Sheets offer 'special effects'.Suppliers of thermoformable sheet are incorporating special pigments to give retail displays exotic visual effects. New examples come from Cyro Industries in Rockaway Rockaway, narrow peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Queens borough of New York City. Separating Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean and isolated from the rest of New York City, the densely populated peninsula owes its growth to road and rail , N.J., and Atoglas Div. of AtoFina Chemicals in Philadelphia. Cyro's new Acrylite Radiant radiant: see meteor shower. acrylic sheet uses a proprietary surface treatment to change color as the angle of vision changes and to show mirroring and color-depth effects (see photo). Sheet can be formed at modest draw ratios without sacrificing special-effect performance. Forming contours Contours may mean:
Atoglas' Plexiglas EdgeFX acrylic sheet imparts dichromatic dichromatic /di·chro·mat·ic/ (di?kro-mat´ik) pertaining to or having dichromatic vision. di·chro·mat·ic adj. 1. Having or exhibiting two colors. 2. or dual-color edge effects in pairs of fluorescent colors that shimmer and change as the angle of view changes. "Thermoforming often enhances dual-color effects," remarks Tom DeMain, marketing manager. Cyro: (800) 631-5384, www.cyro.com; Atoglas: (215) 419-7000, www.plexiglas.com |
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