With Aikon® clear and high-quality plastic products, you will find an excellent solution for various demanding applications. Our customers can improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint by using these lightweight and durable plastic products in their glazing solutions. Additionally, the clear plastics and the smart technology that can be laminated to them make it possible to add new features to the glazing.
Aikolon's plastic experts are ready to develop new and unprecedented glazing solutions for our customers. By choosing us as your partner in product development, you will have access to the latest expertise in clear plastics and their possibilities, as well as unique cutting-edge technology.
We have been collaborating with machinery manufacturers for over thirty years, which is why we have strong expertise in manufacturing durable safety glasses. In addition to experience, we now have access to Aikon's® cutting-edge technology, which enables us to bring completely new solutions to the safety glasses of work machinery, e.g. by integrating smart technology into them.
Machinery often operates in demanding conditions, so the materials used in their manufacturing must meet high-quality standards. Manufacturers must ensure a safe operating environment for drivers and minimize the maintenance of machinery/equipment. Our Aikon® glazings are optically high-quality and safe due to their high impact resistance. Lightweight safety glasses significantly improve the energy efficiency of machinery, thus reducing its everyday carbon footprint.
Weight significantly affects performance in yachts and boats. Aikon® coated clear plastic sheets are lightweight, weather-resistant, and safe. The lightness of Aikon® clear plastic sheets is a particularly useful feature, as their weight is only half the weight of glass, which lowers the center of gravity, reduces the overall weight of the vessel and improves fuel efficiency. Additionally, the coating of Aikon® plastic sheets ensures excellent UV radiation resistance, prolonging the lifespan of the glazing and reducing maintenance costs. New features such as smart technology can also be introduced to windows and glazing solutions, further enhancing the vessel's functionality and ease of use.
We have been collaborating with ice hockey rink manufacturers for a long time, making us an experienced partner in the field. As a partner we are developing new, unprecedented features for ice hockey rinks. Clear plastics, or plexiglass, are utilized in the design and construction of new rinks for various purposes. These materials must meet high-quality standards in impact resistance, optical quality, and scratch resistance.
Aikon® clear hard-coated plastics offer an excellent solution, combining durability, safety and optical quality. The advantages of these plastics also include their lightness, excellent impact resistance, corrosion resistance, and UV radiation resistance.
Aikon® PMMA Hard and Aikon® PC Hard materials provide safety for spectators, hockey fans and players without compromising the optical properties of the plexiglass. These hard-coated plastics have extremely high scratch resistance, which means less marks from pucks and easier cleaning thanks to their excellent chemical resistance.
A noise barrier made of clear hard-coated polycarbonate meets the EN 16240 standard, providing a weather-resistant and impact-resistant solution. Thanks to the coating, the material retains its properties for a long time, making it a highly cost-effective and durable option for noise barrier manufacturing. Aikon has also a PMMA option available, which will meet the EN 1793 and EN 1794 road traffic noise reducing device -standard.
As your product development partner, we assist you in designing durable and transparent noise barriers that do not break or crack like glass. A well-designed noise barrier can reduce harmful noise by up to 30 decibels.
Aikon® PC Hard, hard-coated polycarbonate, is an extremely durable and lightweight material. Polycarbonate is half the weight of glass, but it is up to 200 times more impact resistant and does not break easily. Thanks to the coating, the material's resistance to scratching and UV radiation improves significantly, which also prevents the material from yellowing and extends their service lifespan. The coating also enhances the material's chemical resistance, making it easier to clean and allowing for quick response to any potential damage or vandalism incidents.
The plastic printing and marking technology we use enables durable markings and patterns to be made on noise barriers. This not only improves their appearance, but can also help prevent, for example, birds from colliding with noise barriers.
The earlier we become partners in product development, the better we can support design and manufacture lightweight, durable, and cost-effective glazing solutions. With nearly four decades of experience in processing clear plastics and developing new glazing solutions, we invite you to explore our previous blog article "Innovative Product Development Partnership – A Shared Journey to Success" and contact us so that together we can develop solutions tailored to your needs!
For more information:
Tuomas Moilanen
Development Director
+358 40 482 8262
tuomas.moilanen@aikolon.fi
Panu Vanninen
Product Manager, optical plastics
+358 20 779 0059
panu.vanninen@aikolon.fi