FOREX® CLASSIC
THE CLASSIC AMONGST THE DISPLAY SHEETS.
- Smooth, silky mat surfaces
- Ideal for longer-term interior and exterior applications
- Three-dimensional forming using cold/hot bending is possible
- Description
- Features
- Colour variants
- FIVE-DOT-MISSION
- Delivery program
FOREX®classic is the No. 1 sheet in the FOREX® product family with the best mechanical and physical properties and an appropriate surface quality. The fine, closed, homogenous cell structure and the smooth, silky mat surfaces make FOREX®classic an ideal material for high quality and longer-term interior and exterior applications. Mechanical processing using standard tools and machines and three-dimensional forming using cold/hot bending is possible. Due to the homogeneous cell structure, thermoforming is also successfully feasible with unusually short cycle times.
FOREX®classic offers the widest range of thicknesses (1 – 19 mm) and sheet sizes. The fire behavior is according to: EN 13501-1: C-s3, d0 (1 – 19 mm) > BS 476–7, Class 1 (3 – 19 mm).
FOREX®classic can be applied in all the areas of visual communication:
Signage and display panels | POS/POP displays |Screen printed panels | Digitally printed displays | Exhibition stands | Shop fitting | Wall cladding & partitioning | Interior design
| Designation | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | FOREX® |
| Serie | classic |
| Material | PVC - foam sheets |
| Area of applications | Advertising structures/ hoardings; Architecture & construction; Boat and shipbuilding; Caravan construction; DIY; Equipment, appliances & machine construction; Interior design; Lighting industry; Medical technology & health care sector; Shopfitting, trade show stands, stage design, studio and office furnishings and fittings; Urban street furniture |
| Applications | A-boards; Acoustic elements; Acoustic elements; Advertising column; Advertising column; Advertising display case; Advertising signage; Advertising signage; Art & craft supplies; Bar & counter elements; Bicycle helmets; Bistro tables; Brochure stands; Casing; Ceiling cladding; Ceiling suspended signs; Cladding for concrete construction; Decoration; Decorative walls & wall cladding; Design elements; Direction signage systems; Display cases; DIY supplies; Door signs; Door signs; Emergency exit signage; Emergency exit signage; Emergency exit signage; Equipment; Exterior advertising; Furniture & furniture fronts; Furniture fronts; Furniture fronts; Furniture fronts; Hoods & covers; Infill panels for trade show stands; Kitchen furniture; Kitchen splashbacks & infill panels; Lecterns & high desks; Lettering; Lottery & donation box; Machine parts; Marine craft instrument panel; Model making; Name plates; Partitions; Partitions; Perimeter advertising; Price signs; Privacy screen systems; Product presentation; Rear walls for light boxes; Rummage tables; Sales displays; Seating; Shelf stopper; Shelves; Shelves & shelving systems; Shopping trolley chip; Shower cabin back walls; Sneeze guard; Splash guards; Splash guards; Stage scenery; Stand-up display board; Structural components; Test tubes holders & racks; Thermoformed parts; Trade show stand cladding; Wall and ceiling elements; Wall cladding; Window display |
| Specifications | Good UV & weathering resistance; High impact strength; Long-term exterior use (up to 5 years); Low water absorption capacity; Opaque; Sea water resistant; Special chemical resistance; Very good thermal insulation |
| Certification | Museum and exhibition compliant |
| Processing method | Cold rolling, Roll bending; Contour milling; Cutting - CNC; Cutting - cutter; Cutting - waterjet; Drilling; Folding; Gluing; Hot bending, hot folding; Hot forming, Thermoforming; Lacquering, Painting, Spraying; Lamination; Printing - direct digital printing; Printing - screen printing; Punching; Sawing, Cutting out; Screwing |
Colour variants
White
The colours visualised may vary from the original. To ensure exact colour matching please ask for a colour sample.
FOREX® FIVE-DOT-MISSION
FOREX®, the lightweight expanded rigid PVC sheet material, has been assessed in line with our MISSION: TOGETHER. RESPONSIBLE. FOREX®classic, FOREX®print, FOREX®lite and FOREX®color currently achieve in total 6 points in the FIVE-DOT classification, FOREX®re achieves a total of 8 points.
Recycled content
We are already recovering and reusing our own production waste to create new material in the manufacture of FOREX® sheets, and we aim to continue increasing the proportion of recycled content in the future. FOREX®re is manufactured using a proportion of post-industrial and post-consumer waste, which originates from both end-use applications and processing. The current amount of recycled material integrated is approximately 30% due to the limited availability of waste material. In future, waste from printed PVC sheets of one unmixed material category may also be fed back into the cycle.
CO2 Footprint
FOREX® sheets offer advantages in terms of weight and, at the same time, a high degree of stability due to their unique foamed structure. In addition, as fewer resources are required for production, the amount of CO2 bound in the material is reduced. By using recycled waste from PVC sheets, the proportion of new raw materials in FOREX®re can also be reduced. This results in the double benefit of lowering CO2 emissions and also contributing to waste prevention.
Product life cycle
Our FOREX® sheets are made of PVC, a very robust and durable synthetic material with excellent long-term properties. The material is also known for its “difficult to ignite” rating, its strong resistance to chemicals and outstanding resistance to weathering.
FOREX®classic is used, in particular, for very long-term applications in the visual communication, building and industrial sectors. FOREX®print, FOREX®lite and FOREX®re are high quality printing sheets for medium-term indoor and outdoor purposes. FOREX® color offers a wide variety of colours and is a real eye-catcher for medium-term shop and design uses.
Recyclability
The whole FOREX® product family can be sorted into individual types for recycling and reuse. We are committed to processing our production waste within the company and using it again to manufacture new products. As standard practice, FOREX®re is supplied without protective film, facilitating easy recycling for sheet offcuts. 3A Composites is also working intensively with partner companies to develop even more and better options for collecting and processing our customers' PVC sheet waste.
For more detailed information on our product range (e.g. formats, additional colours/thicknesses, textures), please contact us. We are looking forward to helping you.
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