Polycarbonate
is the new popular transparent material used for roofing and coverings that is
replacing glass in the construction industry because of various reasons. The
properties of durability, flexibility, lightweight, UV protection, impact
resistance, fire resistance, and much more has led the material to grow and
gain popularity by leaps and bounds. And, these diverse properties uniquely
blended in one single material have made polycarbonateroofing sheets not only popular in the construction and architectural
fields, but many other disciplines too. High quality polycarbonates are used in
a myriad of applications.
Food industry
Containing
carbonate groups, and produced by the reaction of bisphenol-A (BPA) and
phosgene (COCl2), polycarbonate has been proven to be totally food
safe by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This has been testified after
years of extensive examinations and tests performed by scientists, agencies,
academia, and the plastic industry. Polycarbonate has thus gained popularity in
the food industry too. However, the polycarbonate used in the food industry is
cleaned in dishwashers, cooked in microwaves, sterilized, and stored in a
variety of temperatures, to make it completely reliable and safe.
Greenhouses
One of the
most widely used applications of polycarbonate is for building greenhouses.
Because polycarbonate is very strong and virtually unbreakable, even with the
strongest of impacts, and can withstand any kind of temperatures and
environmental conditions, it has been used in place of glass for building a
variety of structures. However, one unique property that is most useful in the
case of building greenhouses is its transparency blended with protection. While
it is as transparent as glass to help bring in maximum sunlight for the plants
to grow, it also has a special UV protective layer on one side which reflects
and keeps away the harmful UV radiations of the sun from entering the
structure. This helps reduce the possible damage done to plants in a glass
greenhouse. In this way, plants get maximum “safe” sunlight to help them grow
better.
Police and security
Recognizing
that the equipment used for police force and security personnel is made from
polycarbonate will help you realize the ultimate strength of the material!
Polycarbonate is being popularly used to make prison windows, protective
visors, riot shields, and much more required for security purposes. And, when
polycarbonates used are those that come with an additional anti-scratch
coating, there can be nothing better! In fact, recognizing the strength of
polycarbonate to be used in the security industry has led to many people
building their home and office windows with this material to make it difficult
for thieves to break in.
Electrical and hardware industry
Polycarbonate
is being highly used to make various kinds of hardware gadgets and electrical
accessories like cell phones, computers, sensor parts, connectors, and
switching relays. Being one of the safest and most durable materials with high
impact resistant qualities, polycarbonate is gaining such wide usage in these
sectors.
Other
applications of polycarbonate include transparent sections of the car, CDs,
DVDs, optical lenses, windshields, and much more where a stylish and effective
look is required. For any of the mentioned applications, or any other purpose
where transparency with durability is required, you can use polycarbonate. And,
you can get the best quality materials at Tuflite Polymers, one of the leading
manufacturers and suppliers of a variety of polycarbonate roofing sheets in the country.
