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Introduction to Alupanel Why use Alupanel? Alupanel applications Product composition Physical properties for Alupanel Alupanel product profile Standard colour chart

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ALUPANEL ALUPANEL is a decorative aluminium composite panel with a 1001 uses! Everyone in the commercial world wants their business to stand out and be noticed. Whether this is to establish corporate identity, get a message across, be different or to simply make a statement. How you do this can be the key to success. The way in which you present your business using out of home media is the one way to build an identifiable face of your business to the consumer. ALUPANEL aluminium composite panel is the key to unlock your display ideas and designs. Available in 2mm, 3mm and 4mm thick, it comprises 0.3mm coloured aluminium sheet either side with a polyethylene core and is available across the UK in a range of sizes and colours. All panels come with a 5 year guarantee. It is a pre-finished product that requires no decoration. Please see the features page for more details. ALUPANEL can be used in the following applications:

Sign Making and Out of Home Media Shop Fitting and Design Manufacture of Point of Sale Displays Trade Stand Designs Transport Partitioning, Wall Linings and Suspended Ceilings Industrial Applications

The list of uses is by no means complete or exhaustible! Make ALUPANEL your Display Design Solution.

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No colour fade in comparison to some plastic products. Dimensionally stable. Does not expand and contract under extremes of temperature. Wide range of colours and finishes available nationwide. Amazing rigidity at an incredibly light weight. (See table below) 5 year product guarantee. Incredibly flat smooth surface. Easily cut, folded and formed. It really isn't as difficult as others make out! Provides your clients with a quality product guaranteed to last that will put you leagues in front of people who use cheaper plastic materials. Can be finished in many ways, from the application of vinyl, screen printing, digital printing and the application of paints for traditional sign makers. Competitive Price when compared to the performance of other substrates.

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At equal rigidity of the products shown, Alupanel is the lightest per M2!

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SIGN MAKING + OUT OF HOME MEDIA : : Due to the excellent hard smooth finish, Alupanel lends itself extremely well to the manufacturer of signs. Alupanel can be digitally and screen printed, have vinyl lettering and sheet applied and can also be spray painted. Combined with the pre finished coloured polyester coating, it is truly a remarkable product for creating signs that can be shaped and formed, with a unique, hardwearing finish that exudes quality. A range of 12 colours and finishes are available from stockists throughout the UK. This is by no means the end! If you have a requirement for a specific RAL or pantone col-our, then please contact us or your local stock-ist to discuss your needs. We can also provide a range of finishes from granite and timber effect to metallics in many colours.

SHOP FITTING : : Alupanel is the ideal solution to creating cost effective, unique finishes for the contractor and end user. The ability to machine, form and cut Alupanel can provide endless solutions and possibilities to the shop fitting market. From counter tops and fronts to cubicles and partitions, wall linings/cladding and feature bulkheads to shaped profiles and kitchen splash backs/backboards.

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POINT OF SALE DISPLAYS : : The unique qualities and range of finishes means Alupanel is an ideal solution for quality POS display manufacture. The sign manufacturing capability, described overleaf, combined with the lightweight nature of the product and the ease of machining and forming, means that this is an excellent product for this application.

SUSPENDED CEILINGS : : Alupanel can be formed into ceiling panels for lay in grid type suspended ceilings. This will provide a unique range of colours and finishes to this application, not currently available. Sizes are to suit 600mm x 600mm and 1200mm x 600mm Modules. We can also supply planks and bespoke sizes to order.

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TRADE STAND DESIGNS : : Eye catching and unique are the keywords here. Trade Fairs are generally expen-sive exercises these days. You will want to be perceived as a quality and professional company. Alupanel has forming and sign writing capabilities that will provide you with a light-weight and effective sales tool for these occa-sions. Perfect for the manufacture of the stands, light and hard wearing enough to be easily moved from location to location.

TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS : : Decorative composite aluminium panels are used in these applica-tions. From wall linings in trains and buses, to linings internally and ex-ternally of articulated and commercial vehicles.

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ALUPANEL CAN REVOLUTIONISE TRADITIONAL SIGNWRITING! Problem: It takes on average a week of work to prepare a sign with a timber substrate. Plywood is not of the quality it once was. Painted timber substrates become weather worn in a relatively short space of time. Solution? ALUPANEL. 5 Year Guarantee Sign making paints can be applied direct to the face. Time and money saved in multiple processes involved in preparing a timber substrate. Output + productivity is increased.

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Panel Dimensions 2mm 3mm 4mm

Panel Thickness (mm) 2 3 4

Aluminium Thickness (mm) 0.3

Standard Sizes 1220 x 2440 1500 x 3050

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1500 x 3050

Dimensional Tolerances

Thickness (mm) - 0 + 0.2

Width (mm) ± 2

Length (mm) ± 3

Diagonal (mm) ± 5

Thermal Expansion 2.4mm/m @100oC Temp Difference

Aluminium Thickness (mm) ± 0.02

Surface Properties

Paint Thickness (micron) 20

Pencil Hardness >HB

Toughness of Coating 3T

Temperature Resistance -50oC to +90oC

Impact Strength (kg cm2) 50

Boiling Water Resistance Boiling for 2hrs without change

Acid Resistance Immerse Surface in 2% HC1 for 24Hrs without change

Alkali Resistance Immersed surface in 2% NaOH for 24Hrs without change

Oil Resistance Immerse Surface in 20# engine oil for 24hrs without change

Solvent Resistance Cleaned 100 times with Dimethylbenzene without change

Cleaning Resistance >1000 times without change

Peel Strength 180̊ >5 Newton / mm

Product Properties

Weight (Kg m2) 2.9 3.8 4.75

Sound Absorbtion NRC 0.05

Sound Attenuation Rw db 23 24 25

Water Absorbtion % By Volume 0.01

Thermal Performance R Values 0.0047 0.0057 0.0012

Core Composition LDPE Polyethylene

Fire Performance Class 1 BS476 PT7

Class O BS476 P16

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Alupanel Product Profile : : A composite panel consisting of 0.3mm aluminium either side and a polyethylene core. The panel is manufactured dual sided as standard. One side has a satin finish, with the other being a 75% gloss. Colours : : Primary colours come as standard with both sides coloured the same. Sizes (mm) : :

2mm x 1220mm x 2440mm 2mm x 1500mm x 3050mm 3mm x 1220mm x 2440mm 3mm x 1500mm x 3050mm 4mm x 1500mm x 3050mm

Alupanel Overview : : 5 year product guarantee. Tough Polyester paint finish. Coloured panels come with a satin finish one side and gloss the reverse. Can be machined, folded, riveted, bent and more.... 12 Standard colours including brushed aluminium, in stock, in the UK. Full range of RAL and Pantone colours available to order.

Extensive range of finishes including metallics, timber and granite effect. Panel Characteristics : :

Smooth surface coating. Easy to maintain and install. Excellent impact resistance. Incredible dimensional stability at extremes of temperature. Outstanding weather resistance. Excellent resistance to ultraviolet Class 0 and Class 1 Internal and External applications. Erosion resistant.

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Multipanel UK LTD Merriott House Hennock Road Marsh Barton Exeter EX2 8JN Tel: 01392 422488 Fax: 01392 495146

Email: enquiries@multipaneluk.co.uk www.multipaneluk.co.uk

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