Why should you choose Acrylics USA's material

Here are 19 reasons why Acrylics USA’s sheets perform better...

Acrylics USA consistently manufactures the industry’s highest performing acrylic sheets and can more quickly supply as little as a few sheets of any standard and custom colors. To some our acrylic sheet and delivery performance is magic. The question, what does Acrylics USA do to make our acrylic sheets and service perform so much better than other industry suppliers?

Here are 19 powerful reasons why Acrylics USA’s people, advanced proprietary technology, formulas and processes enable us to manufacture superior, lower cost, higher performance acrylic sheets. We help you match your customer’s specialty applications and requirements so you can build more profitable sales and stronger customer relationships.

1. State-of-the-art facility & controls = higher quality sheets that cost less.

The Acrylics USA plant in suburban Milwaukee , Wisconsin is a state-of the-art facility designed to produce acrylic sheets using the cell cast process. It is the newest acrylic cell cast facility in North America and incorporates 21st Century technology. When it came on-line in 2000 the plant immediately started to polymerize monomers for cell casting specialty acrylic sheets. Cell casting imparts superior and exclusive performance characteristics to cast acrylic sheets. At Acrylics USA the latest computer technology is used to monitor and control the entire polymerization and cell casting process to keep consistency high and costs low. The next newest cell casting plant in North America was designed and built in the early 1950’s.

2. More consistent acrylic sheets mean improved workability and lower scrap rates.

The Acrylics USA facility has an industry wide reputation for consistency from order to order, from batch-to-batch, sheet-to-sheet and from point-to-point within each sheet. Sheets made by Acrylics USA more consistently thermoform and vacuum form, shrink ratios are consistent and repeatable from batch-to-batch. Fewer forming problems and machining mistakes means reduced fabricating scrap rates – something every one of your customers will appreciate from you.
Acrylics USA ’s unique casting process uses computer controls and gravity to insure thickness consistency from end-to-end and from sheet-to-sheet. No one has a better reputation for consistency!

3. Enhanced blending insures consistent/repeatable polymerization. Acrylics USA ’s consistency helps differentiate your company and helps you build stronger customer relationships.

All Acrylics USA batch formulations are mixed in specially designed, jacketed tanks that are computer controlled, timed and monitored to insure consistent, repeatable pre-polymerization. Small batch sizes and the computer system insures that each batch of sheets match the profiles and specs your customers want. Acrylics USA’s special attention to the pre-polymerization process means fewer returns, improved ability to supply customers special needs, less commodity pricing hassles meaning you build stronger customer relationships.

4. Finite curing control insures desired performance characteristics are repeated from sheet-to-sheet meaning less waste.

The Acrylics USA oven curing process is entirely computer controlled. Tens of thousands of lines of code control every second of each ovens heat/cool/air flow curing profile. Infinitely controlling each step by managing temperature, air flow and volume and the speed at which changes are effected means the desired characteristics are certain to be in the finished sheet. This means you can offer your customers a higher performing, lower cost solution with less waste.

5. Proven processes and formulas that have produced the industry’s top performing products for decades.

Acrylics USA acquired proprietary formulas and processes that were developed and used for decades by one of America ’s premier cell cast operations. These processes, procedures and formulas have consistently proven to produce the industry’s highest performing acrylics since the 1970’s. These are formulas and processes that have yet to be duplicated by any other existing cell casting operation. That's why Acrylics USA can produce and offer specialty sheets that no other manufacturer can match.

6. Highest and longest UV transmission rate in industry (20,000+ hours!) means a longer life and lower costs

Acrylics USA’s ongoing transmission tests for UV light show conclusively that Acrylics USA sheets will continue to transmit UV light even after 15,000 hours of exposure. Customers have documented that sheets produced by Acrylics USA in 2000 are still transmitting a high level of UV light and are not yellowed or aged -- over 20,000 hours and still going strong! No other manufacturer can produce results close to this! (Most other acrylic sheets start to loose their ability to transmit UV light in about 3,000 hours.) Acrylics USA ’s formulations and specialized computer controlled polymerization processes enable Acrylics USA to maintain and repeat this level of performance.

7. Higher impact resistance, greater strength for a longer life lowers costs
Side by side impact resistance tests with 2 lb. steel balls demonstrate that Acrylics USA’s sheets withstand impact forces almost three times greater than other acrylic sheets. Damage to Acrylics USA’s sheets did not occur until steel balls were dropped from a height at least 40% greater than that at which competitors sheets broke – the difference duplicates a force that is almost three times higher!

8. Reduced brittleness of Acrylics USA sheets insure a longer, more elastic, weather-able life

The exclusive Acrylics USA processes and formulations insure that sheets remain stable and retain their elastomer/ductile properties longer than other manufacturers sheets. The major reason for this advantage is that Acrylics USA’s processes and formulations do not leave a high level of residual monomer in our sheets. Our process insures that our acrylic sheet is more completely polymerized than competitive sheets. More complete polymerization insures that the sheet will not become brittle over time. Because of the shortcomings of their formulations and/or their polymerization process, other manufacturers raise the level of residual monomer so the sheet is not brittle when brand new. The higher level of residual monomer quickly sublimates out (evaporates) of the sheet -- especially when exposed to UV light. This causes their sheets to prematurely yellow, crack and become brittle as compared to Acrylics USA’s sheets. Acrylics USA ’s sheet will remain more stable and have higher elastomer level, even under harsh weather conditions and when exposed to extended periods of UV light.

