlets. It is extruded from a polycarbonate resin stabilized with ultraviolet rays.
Polycarbonate is an amorphous thermoplastic which has a very high impact resistance, a high load deformation temperature and good mechanical strength in a temperature range between -100 and 120 ° C.
Applications
The polycarbonate sheet is transparent and virtually unbreakable. These exceptional characteristics are particularly used in the field of safety glazing. The polycarbonate sheet provides economical and reliable protection against injury, aggression, vandalism, burglary and theft.
Examples of use cases
- In machinery construction : protective casings on bottling machines, packaging machines, labeling machines, strapping and strapping machines, marking machines, machine tools, packaging lines in food and pharmaceutical industries, stranding machines.
- On vehicles : Protective conductors on industrial trucks: glazing of agricultural and forestry vehicles, public works vehicles, bridge cranes, police cars; windshields for motorcycles; etc ...
- In building : Safety glazing in schools, kindergartens, stadiums, gymnasiums, hospitals, museums, prisons, computer centers, administrative or industrial buildings, mobile building booths, bus shelters, etc ...
- Miscellaneous : Separations of workstations, glazing, anti-theft barriers, electronic box covers, advertising signs, protection of posters, tables and stained-glass windows, protective visors, protective shields, meal trays, solar collector covers, etc ...
Dimensions and thickness
Sheets
| THICKNESS (mm) | SIZE (mm) |
| 0.5 ; 0.75 ; 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 8 ; 10 ; 12 ; 30 | 3050 x 2050 ; 2050 x 1250 |
Rods
| DIAMETER (mm) | LENGTH (mm) |
| 15 ; 20 ; 30 ; 40 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 80 | 1000 |
| 60 ; 70 ; 80 ; 90 ; 100 ; 110 ; 120 ; 130 | 600 |
Tubes
| DIAMETER (mm) | LENGTH (mm) | |
| 8 x 5 | 70 x 64 | 2000 |
| 10 x 7 | 80 x 74 | |
| 12 x 9 | 90 x 84 | |
| 13 x 9 | 100 x 90 | |
| 15 x 11 | 100 x 94 | |
| 16 x 12 | 110 x 100 | |
| 18 x 12 | 110 x 106 | |
| 20 x 16 | 120 x 114 | |
| 24 x 18 | 125 x 120 | |
| 25 x 21 | 130 x 124 | |
| 30 x 24 | 134 x 128 | |
| 32 x 28 | 140 x 132 | |
| 36 x 30 | 150 x 144 | |
| 40 x 34 | 160 x 154 | |
| 50 x 44 | 180 x 172 | |
| 60 x 50 | 200 x 190 | |
| 60 x 56 | ||
Colors and finishes
Standard color : colorless
Other existing colors : diffusing white, smoked (other colors on demand)
Available in version : diffusing light, anti-UV treatment, granite, anti-abrasion treatment, anti-reflective coating, Smoke classification (M2 / F2), fire classification M1.