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A whole new perspective on pond life
The “Pond Cinema” (“Teichkino”) at the “Waldzentrum Sindelfingen” is an educational and environmental project offering fascinating insights into pond life. Here, the diverse underwater world can be observed directly through a PLEXIGLAS® panel. The most effective way...
A Watertight Trademark
An unusual idea: For the K trade fair for plastics, NEW WAVE used PLEXIGLAS® acrylic blocks to transform the POLYVANTIS monument into two vibrant aquariums. Florian Schuran of NEW WAVE and Alexander Petri of POLYVANTIS talk about the challenges and special features of...
Glass Blocks Reimagined
At the Glass Competence Center at TU Darmstadt, a team is researching how to use glass as a construction material in buildings. Now the scientists’ years of research have been put to practical use in the form of a glass bridge – in which PLEXIGLAS® acrylic elements...
PLEXIGLAS® – Discover our wide-ranging portfolio for aviation
Did you know that aircraft glazing was one of the first applications for cast acrylic sheet? Lightweight and temperature-resistant, the material offers outstanding optical and mechanical properties. That is why our PLEXIGLAS® sheets have been successfully used in...
PLEXIGLAS® Ensuring that blood irradiation really is safe
Patients with a weakened immune system can only receive specially treated blood in transfusions. Innovative labels with a cover layer made from a PLEXIGLAS® film ensure that only suitable blood is used. Blood transfusions can be indispensable in certain situations....
Enjoy the sun with PLEXIGLAS® – and stay healthy
Patients with a weakened immune system can only receive specially treated blood in transfusions. Innovative labels with a cover layer made from a PLEXIGLAS® film ensure that only suitable blood is used. Blood transfusions can be indispensable in certain situations....
90 years of PLEXIGLAS® – 90 years of innovation
To celebrate 90 years of the PLEXIGLAS® brand, we would like to take you on a trip back in time. This journey will take in the first experiments by the chemist and founder Dr. Otto Röhm, the many milestones during the brand’s history and the future potential of...
Sustainable Solutions for ‘The New Normal’ in Facility Management
2020, what a rollercoaster year! More than ever, it is crucial to create facility solutions that are economical, efficient, and sustainable. Allstar Plastics has created custom plastic fabricated solutions for over 30 years. Now we are busy helping businesses...
Allstar Plastics’s Universal Sneeze Guards
Universal sneeze guards act as a barrier between your staff and the general public. These guards can be customized to your requirements providing a simple, cost effective solution with a fast turn around! Your screen may include holes, cut outs, and bends to suit any...
FUTURETRO – Sculptures that Synchronize the Artificial and Natural
© Sculpture by https://www.futuretro.co.uk/, Photo source: https://www.instagram.com/FUTURETROart/ Jamie Barrett writes that his alias, FUTURETRO “symbolises a harmonious equilibrium. A balance of dualities. Where the future meets the past. Flowing in the infinite...