LiteGuide MINI Series

LiteGuide MINI Series

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LiteGuide MINI Series

LiteGuide MINI Series

LiteGuide – Softens and disperses light evenly, which suits plants and flowers, which burns when encountering direct sunlight and is best avoided.

Also suitable for Signs and Billboards, which provides good aesthetics.

VULCAN MINI (32/9) Polycarbonate sheet has the shortest depth (9mm) and width (32mm) of all VULCAN corrugated profiles.

The closely-knit corrugations offer unique reflection and refraction properties, creating a lighting environment suitable for greenhouse plants, especially flowers.

MINI is recommended for areas with advanced agricultural requirements.

LiteGuide Series

VULCAN LiteGuide filters incoming sunlight and interior lighting into soft and dispersed light, which eliminates burn on plants, vegetation, animals and human beings. The light softening properties comes from VULCAN's proprietary LiteGuide resin added to the Covestro base, and with the help of Clariant CESA Light UV and Light Stabilizers co-extruded on the surface, maximizes the lifespan of your VULCAN LiteGuide polycarbonate sheet.
 

Product Strengths

Base Material 
VULCAN polycarbonate sheets use only 100% Virgin Covestro UV stabilizer included master-batch.

LiteGuide Material 
Designed to break up and distribute light evenly, LiteGuide will reduce hot spots and diffuse light.

LiteGuide Technology 
LiteGuide softens and disperses light evenly, which suits plants and flowers, which burns when encountering direct sunlight and is best avoided. LiteGuide sheets are also suitable for Signs and Billboards, which provides good aesthetics.

LiteGuide Transmission Rate
Excellent Light transmission - 88% VIS transmission rate with complete light dispersion.

High Impact Resistance
250 times the impact strength over glass and 10 times over FRP and Acrylic.

Base Material
VULCAN polycarbonate sheets use only 100% Virgin Covestro UV stabilizer included master-batch.

UV Protective Coating
Co-extruded with the Base Material, the Clariant CESA Light UV and Light Stabilizers blocks harmful UV rays from 280~400nm. With co-extruded UV protection, VULCAN Polycarbonate sheets are able to last 10 years or more.

Clean Room Manufacturing
VULCAN Sheets are produced in Class 5000 clean rooms to ensure an impeccable quality.

Production Method
Co-Extrusion ensures evenly spread, evenly thick base material and UV coating.

Material Grade

Product Grade LiteGuide Light Softening sheet with CESA-Light Co-Extruded Coating
Outlook
Base Material 100% Virgin UV Stabilized Covestro Polycarbonate resin
Warranty 10 year warranty: 5 for yellowing, and 10 year for usage under normal conditions.
*Please refer to the installation instructions and list of harmful chemicals. Failure to comply shall void warranty.
Light Transmission Rate 88%
UV Resistance Clariant CESA-Light UV and Light Stabilizers double sided co-extruded coating.
Double sided Co-Extruded coating process prolongs sheet lifespan.
Properties LiteGuide provides soft and diffused lighting, reducing direct sunlight penetration, while still maintaining high light transmission rates.
Places to Used Recommended in areas requiring abundant but lambent lighting to create a relaxing atmosphere. Also recommended on billboards and signboards.

 

Material Properties

Material Grade LiteGuide
Color ICE
Light Transmission Rate 88%
UV Stabilizers CESA-Light Co-Extruded ●
Included in Base Material ●
Warranty 10yrs (Yellowing) ●
10yrs (Usage) ●
1yr  
Transparent  
Translucent ●
Lighting Direct  
Diffused ●
Shading Excellent  
Average  
Minumum ●
IR Control Excellent  
Minimum ●
Poor  
PAR Control Excellent  
Average  
Minimum ●

 

Sheet Properties

Material Typical Properties Test Method Results Remark
Tested on 1.5mm LiteGuide Sheets
Tensile Strength @yield (kgf/cm²) CNS 11335 670 Should exceed 551 (kgf/cm²)

Tensile Elongation (%)

 CNS 11335 57 Should exceed 50%
Impact Strength CNS 12093 No Rupture Mean Value of 3 Specimen
Change Percentage of Yellow Index (YID) after Weathering Resistance test (1200hrs) ASTM G154 (for 1 cycle)
UV-A (340nm): 60°c, 8hrs
Condensation: 50°c, 4hrs		 ΔYI -0.49  
Visibile Light Transmittancy (%) ASTM D1003 0.20  
Ultraviolet Transmittancy (%) ASTM D1003 1.3  
Density (ρ) ASTM D792 1.20 g/cm³  
Burn Characteristics ASTM D635-10 Burnt portion self extinguishes after burner is removed. 10 Specimen Tested. Flame does not reach the 25mm reference mark.
Properties LiteGuide provides diffused and lambent lighting, reducing direct sunlight penetration,
while still maintaining high light transmission rates.
Places to Use Specially designed for hot areas which requires lots of shade, but still need well dispersed lighting. Recommended for warehouse, patios, rainsheds, canopies, carparks, and many more.