WHAT ARE POLYCARBONATE SHEETS?
Polycarbonate is a polymer with a unique blend of desirable properties.
This polymer can be given shape by different processes, which include
injection moulding, blow moulding, extrusion and thermoforming.
Polycarbonate sheets are manufactured by the process of extrusion.
Polycarbonate sheets are commonly called transparent steel due to their
wonderful impact resistance and glass like clarity. Following are a few
salient properties of polycarbonate sheets:
Being an engineering thermoplastic, polycarbonate sheets can be
thermoformed to make them suitable for a host of different applications
where high performance is sought in combination with transparency/
translucency. These sheets can also be engineered to suit various innovative
applications in the future.
POLYCARBONATE
CORRUGATED SHEETS:
Polycarbonate sheets are extensively used in Industrial Applications. These
are used for Industrial Sky Lights and North-Light Glazing to provide
daylight solutions in Industrial and Commercial Structures. These sheets are
available in a variety of profiles matching to commonly used industrial
roofing sheets that include asbestos cement sheets & metal corrugated
sheets, corrugated roof sheet.
Polycarbonate corrugated sheets can be manufactured from compact clear,
embossed or opal white sheets depending upon the amount of light required
for the specific industrial application. The light transmission can be as
high as 89% or controlled to as low as 35%. These sheets can be offered to
the customer as a tailor-made product in terms of dimensions with the
maximum size being 1100mm x 4270mm (Approximately 3.5 Ft x 14 ft). The
process of forming these sheets is generally referred to as Thermoforming.
REASONS FOR MAKING CORRUGATED / PROFILED POLYCARBONATE
SHEETS:
Industrial roofing is principally done with the help of various types of
corrugated/profiled sheets. Depending on the area of the industry, type of
industrial process, emissions due to manufacturing activity, economic
constraints and climatic conditions of the region, the sheets of choice
could be asbestos cement corrugated sheets, colour coated metal corrugated
sheets, galvanized iron sheets or even aluminium corrugated sheets.
If polycarbonate sheets are available in matching profile to the corrugated
sheets which are used on the roof, fixing the sheets becomes extremely easy
and highly cost effective. Generally, the skylighting area in an industrial
structure varies between 5% to 10% of the overall roof area. Flexituff
offers you the entire range of corrugations / profiles to match the roofing
sheet of your choice, no matter how small or big the requirement may be.
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