1. byMake Your Creative Visions a Reality: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Plexiglas Acrylic but were afraid to ask

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Goal

To provide a basicoverview of several transparent plastics that are being used in Retail Design.With a specific, in-depth emphasis on Acrylic.

Agenda

Transparent Plastics in Retail

• Acrylic

• Polycarbonate

• PETG

Acrylic

• Application Markets

• Physical characteristic

• Performance Factors

Plexiglas in Retail Markets

A Case Study Best Buy

Recent Innovations from Plexiglas

A look to the future

How can we help?

4. Common Transparent Plastics Used in Retail

Acrylic

• Plexiglas

• Acrylite

• Optix

PETG

• Vivak

• Ultros

• Spectar

Polycarbonate Lexan Tuffak Makrolon Key Features ++ ++ +++ ++ Color Versatility ++++ + PC +++ ++ PETG ++ +++ Acrylic + +++ Glass Impact Resistance Optics / Clarity 5. Transportation Security Sign Aerospace Construction Medical Electronics Automotive Wide Range of End Markets Retail Light/Optics ACRYLIC 6. Available options for Acrylic

Custom Grades

Various Patterns and textures

Wide range of thickness

• .060 to > 2.000 thick

Broad Range of Color Systems

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Solar Tints

• Fluorescents

• Frosted / Diffusing

• Edge Colors

• Opaque

• Day/Night

7. TRANSPARENT 8. DAY NIGHT COLORS 9. What can you do with Acrylic?

• Cutting

• Machining

• Finishing

• Forming

• Fastening

Almost anything with regard to Fabrication 10. CUTTING 11.

• Cutting

• Machining

• Finishing

• Forming

• Fastening

What can you do with Acrylic? Almost anything with regard to Fabrication 12. MACHINING 13.

• Cutting

• Machining

• Finishing

• Forming

• Fastening

What can you do with Acrylic? Almost anything with regard to Fabrication 14. 15.

• Cutting

• Machining

• Finishing

• Forming

• Fastening

What can you do with Acrylic? Almost anything with regard to Fabrication 16. FORMING 17.

• Cutting

• Machining

• Finishing

• Forming

• Fastening

What can you do with Acrylic? Almost anything with regard to Fabrication 18. FASTENING 19. WHY are we HERE? Source CEH 7% CAGR* *CAGR-Compound Average Growth Rate Metric Tons Fabrication 20. Innovations for Retail/ Signage Colors & Patterns Projection Screens Edge-Lit Sheets Edge Effects Frosted Family Security Barrier Impact Grades LED Lighting 21.

The reason we used acrylic was that we wanted a thicker, stable easel to help support the pricing information. The part needed to have a higher end look, and as the acrylic would relatively never receive impacts or stress, acrylic was our best solution.

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It was important to have crisp looking parts for a good looking display, with clean, flame polished edges.

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shows a special part created for this display, and combines the upper end look we want from acrylic,

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This example uses a bead-blasted clear acrylic to help provide 3 items

showcase the Geek brand,

provide privacy for the technician behind the wall, and

allow the technician to have visibility to the sales floor.

25. Innovations for Retail/ Signage Colors & Patterns Projection Screens Edge-Lit Sheets Edge Effects Frosted Family Security Barrier Impact Grades LED Lighting 26. Plexiglas ELIT II

• Thin Profile

• • Slimmer and Sleeker displays

• • Enables to meet ADA Requirements

• Aesthetics

• • No light tubes visible to interfere with graphic / image quality

• Green Storyline

• • Efficiency

• • • Better able to utilize energy efficient light systems

• • Less materials

• • • 6 to 10 metal case not needed

27. Plexiglas ELIT II

• Thin Profile

• • Slimmer and Sleeker displays

• • Enables to meet ADA Requirements

• Aesthetics

• • No light tubes visible to interfere with graphic / image quality

• Green Storyline

• • Efficiency

• • • Better able to utilize energy efficient light systems

• • Less materials

• • • 6 to 10 metal case not needed

• Can be bentfor use on a curved surface

• • Use on pillar / column

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Menu boards

Shelving

Partitions

Luminous displays

Directories

Menu Boards POP Interior Parts Advertising Applications forPlexiglas Elit II

Advertising Signs

City Posters

Way finding signs

Large photographs

Many others

29. Innovations for Retail/ Signage Colors & Patterns Projection Screens Edge-Lit Sheets Edge Effects Frosted Family Security Barrier Impact Grades LED Lighting 30. Plexiglas Frosted

Dramatic, rich effects while hiding light source

Shatter-resistant and UL listed

Resists scratches

Hides fingerprints and smudges

Virtually maintenance-free

Allows maximum light transmission while diffusing the light

31. Innovations for Retail/ Signage Colors & Patterns Projection Screens Edge-Lit Sheets Edge Effects Frosted Family Security Barrier Impact Grades LED Lighting 32. Rear Projection Screens http:// modernisticinc .com/index2. htm

Exceptional Image quality

Lightweight

Eye catching designs with high stopping power

Easy tocut, drill, rout, finish and cement

Common application areas DigitalSignage, Tradeshows and Exhibits

33. 34. Innovations for Retail/ Signage Colors & Patterns Projection Screens Edge-Lit Sheets Edge Effects Frosted Family Security Barrier Impact Grades LED Lighting 35. Plexiglas EdgeFX

Dynamic color changing effect

Two eye-catching color combinations

One-side frosted or standard

High-polish finish

Frosted surface hides fingerprints

Fabricates and thermoforms as easily as standard acrylic

36. Innovations for Retail/ Signage Colors & Patterns Projection Screens Edge-Lit Sheets Edge Effects Frosted Family Security Barrier Impact Grades LED Lighting 37. What the future holds

Mechanical Modifications

• Optics

• Colors

• Textures

Processes Combinations

• Lamination

• Coating

• Co-extrusion

Polymer Combinations

• New substrates with unique properties

• Greener Products

38. What the future holds

Mechanical Modifications

• Optics

• Colors

• Textures

Processes Combinations

• Lamination

• Coating

• Co-extrusion

Polymer Combinations

• New substrates with unique properties

• Greener Products

Art tower 39. What the future holds

Mechanical Modifications

• Optics

• Colors

• Textures

Processes Combinations

• Lamination

• Coating

• Co-extrusion

Polymer Combinations

• New substrates with unique properties

• Greener Products

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Recyclable&Reusable -Altuglas working with channel partners

Laird Plastics[email_address]

Enabler- Plexiglas continues innovate to enablesustainable developments

What the future holds

Sustainability

Acrylic does NOT provide a GREEN carbon footprint but provides support for advancements

• LED LightingDay-lightingPV (Photovoltaic)

41. Available Help from Altuglas

Customized Webinars

Fabrication seminars

Onsite Demonstrations

Plexiglas web site

www.plexiglas.com

• Color chip gallery

• Plexiglas Expert System

Plexiglas web store

• Samples available for mock up displays

Fabrication CD

Color Lab

Development center with pilot plant capabilities

42. 43. Thank you for your time and attention 44. BACK UP SLIDES 45. Key Features of Acrylic in Retail Environment

Optically Clear Transparency.. 92% Light Transmission

Impact Resistance. Stronger than glass (16x)

Light Weight < 50% glass,