Note: Acrylics USA ’s residual monomer levels are less than .2%.

9. Multiple ovens insure that each batch of sheet matches a dedicated curing profile to meet performance specifications.

Most cell cast manufacturers combine batches and racks and cure them together in a master oven or bath. Acrylics USA has multiple ovens so that each batch, or rack of cells, has an oven dedicated to it’s curing process with it’s own heating/cooling (curing) profile. This means that as sheets go through the curing process the heating/cooling temperature, timing and rates match the desire performance specifications for those sheets -- not a heating/ cooling profile for the benefit and efficiency of the cell caster. Another reason why acrylic sheets from Acrylics USA perform better and ultimately cost less.

10. AcryPlex™ – “when a rainbow of colors isn’t enough”

One to 100,000 sheets in 1 or 100,000 different colors will help you win you customers!
Acrylics USA has developed the largest pallet of colors in the industry. You can order as little as one sheet in any color you need. Acrylics USA has developed a proprietary color manufacturing system to make it practical and economical to make one sheet. We help develop custom colors, match almost any color to a swatch or any PMS color -- and, we’ll provide a sample sheet before you accept the final run. This is another way that Acrylics USA helps save you money and win customers

11. Personnel help make Acrylics USA better and all are inspired to serve YOU!

Currently the average acrylics industry experience of the Acrylics USA team is just over 12 years. Most of the operation people literally grew-up in the industry and are experienced in all facets of the business – from cell cast manufacturing to forming, heat treating, machining and fabricating. It’s rare that any acrylic sheet manufacturer to have this breadth and depth of experience on-hand to solve problems. Our people are highly trained and dedicated to helping you. These are the reasons that Acrylics USA is the leader in developing proprietary processes and formulations for cell cast sheets for special applications and are most responsive to your needs.

12. Industry’s most experienced chemical engineers help Acrylics USA develop sheets for special applications that will help differentiate you.

Acrylics USA not only has a staff peppered with chemical engineering talent. We also have arranged with some of the most experienced, educated, award-winning and respected chemical engineers in the industry to help us on an ad-hoc basis to develop special formulations and procedures. Acrylics USA can help you deliver the industry’s highest performing acrylic sheets. Give us your most challenging requirements.

13. Proprietary cell cast tension control system assures a consistent thickness throughout each sheet which improves “formability & workability”.

Acrylics USA uses numerous controls and proprietary systems to guarantee an even thickness around and throughout each acrylic sheet – one of them is a unique clamp pressure system. This is a system that has been specifically designed for Acrylics USA. Each clamp is pre-set to the proper tension to match the thickness gauge of each sheet. This is one of several unique and proprietary tools that enables Acrylics USA to offer the tightest gauge tolerances in the industry. This attention to detail insures that each sheet is more consistent making it easier to machine, thermoform, vacuum form, bend and fit.

14. Each monomer and additive shipment tested and guaranteed by vendor to insure you receive flaw-free sheets.

Every raw material shipment into the Acrylics USA plant requires a Certificate of Analysis verifying and guaranteeing the purity and integrity of every chemical that we use in our acrylic sheets. This is your guarantee that only the best and purest materials go into your Acrylics USA sheets insuring that you receive defect-free, flaw-free sheets.

15. Custom designed Acrylics USA triple filtration system virtually eliminates all residual dust or impurities.

Acrylics USA has designed and installed a multi-stage high-level filtration system. All monomer and additives pass through our three-stage filtering process. These extra steps insure you that receive sheets that free of embedded debris and are 100% usable.

16. Customer service designed so we’re rewarded when you you’re satisfied.

Acrylics USA is committed to providing the highest level customer service. Not only is the majority of our staff industry-specific trained and experienced we have incentive programs that are based on our success in serving you. Therefore, everyone at Acrylics USA is committed to making sure your receive the highest quality acrylic sheets at competitive prices in the time-frame promised and in the absolute best condition possible.

17. Each sheet thoroughly inspected

Acrylics USA has a hand visual inspection station positioned before sheets are double sided masked. At this final inspection point lights with special bulbs maintain a critical angle to the acrylic sheet. This strategic angle and light is used so that any possible flaws are magnified and will be seen.

18. Ongoing spectrophotometer test

Samples from each batch of sheets are put into a spectrophotometer

19. Every acrylic sheet serial numbered.

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We have the newest cell cast facility in North America . We use state-of-the-art computer controls to produce the industry’s highest quality sheets most efficiently. In theory this should maximize our efficiency and keep our costs low. The next newest plant was built in the early 50’s.

Our method of cell casting insures more consistent thickness from sheet-to-sheet, order-to-order and within each sheet vs. the method other cell casters use.

We offer the longest lasting UV light transmission rate in the industry. We have customer who have documented that shields made from our sheets are still going strong after 20,000 hours. Our sheets do not yellow or deteriorate.

In actual weighted ball, side-by-side drop tests our sheet demonstrated that they can withstand impacts from 40% greater heights and heavier weights than other manufacturer cell cast acrylic sheets. We have demonstrated that our sheets have greater impact strength.

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