examples of Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)
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Polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA), also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, or plexiglass as well as by the trade names Crylux, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex among several others, is a transparent thermoplastic often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass.
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Examples:
as a lens (read about our magnifying glass project here).
as a general replacement for glass
fashion accessories (e.g. we worked on a project where we produced cuff bracelets made of acrylic. We were machining the flat shapes, then heating and bending the bracelets on a forming machine we made).
display products (e.g. we hand fabricated a large scale model of a clear iPhone case for a tradeshow. Because it was roughly one foot by two feet in size we needed a material that was simple to machine. PC would have been too expensive and because it was a show piece, the clarity and finish of the parts was important.