Why use Alupanel Smart?
- "Flexible Performance for Light Fabrication"
- Application: Light fabrication/folding and flat usage
- Intended Use: Sign, display and Print (not architectural facades)
- Manufactured in the UK
- Has a 100% Recycled LDPE core Panels can be fully recycled after use
- Fire classification: EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 *
- Available in a wide range of colours
- UV Resistant for outdoor use
- Flat, smooth, uniform surface
- Versatile and easily formable
- Lightweight yet rigid
- Easy-peel film for processing and protection
- 3-year limited warranty *
* Includes all PE painted finishes, excludes Brushed and Mirror finishes
Overview
Alupanel Smart: The Cost-Effective Solution for Lightweight Fabrication
Alupanel Smart is an economical version of Alupanel, with 0.26mm aluminium skins bonded to a 100% recycled LDPE core. It is made for projects that need fabrication but not the full 0.30mm skin, and sits between Alupanel and the flat-application panels in the range. The thinner skin lowers material cost while keeping Alupanel’s polyester paint finish and fire classification.
Smart’s main advantage is light fabrication. The 0.26mm skins fold, form and bend easily, so panels can be shaped quickly for displays, signage, 3D lettering and decorative elements. The uniform, flat surface keeps its finish through the forming process.
Smart is supplied with a gloss face and a matt reverse in the same colour, giving two surface options in one panel. For projects that need a high volume of fabricated parts on a budget, Smart offers the fabrication capability of an aluminium composite panel at a lower material cost.
Key Benefits:
Design Versatility:
Easily fabricated, folded, and formed to achieve complex, three-dimensional designs.
Durable Performance:
UV resistant for stable exterior use.
Efficient Substrate:
Lightweight yet rigid, providing a uniform, flat surface ideal for graphics applications.
Cost Advantage:
Offers significant value as an economical choice for fabrication projects.
Aesthetic Flexibility:
Supplied dual-sided with high-gloss and matt finishes to meet diverse project needs.
Fabrication Guide
Learn how to get the best out of the product here
Applications
Alupanel Smart is suitable for a huge range of applications in a variety of industries including those where fabrication is required.
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This product can be used for the following applications:
- Sign Making
- Wayfinding
- 3D Lettering
- Standoff Lettering
- Lightweight Hanging Signs
- POS Displays
- Vinyl Application
- Modular Sign Systems
- Shop/External Fascias
- Corporate ID
- Exhibition Design
- Outdoor Advertising
- Interior Panels & Decoration
- Direct UV & Screen Printing
Fabrications
The following fabrication techniques are commonly undertaken with this product and more information can be found in the Fabrication Guide in the download section
- Sawing & Cutting
- Routing
- Drilling
- Riveting
- Bending (3 Roller Panel Folder)
- Folding
- Hot Air Welding
- Clamping & Bolting
- Shearing
- Spray Painting & coating
- Punching
Colours
As standard Alupanel Smart generally comes with a high-gloss polyester paint finish on one side with the same colour in a matt finish on the reverse, giving you 2 finish options with each panel.
Alupanel Smart's signature white point is Signal White
Alupanel Smart is available in a wide range of other colours and formats, however stocks can vary due to demand so please reach out regarding the colours we currently have available.
Additionally, Alupanel Smart can also be colour matched to almost any RAL colour - allowing corporate colours to be matched with ease- subject to minimums and a lead time which will vary based on the specification of the panel and finish. Please talk to us about any special project requirements so we can get provide more specific information for your project.
Technical
Here are the sheet sizes and thicknesses available as standard along with the technical specification of Alupanel Smart.
Please note, some finishes are stocked in a limited selection of sizes, please contact us for specific details.
| Panel Thickness | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Skin Thickness | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Weight | 2.72 | 3.62 | 4.57 | 6.42 |
| 1000 x 2050 | ||||
| 1000 x 3050 | ||||
| 1000 x 3200 | ||||
| 1220 x 2440 | ||||
| 1220 x 3050 | ||||
| 1250 x 2550 | ||||
| 1250 x 3050 | ||||
| 1250 x 3200 | ||||
| 1250 x 4000 | ||||
| 1500 x 3050 | ||||
| 1500 x 3200 | ||||
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| 1500 x 4050 | ||||
| 1525 x 3050 | ||||
| 1560 x 3050 | ||||
| 2000 x 3050 | ||||
| 2000 x 3200 | ||||
| 2000 x 4000 | ||||
| 2000 x 4050 | ||||
| 2050 x 3050 | ||||
| 2050 x 4050 |
| Panel Thickness | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound Absorption NRC | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Sound Attenuation Rw db | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Water Absorption % by Volume | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Thermal Performance R Values | 0.0047 | 0.0080 | 0.0113 | 0.0180 |
| Core Composition | 100 % recycled LDPE | 100 % recycled LDPE | 100 % recycled LDPE | 100 % recycled LDPE |
| Fire Performance | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 |
| Tensile Strength of Aluminium Layers | 149MPa | 149MPa | 149MPa | 149MPa |
| Thickness (mm) | +/- 0.2 |
| Width (mm) | -0 +2 |
| Length (mm) | -0 +3 |
| Diagonal (mm) | -0 +5 |
| Thermal Expansion | 2.4mm/m @100ºC Temp Difference |
| Aluminium Thickness | As specified in EN485-4 |
| Pencil Hardness | 2H |
| Toughness of Coating | 3T |
| Temperature Resistance | -50ºC to +80ºC |
| Impact Strength (kg/CM2) | 50 |
| Boiling Water Resistance | Boiling for 2hrs without change |
| Acid Resistance | Surface immersed in 2% HC1 for 24hrs without change |
| Alkali Resistence | Surface immersed in NaHO engine oil for 24hrs without change |
| Oil Resistance | Surface immersed in 20# engine oil for 24hrs without change |
| Solvent Resistance | Cleaned 100 times with Dimethylbenzene without change |
| Cleaning Resistance | >1000 times without change |
| Peel Strength | >5 Newton/mm |
Downloads
Here you will find a range of supporting documents for our product range which will be updated and added to periodically. In the meantime, if you require any further information please contact us here
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