PLEXIGLAS® Optical HT

High optical quality in combination with
increased long-term service temperature

 

KEY PROPERTIES

  • Best-in-class Vicat softening temperature
  • Best-in-class: RTI/UL rating (Resist thermal aging)
  • Typical properties of PLEXIGLAS® are retained (transmittance, weathering, high clarity)
  • Low color shift over long light distances

 

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PLEXIGLAS® Optical HT

PLEXIGLAS® - Demo Tool for Diffusor Grades

Learn more about our PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds with light-diffusing properties

 

Our Demo Tool for Diffusor Grades provides an overview of light-diffusing materials.

 

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Diffusor box

The universe created the sun. All other lights can be created with PLEXIGLAS®.

The great thing about PLEXIGLAS® is that it is always in impressive shape – to be specific, in precisely the shape you require. That’s because our high-performance plastic can be individually formed, making it possible to create entirely new lighting concepts. PLEXIGLAS® also outshines conventional materials in terms of transparency and durability.

Applications
Lighting Technologies

Products
PLEXIGLAS® Grades with diffusing effects
PLEXIGLAS® Standard grades

The surprising disadvantage of PLEXIGLAS® surfaces: they turn household appliances into real masterpieces.

Domestic appliances with surfaces made from our high-quality PLEXIGLAS® steal the show from everything else in the house. The completely colorless polymers can be colored and molded in almost any number of ways, opening up entirely new possibilities for designers. And since PLEXIGLAS® is also particularly robust, the appliances retain their good looks.

Applications
Architectural & Household

Products
PLEXIGLAS® Impact resistant grades

It is not just men’s rear ends that women stare at nowadays, but cars’, too – thanks to PLEXIGLAS®.

What does PLEXIGLAS® have to do with car design? For over 60 years, PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds have been a driving force behind the auto industry. Why? Because the multifaceted ways in which PLEXIGLAS® can be formed open up virtually endless possibilities for design. One shining example is transparent and colored PLEXIGLAS® whose top transmission properties and color stability make for automotive lighting that’s as striking as it is innovative.

Applications
Automotive & Transportation Exterior Lighting & Telematics

Products
PLEXIGLAS® Grades with diffusing effects
PLEXIGLAS® Standard grades

Light makes the atmosphere. And PLEXIGLAS® makes the light.

Light not only attracts insects and other animals, but also customers. That’s because PLEXIGLAS® can be molded in almost any number of ways, opening up entirely new possibilities for product design. Yet using PLEXIGLAS® also pays off for other reasons: it transmits light very efficiently and is particularly long-lasting and UV-stable.

Applications
Lighting Technologies

Products
PLEXIGLAS® Grades with diffusing effects
PLEXIGLAS® Standard grades

With PLEXIGLAS® Piano Black, extravagance comes as standard.

What does PLEXIGLAS® have to do with car design? For over 60 years, PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds have been a driving force behind the auto industry. Why? Because the multifaceted ways in which PLEXIGLAS® can be formed open up virtually endless possibilities for design. One shining example is our jetblack, high-gloss PLEXIGLAS® Piano Black that stands for long-lasting sophistication and elegance – whether as a radiator grille, pillar trim or mirror housing.

Applications
Automotive & Transportation Exterior Body Parts

Products
PLEXIGLAS® Hi-Gloss

Innovative Products for Pathbreaking Applications

With its trademarks PLEXIGLAS®, PLEXIMID® and CYROLITE®, our Business Line Molding Compounds offers a complete range of PMMA-based standard, impact-modified and special molding compounds.

PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds show convincing performance in all applications where the foremost requirements are unexcelled weather resistance, colorfastness, high brilliance and transparency as well as hardness and abrasion resistance. In cooperation with specialists from the plastics industry and their suppliers we develop new PLEXIGLAS® products for innovative applications. This joint development work leads to complete, production-stage solutions for end users.

News

Press Release

For appealing design and smart functions: PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds enhance the design of household appliances

  • Brand PMMA from Röhm is a proven material used for surface refinement, displays and luminaire design
  • Special molding compounds in neutral-gray dyes create a black-panel effect that can be used for seamless designs for hidden displays
  • PLEXIGLAS® supports high-quality and sustainable product design

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Press Release

Materials for the transition in the automobile sector: PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds at Fakuma 2021

  • Comprehensive portfolio for innovative vehicle design
  • Material development is keeping pace with technical innovations
  • PLEXIGLAS® Optical HT PMMA special molding compound for the best optical quality at high continuous service temperatures

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Materials for innovative lighting design: PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds at Fakuma 2021

  • PLEXIGLAS® molded parts are proven in a multitude of lighting applications
  • Material development in line with market development
  • PLEXIGLAS® Optical HT PMMA special molding compound for the best optical quality at high continuous service temperatures

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Press Release

Price increase for PLEXIGLAS® and PLEXIMID® molding compounds

Effective October 1st, 2021, Röhm GmbH will increase the prices for its PLEXIGLAS® and PLEXIMID® molding compounds in Europe.

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UNIQUE IMPACT PERFORMANCE: PLEXIGLAS® Resist AG 100

Events & Trade Shows

Meet us where we are. Come and explore the amazing world of our methacrylate chemistry. There is always something new to know. Innovative products and solutions for your business and new applications for our proven products as well. You are kindly invited.

Case Studies

PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

JOKER table luminaire by Regent Lighting – perfect light at the workplace thanks to unique light guides made from PLEXIGLAS®

Patent pending lighting technology

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PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

Black and white meets high-gloss: PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds permanently set the stage for Volkswagen’s brand emblems

Setting the stage for brands in an appealing way

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CYROLITE® Compounds

Surgical suction handle made of CYROLITE® improves the treatment of bone defects

Pioneering medical technology

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PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

Lupine produces bright bicycle and outdoor lights with precision lenses made from PLEXIGLAS®

For cyclists and rescuers

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CYROLITE® Compounds

MediPure™ IV filters with a CYROLITE® housing ensure safe infusions

Infusion filters

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PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds create black panel effect on the Linn Selekt DSM network music player

High-quality display

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IATF 16949:2016 - Production sites certified

PLEXIGLAS® Molding Compounds gearing up into quality excellence with IATF

The Business Line Molding Compounds meets demanding quality requirements of automotive industry for sub-tier 1 suppliers and has certified its production sites in Worms and Shanghai.

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