eMachineShop Capabilities

Acrylic Parts

Acrylic turntable
Acrylic Test Jig

Acrylic parts are used in both functional and decorative applications. For example:

  • Display boxes
  • Readout windows
  • Containers
  • Clip boards
  • Trophies
  • Furniture
  • Lenses
  • Fixtures
  • Covers
  • Merchandising
  • Lighting
  • Conventional windows
  • Skylights
  • Signs

Design tips

Designing acrylic parts has few restrictions

  • Avoid deep holes as drilling can become difficult
  • Requesting polishing of edges works very well for a glass smooth finish
  • Avoid use of waterjet as the material can fracture.
  • Acrylic cuts well by laser
  • Parts can be connected by special adhesives designed for acrylic, by using machine screws, by using sheet metal brackets at corners, etc.
  • Sheet can be bent by heating the area to be bent.

Processes

eMachineShop allows you to design custom acrylic parts using: Counter boring ... Counter sinking ... Drilling ...  Laser Cutting ... Milling ... Reaming ... Band sawing ... Threading & Tapping ... Turning (lathe) ... Waterjet Cutting ... Extrusion and Injection Molding.

Materials

Some of the common materials used for acrylic parts include:

  • Clear acrylic sheet
  • Colored acrylic
  • Smoked acrylic
  • Acrylic rod
  • Acrylic tube


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