We often come across a lot of objects in our surroundings. Whether we travel or not, we regularly see different kinds of vehicles, like buses, Automobiles, Vans, Metro Rails and things alike. But do we ever think about the material it is made up of? Well, most of us tend to ignore it.
Aluminium Composite Panels produced from Aluminium sheets are a valuable resource to modern industry. Aluminium Composite Panels are extensively used as cladding materials for internal and external building structures. But these innovative panels can be used in many forms, such as partitions, signages, banners, false ceilings, machine coverings, and to hide electronics and cables. Moreover, these Aluminium Panels can be of great use to vehicles like cars, ships, boats, vans, trains and buses. Let us have a look at how Aluminium Composite Panels are helpful in different kinds of vehicles.
Mobile Vans and Buses
These lightweight cladding materials serve efficiently for designing Mobile Vans and Buses. These sandwich panels act as heat retainers when used inside vans or buses. It also makes the vehicle light but robust.
Ships and Boats
An ACP’s lightweight property makes it an ideal match for building ships and boats. ACP sheets have been used in ships, fast ferries, and yachts for many years. Its easy fabrication and flexibility allow its application on balconies, floors, ceilings, wall coverings furniture in ships, yachts, ferries, etc. It is also used as a protection for the ship’s casing.
Trains
ACPs in trains are used in the form of Cabin walls, floor plating and in several ways. The various benefits of ACPs, like being lightweight, weather resistant, high rigidity, no toxic fumes, fire retardant, and high flexibility, make them a good product for manufacturing Train components compared to other vehicles.
Helicopters
The structure of a helicopter is more likely to be made up of Aluminium composite panels to ensure higher performance. Although materials like stainless steel or titanium are used in areas subject to heat or higher stress. However, Aluminium Composite Panels can be used in the inside wall panelling of a helicopter to facilitate the bending during the manufacturing process.
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Besides vehicles, Aluminium Composite Panels have many modern and rare uses in the interiors of a building, which many of us may not be aware of.
Wall Claddings
Aluminium Composite Panels can be used extensively for cladding the interior walls and enhancing the rooms’ beauty. The Aluminium composite panels cladding walls of a room not only augment the room’s beauty but also give an elegant look. These wall cladding materials made from Aluminium Composite Panels give a metal finish to the walls, adding to the trendiness of Interior decor and making the interiors look like a metallic designer wall panel.
Partitions
Partitions are used to make ample use of space in a room. Owing to their easy handling and low maintenance, Aluminium Composite Panels are the perfect material to use for a room’s partitions. It is also more cost-effective than other laminates used for partitions and can be easily moved from place to place owing to its lightweight and easy handling advantage.
False Ceilings
False ceilings are generally made to keep down the temperature of the room. However, Aluminium Composite Panels are made out of polyethylene core which helps to cool down the room’s temperature and augment the room’s beauty. Aluminium Composite Panels are much more durable and lighter than other materials used for false ceilings.
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Cupboards/Furniture:
These cladding materials can also be used to pep up the look of your furniture. It can be used to cover the tabletop of your room or the cupboards to give your furniture a flattened, smooth finish. The lightweight, water-resistant, anti-corrosive properties of Aluminium Composite Panels make them a suitable material for adding beauty to the types of furniture in a room. One can even refurbish old furniture using these composite panels.
Signages and Retail Outlets:
Corporate Identity is the most crucial part of a Company. The impression or identity of a company comes from its signage. To make signage beguiling, the design should be extraordinary and unique. ACP not only make signage look extraordinary due to its metallic but can also give a 3D look to the signage owing to its flexibility and lightweight. Moreover, Aluminium Composite Panels can withstand extreme wind pressure, making it the most suitable material for signage design. ACP materials can also be used in exhibition stalls or retail outlets for wall panelling and showcasing materials at retail shops.
