Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate from Piedmont Plastics

Piedmont Plastics is a trusted distributor of polycarbonate, a high-performance thermoplastic polymer with a remarkable blend of features. An optically clear, or opaque, material, polycarbonate is known for being extremely tough, lightweight, and heat resistant. One of the biggest benefits of using polycarbonate is that it doesn’t shatter like glass or crack like some other plastics, making it a safe and reliable material for many industries.

Clear polycarbonate sheets are often used for applications requiring both visibility and strength. Common applications include safety shields, machine guards, greenhouses, skylights, and protective barriers. It’s also used in signs, bus shelters, face shields, and even eyeglass lenses. Polycarbonate panels can be used in construction and design projects because they can handle tough weather conditions and significant physical impacts. For more flexible uses, polycarbonate film is a great choice in electronics, displays, and packaging.

One of the main reasons people choose polycarbonate over other materials is its ability to handle extreme environments without deforming or breaking. Whether it’s cold, hot, or under pressure, polycarbonate keeps performing. Its unique mix of strength, clarity, and heat resistance makes it a smart choice for a wide range of uses.

Looking for a reliable plastic sheet distributor? Contact us today to learn more about our full selection of polycarbonate sheets, polycarbonate panels, and polycarbonate film options. Let us help you find the right material for your next project!

Key Features of Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate brings a wide range of advantages that make it an optimal choice for many applications. Here’s a closer look at some of the key features of polycarbonate:

• Impact Resistance: Polycarbonate is virtually unbreakable. It is approximately 200 times stronger than glass and 30 times stronger than acrylic, making it an ideal choice for safety and security applications.

• Light Weight: Despite its strength, polycarbonate is surprisingly lightweight and six times lighter than glass. This makes it easier to handle, transport, and install compared to heavier alternatives like glass.

• Optical Clarity: Polycarbonate maintains crystal clear transparency, making it a perfect substitute for glass in applications where visibility is essential.

• Temperature Tolerance: It can withstand extreme temperatures, both hot and cold, without losing its shape or clarity, ensuring longevity and performance in various environmental conditions.

• UV Resistance: Many polycarbonate sheets are treated with a UV-resistant coating, which protects the material from the harmful effects of the sun, extending its life and preserving its clarity.

• Versatility in Design: Polycarbonate can be easily molded and shaped, allowing for flexibility in design and application.

• Easy to Work With: It can be drilled, cut, and shaped using standard workshop tools, making it convenient for custom applications.

For these reasons, polycarbonate is a go-to material for designers, engineers, and manufacturers looking for a flexible, cost-effective, and durable solution.

Common Applications for Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate is an attractive material to use in indoor and outdoor settings. Due to the exceptional versatility of polycarbonate, it has multiple uses across many industries, including:

• Building and Construction: Perfect for skylights, roofing, windows, and protective barriers, polycarbonate panels are often used in the glazing industry due to their excellent light transmission, impact resistance, and insulation properties.

• Automotive: Employed in making headlight lenses, bullet resistant windows, and windshields due to its impact resistance and clarity.

• Safety and Security: Used in the production of riot shields, bullet resistant sheet, and protective eyewear.

• Medical Applications: Polycarbonate is used in medical devices and equipment due to its strength, durability, and sterilization compatibility.

• Signage and Displays: Ideal for creating signs, displays, and point-of-purchase materials due to its clarity and ability to be printed on.

• Marine: Boat windows and enclosures often use polycarbonate thanks to its crystal clear transparency, weatherability, resistance to moisture, and UV resistance.

• Aerospace: Utilized in the production of aircraft windows and components, polycarbonate offers a lightweight yet strong alternative to traditional materials.

Popular Polycarbonate Product Options

TUFFAK® - Perfectly suited for uses in architecture, lighting, security, signage, and transportation, TUFFAK polycarbonate sheets perfectly merge transparency with robustness, offering pristine, uninterrupted visibility. This nearly indestructible sheet excels in a variety of creative and challenging settings. It endures tough conditions, maintaining its exceptional quality and delivering an impressive appearance that lasts for years.

PALSUN® - The PALSUN product line includes basic, UV-protected, and specialty sheets. These sheets provide the transparency of glass while being less than half its weight, along with exceptional impact resistance. PALSUN is versatile in its usage, as it can be cold bent, fabricated, or formed, making it perfect for uses like sign faces, skylights, glazing, and machine guards.

Why Buy Polycarbonate from Piedmont Plastics?

Only the best polycarbonate materials are sold at Piedmont Plastics, and we understand the importance of using quality materials in your projects. No matter your industry, we offer the perfect combination of product expertise and material selection to ensure you’re successful. Learn more about why you can count on us as your trusted supplier:

• Extensive Product Range: Our inventory features a diverse selection of polycarbonate sheet in various sizes, shapes, thicknesses, and colors to meet a wide array of needs.

• Custom Cutting and Fabrication: Using advanced CNC technology, we offer precision cutting and fabrication services to create custom polycarbonate sheet tailored to your exact requirements.

• Reliable Expertise: With decades of experience, our skilled team is here to help you choose the ideal polycarbonate material for your specific application.

• Nationwide Inventory: With multiple locations across North America, we ensure easy access to polycarbonate and other performance plastic materials, no matter where you live.

• Uncompromising Quality: We maintain rigorous quality standards to ensure that every polycarbonate product surpasses industry expectations.

Ready to experience the Piedmont difference? Get in touch with us today! Our team is ready to assist you in selecting the right polycarbonate material for your needs.