Transparent high-performance plastics provide significant advantages for ski lift manufacturers. Polycarbonate and acrylic are durable high-performance plastics that are suitable materials for demanding applications requiring transparency. They weigh half the weight of glass providing cost and energy efficiency. In addition, Aikon Full Solution bring new opportunities to ski lift manufacturers as it enables integrating smart technologies into ski lift glazing solutions.
Ski lifts are in heavy use both in winter and summer, and they require lightweight and durable materials for door and window glazing. Aikon® PC Hard is an excellent material for ski lift glazing. It is a hardcoated polycarbonate, which has improved scratch and UV resistance. The impact resistance of PC is 200 times higher than glass.
Aikon® PMMA Hard is also a suitable material for ski lift glazing. Acrylic material has a naturally better scratch resistance than polycarbonate. Hard coating helps both of the materials withstand the abrasion of ski or mountain bike transport without damaging the lift glazing. Thus, the service life of the material is extended.
We are a product development partner in manufacturing ski lift glazing. We value partnerships and want to be involved in your product development. By working with Aikon experts, you get the latest expertise and state of the art technology for your product development process. We manufacture prototypes as well as small series based on your specific needs. Our production capacity and high degree of automation also enable the delivery of large production batches cost-effectively.
Aikon Full Solution is an excellent way to produce safe and lightweight windows for ski lifts. Our full solution cover everything from product development to automated production. Plastic coating, laminating, printing, thermoforming and machining technologies are part of our one-stop-shop production. High-performance plastic materials and high-quality production methods - you can get all from just one partner.
As a full solution partner, we ensure the high-quality of customer products. We are responsible for the total quality of manufactured products. The high quality is ensured with machine vision and systematic quality control tests.
Ski lifts are in heavy use during the skiing season. The skis and poles of the skiers easily scratch marks on the doors of the ski lift. Therefore hard coated materials are superior materials for the ski lifts compared to other materials. Hard coating significantly improves scratch resistance of plastic materials providing premium performance to them. When using hard coated high-performance plastics in ski lift doors or windows, they obtain a longer service life.
Smart technologies create comfort for the gondola ski lift passengers. Laminating enables the integrating of smart technologies, such as heating or shading films into a ski lift window or door glazing. Smart technologies are embedded into acrylic or polycarbonate sheets via plastic laminating.
Ski lifts such as gondolas are an excellent application to utilize commercialization. Our printing technologies enable high quality printing for ski lift doors or windows. Screen printing is a fast and cost-effective method to create markings, logos or texts for example, to desired application. Screen printing is a suitable method for large batches. Similarly, a large format printer is a suitable method to print small batches quickly and cost-effectively.
