Pilkington Plateau™

Overview

Pilkington Plateau™ uses specially manufactured Pilkington Optifloat™ to achieve the higher quality surface and thickness standards demanded by the Acrylic casting industry.

These Acrylic sheets are then transformed and incorporated into many forms.

Acrylic Sheet applications include: signage, point of sale displays, light boxes, LCD screens, sanitary ware and many other items.

Pilkington Plateau™ glass moulds can be purchased in a range of different finishes to provide a variety of cast Acrylic sheet surface finishes.

Tolerance

Edge length:     +/-3mm                
Diagonal length: +/-5mm            

Thickness 

  8mm : +/-0.20 mm               
10mm : +/-0.13 mm                   
12mm : +/-0.20 mm

Wedge (maximum)

Wedge: - maximum difference between 2 points measured on the glass
  8 mm : 0.20 mm
10 mm : 0.13 mm
12 mm : 0.20 mm

Clear glass

For all sizes, bow shall not exceed 1.5 mm/m                

Acid etched glass

For all sizes, bow shall not exceed 2 mm/m 

Benefits

• Pilkington has been a manufacturer and supplier of high quality glass to the Acrylic casting market for  over 70 years.
• A high quality specially toleranced float glass, manufactured solely for Pilkington’s use is used. This gives us the special flatness to the glass which makes it ideal for use in Acrylic Casting manufacture.
• The thickness tolerance of the glass is maintained at a high level along with the wedge of the glass to provide a high tolerance glass mould.
• As the clear glasses can be used on both sides for casting, this allows the Manufacturer of Acrylic sheets greater flexibility.
• Prior to usage, Pilkington can offer the service of providing the Best Match pairing data for the customer to re-pair in order to make extremely high tolerance Acrylic sheets.
• All glasses are paired in case ready for immediate use.