PERSPEX® FORTE
ACRYLIC SHEETS WITH ENHANCED CHEMICAL RESISTANCE.
- Even more resistant to crazing
- Improved chemical resistance
- Available in most PERSPEX® acrylic colours and finishes
- Description
- Features
- Colour variants
- FIVE-DOT-MISSION
- Delivery program
PERSPEX® Forte is a specially formulated cast acrylic sheet offering enhanced chemical resistance.
Designed to be even more resistant to crazing than standard grades, PERSPEX® Forte offers you greater choice where improved chemical resistance may be an advantage, such as perfume displays, kitchen doors, machine guards or hygienic protection screens to name but a few.
PERSPEX® Forte offers you increased scope for design and fabrication.
| Designation | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | PERSPEX® |
| Serie | Forte |
| Material | Acrylic sheets (PMMA) |
| Area of applications | Advertising structures/ hoardings; Architecture & construction; Automotive; 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 | Acoustic elements; Advertising display case; Bar & counter elements; Bistro tables; Bottling plant glazing; Brochure stands; Caravan glazing; Casing; Catwalk; Clear acrylic glass furniture; Counter screen; Decoration; Direction signage systems; Display cases; DIY supplies; Emergency exit signage; Equipment; Exterior advertising; Food product displays; Food product trays; Furniture & furniture fronts; Furniture fronts; Hoods & covers; Illuminated advertising; Illuminated ceiling; Illuminated shelves; Illuminated walls; Industrial door; Infill panels for trade show stands; Interior lighting; Kitchen furniture; Kitchen splashbacks & infill panels; Laboratory & operation theatre lighting; Laboratory equipment covers; Lacquer testing unit; Lamp covers; Lamp protection cover; Laser machine glazing; Lecterns & high desks; Lettering; Light boxes; Light therapy device; Lighting; Lighting & lighting elements; Lighting elements; Lottery & donation box; Machine display panels; Machine parts; Machinery safety guard glazing; Marine craft glazing; Marine craft instrument panel; Model making; Partitions; Patio cover; Picture glazing; Price signs; Refrigerated counter; Roofing; Rummage tables; Safety glazing; Sales displays; Seating; Shelves; Shelves & shelving systems; Shopping trolley chip; Showcase; Shower cabin back walls; Shower cabins; Skylight domes; Skylights & lighting elements; Sliding doors; Slot machine glazing; Sneeze guard; Speed camera & toll camera glazing; Splash guards; Stage lighting; Stage scenery; Stand-up display board; Street lighting; Structural components; Sunshades; Swimming pool covers; Tablets; Technical glazing; Test tubes holders & racks; Thermal insulation glazing; Thermoformed parts; Trade show stand cladding; Transparent lottery drums; Vacuum lid; Wall and ceiling elements; Washing machine displays; Whiteboards; Wind deflectors; Window display; Window for sectional door; Windows |
| Specifications | Colour matching option available; Good UV & weathering resistance; Low temperature resistance below -20°C; Low water absorption capacity; Opaque; Sea water resistant; Service temperature over 80°C; Special chemical resistance; Very good optical clarity & high transparency; Very long-term exterior use (10 years plus) |
| Certification | Food grade (EU); Food grade (FDA); Museum and exhibition compliant |
| Processing method | Contour milling; Cutting - CNC; Cutting - laser with good optical quality; Cutting - waterjet; Drilling; Engraving; Gluing; Hot bending, hot folding; Hot forming, Thermoforming; Lacquering, Painting, Spraying; Lamination; Polishing - flame; Polishing - milling; Printing - screen printing; Sawing, Cutting out; Screwing; Thread cutting |
Colour variants
PERSPEX® Forte is available in almost all colours and effects of the PERSPEX® family.
PERSPEX® FIVE-DOT-MISSION
PERSPEX® acrylic sheet, one of the best quality acrylic materials in the world, has been assessed in line with our MISSION: TOGETHER. RESPONSIBLE. PERSPEX® currently achieves a FIVE-DOT classification with a total of 6 points respectively 9 points.
Recycled content
The current production of our PERSPEX® cast acrylic sheets already contains a proportion of recycled MMA material. The majority of this material is waste from the manufacturing process which can be completely recycled by means of pyrolysis to provide raw material (MMA) for new acrylic sheets.
CO2 Footprint
Owing to the MMA used as a raw material in the manufacturing process, PERSPEX® contains fossil carbon. However, thanks to its lower density, PERSPEX® PMMA contains less fossil carbon per m2 than other transparent plastics.
PERSPEX®re uses 100% recycled MMA, which significantly reduces the consumption of new materials and makes a valuable contribution to waste and CO2 reduction.
Product life cycle
Acrylic glass (PMMA) is a robust, highly transparent and extremely durable material featuring excellent UV stability and resistance to weathering and ageing. We guarantee a service life of thirty years (transparent sheets) as well as ten years (standard colours) for the PERSPEX® product family. The sheets are protected against the harmful effects of ultra violet rays and there are no significant changes with regard to optical or mechanical properties. When processed, used, and cared for in an appropriate manner, the life cycle of our sheets can be considerably longer than ten years. An extended service life also leads to saving resources as fewer replacements are required. Our PERSPEX® sheets are used in a wide variety of interior and exterior applications where priorities include durability, UV stability and, above all, transparency (92 % light transparency for colourless sheets). PERSPEX® is a product offering sustainable, long-term use and excellent product performance.
Recyclablility
PERSPEX® sheets can be converted back into their original raw material, methyl methacrylate (MMA), using various recycling processes. Most modern recycling processes convert PMMA sheets or waste from production processes into a MMA liquid monomer using chemical recycling (depolymerisation). The recovered MMA can then be reused to create a new product from an existing one. Renowned chemical companies are currently undertaking intensive research into improved depolymerisation technologies to achieve a more efficient and sustainable means of recovering the precious raw material MMA, which is used in manufacturing PERSPEX® acrylic sheets. These developments support efforts made by the market to increase the rate of PMMA recycling in Europe.
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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